Greater Mankato Bike & Walk Advocates

10/19/2026

I have shared this fact before with decision makers but it bears repeating until it finally sinks in.

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1HH3Z1w6tw/?mibextid=wwXIfr

𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘃𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥. Instead of a gridlock, traffic calming measures lead to fewer cars on the street itself AND on surrounding streets.

Meta-study shows decrease by:
⬇️ 15-28% in extended projects
⬇️ 25-69% in city centers
⬇️ 4-52% in street projects

(📚: Link to study in comments)

10/09/2026

So many students participating in the Walk, Bike & Roll to School Days! Way to go students from all the different schools in our local communities.

10/09/2026

Thank you MAMB - Mankato Area Mountain Bikers for everything you do in our community!

Your Trails, Your Voice

🌲 The trails you ride need advocates. Every trail feature, reroute, bridge, cleanup day, and future trail project starts with people who care enough to get involved.

Joining MAMB is free and helps strengthen our voice as we work to maintain, improve, and grow mountain biking opportunities across our region.

If you've ever said: "This trail is awesome." or "Wouldn't it be cool if they built a trail here?" You're already thinking like a MAMB member.

👉 Become a member today and consider becoming a Trail Supporter.

10/06/2026

A great overview of the major points from the updated systems plan and some perspective on what's needed. Please add your comments before October 23rd!

It's a huge improvement over the last version. But does it fall short of the clear public desire to make biking, walking, and rolling safer in Minnesota?

10/06/2026

Beautiful day students!

Tomorrow is 2026 National , a day to celebrate safe, active routes to school. Events can be held any day in Oct. -- make sure your event is registered to be included in the national count: https://walkbiketoschool.org/registration

10/02/2026

The Minnesota Local Road Research Board is studying how Minnesotans use human‑powered and electric bikes. If you’re 18 or older and ride a bike or e‑bike, we want your input. This research project has two parts: 1) a quick 15‑minute survey, and 2) a paid year‑long biking study – with quarterly data collection for 10 days each season. You can volunteer to be considered for the year‑long study at the end of this survey, and selected participants will be contacted separately.

Survey link:

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10/02/2026

Every month our advocacy group gets together to talk about community issues. If you are interested in being a voice, they meet Thurs, Oct 8 from 5pm-6pm at Key City Bike.

GMBWA Advocacy Monthly Meeting

10/02/2026

Bike bus! 🚲
Good job Monroe students 🚲

Thank you so much to everyone who came and pedaled to school with the Mustang’s Bike Bus! We had two starting points in Upper and Lower North Mankato, and Scott and Tanya lead the stampede with dedication and safety in mind!

Thank you also to our incredible lunch ladies for school-baked cinnamon rolls to celebrate with parents!

If you have any photos to share, please send them to [email protected] to be included in the yearbook. 🎉🚲🚌

09/30/2026

🗳️ 2026 Candidate Questionnaire

Where do local candidates stand on biking, walking, safer streets, trail connections, winter accessibility, bike parking, and other active transportation issues?

Greater Mankato Bike & Walk Advocates invited candidates in Mankato and North Mankato to answer a series of questions about these topics. Their responses are now available on our website.

We asked each candidate the same questions and are sharing their responses as submitted so voters can hear directly from the candidates.

👉 Read the candidate responses:

https://www.katobikewalk.org/government-relations/2026-candidate-questionnaire

GMBWA does not endorse candidates through this questionnaire. Candidate responses are presented as submitted and have not been edited for content.