The final version of the City of Edina Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan is available for download here. This is the version that was sent to print and delivered to the City of Edina on Monday September 24. This version of the Plan was approved (with the recommended changes that are included in this version) by the Bike Edina Task Force (BETF) at its meeting of September 19, 2007.

Final Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan (11.9 MB PDF) >

Comparison of walking and cycling rates across the Netherlands, Germany and the US. Among findings:

• Almost one half (49%) of all trips made by Dutch seniors 65 or older are made by bicycle.
• Almost one in five trips (18%) made by German seniors are by bicycle
• In the US, only about 0.2% of senior trips are by bike

The report is attached to this post; link provided is to Victoria Transportation Policy Institute.

Here are the results of 44th & Brookside plus 70th & Cahill: http://www.bikeedina.org/forums/showthread.php?t=73  Thank you volunteers from BETF (Dwaine and Troy) and also Carl S.

Visit http://www.thunderheadalliance.org/benchmarking.htm for the full study. Some of this info could be useful for the Plan (low priority, probably). Summary:

"Main Findings from 2007 Benchmarking Report:

Jan Gehl, world renowned city planner, will be making a presentation on the role of design in improving and encouraging walking and bicycling in cities with winter climates.

The presentation, titled Vital Winter Cities: Active & sustainable lifestyles that support community competitiveness is sponsored by Blue Cross / Blue Shield, the Urban Land Institute, and the Regional Council of Mayors.

Tool for estimating costs and benefits at http://www.bicyclinginfo.org/bikecost/ >

NCHRP report is attached.  To order a copy >

Can Edina's roads gain efficiency, mode share and sfety by getting leaner? Many roads in many cities across the nation are doing just that. To learn about Road Diets and how they can work to improve mobility and safety for all modes of transport (including automobiles) read "Road Diets: Losing width and gaining respect" by Dan Burden and Peter Lagerwey.

By John Ritter, USA TODAY

A growing number of states and local
governments are rejecting a half-century of transportation practice and
demanding that streets accommodate all types of travel, not just
automobiles.

We've talked about the possibility of a bike station at Southdale - here's a link to a group doing this work in California:

BikeStation >

Also, a pdf overview of their work > 

(photo is with Enrique Peñalosa, former mayor of Bogotá and now PPS and ITDP fellow)