Bloomington Bicycle Alliance

11/17/2025

Heads up to city of Bloomington residents. Streets.mn make a great case for Alternative B for Nicollet Avenue and links to contact planners and Bloomington elected officials.

https://streets.mn/

Transportation and Land Use in Minnesota

04/27/2023

Richfield Rides is a new bike ride series presented by Richfield Recreation. Join us as we explore Richfield's bike routes, local and regional trails, and various Richfield parks and destinations! All rides depart from the Community Center (7000 Nicollet Ave) and vary in distance between five and eight miles (1.5 hours, including stops along the way). The rides are free, but require pre-registration at www.richfieldmn.gov/register (limit 15 participants).

The Richfield Rides series begins on Thursday, May 25, 3:00 pm, with a ride co-hosted with Latinos en Bici Mn, who will also join us on a few more rides over the summer (see list below). Sign up today and let's ride! Participants 14 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

RIDE SCHEDULE (all rides depart from the Community Center, 7000 Nicollet)
-Thursday, May 25, 3:00 pm (w/Latinos en Bici Mn)
-Monday, June 12, 10:00 am
-Friday, June 23, 3:00 pm
-Saturday, July 1, 9:00 am (w/Latinos en Bici Mn)
-Monday, July 10, 10:00 am (w/Latinos en Bici Mn)
-Thursday, August 24, 10:00 am (w/Latinos en Bici Mn)

Photo by Latinos en Bici MnLatinos en Bici Mn

12/15/2022

To reduce reliance on carbon fuels and expand transportation options, Vermont, Denver, New York, and now Oregon are putting e-bike rebates in place to cover a large portion of the cost of buying an e-bike. No word on if there is something in the works in Minnesota, but it is a relatively inexpensive way to get more people using electric vehicles.

Electric bike rebate programs help commuters get out of cars and onto e-bikes, saving time on commutes and reducing emissions in cities.

12/05/2022

Learn bicycle maintenance skills from certified mechanics at this affordable, 3-part class offered by Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota. $40 per class or $100 for the 3-class series. The series will be offered again in March.

Learn bike maintenance skills!

10/24/2022

Coach Balto has gone viral on TikTok with his elementary school in Portland, Oregon

10/19/2022

“If you need a sign, it’s a bad design” is a planning axiom held in high regard in the Netherlands.

Often, the uses of various parts of the road are cued via the style, shape and colouration of paver materials, which are standardized across their cities.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-10-14/how-the-bicycle-conquered-amsterdam

09/23/2022

Newcomer to the USA learning to ride a bike as an adult, volunteers to spread the love of bikes to others.

Morsal Azizi, a past participant, graduate, and current volunteer with BikeMN's Adult Learn to Ride program talked with BikeMN about confidence, community, and learning to ride a bike.

09/04/2022

The debate intensifies on how much trail access to give e-bikes.

DENVER (AP) — The sun was almost setting when 14-year-old Daniel Giffin crossed the finish line on his electric mountain bike last August, nearly the last in the pack of thousands of cyclists riding across the state of Iowa in the stifling late-summer heat.

07/23/2022

07/11/2022

Math question: Does 1/2 wheel + 1/2 wheel = 1 wheel?

I bet you have never seen anything like this and yes, it's fully working bicycle you can ride every day 😂This is how regular math looks: 0.5+0.5=1 so, in bi...

06/01/2022

This article suggests using the sidewalk on either side of American Blvd as a bike trail across Bloomington, parallel with 494. What do you think of that suggestion? Do you know anyone that uses the American Blvd sidewalks as a bike trail regularly?

When exploring Bloomington, the Mall of America (MOA) is just one of many travel treasures you find when biking here.