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(most of this post previously appeared on Ride Boldly)

http://www.rideboldly.org/2018/05/26/summit-avenue-fatality-no-charges-no-change/comment-page-1/#comment-8118

Thanks Julie!

http://www.rideboldly.org/2018/04/21/yeah-yeah-i-am-a-slacker/comment-page-1/#comment-8111

(This post also published on Ride Boldly!)

http://www.rideboldly.org/2015/06/11/one-soccer-mom-for-bike-lanes/comment-page-1/#comment-7877

As of right now, decision is not yet made. There is a "working group." The Friends are doing their damnedest to get it open. The Foundation aren't necessarily as invested in said outcome.

http://www.rideboldly.org/2015/01/02/velodrome-in-limbo-whats-next/comment-page-1/#comment-7831

will it be open next year?

http://www.rideboldly.org/2015/01/02/velodrome-in-limbo-whats-next/comment-page-1/#comment-7830

The numbers being presented to the media by the NSC are a farce. And the new velodrome "project" proposed for northeast is still in the "dream" phase. Coming on three years and they still don't h...

http://www.rideboldly.org/2014/12/14/nsc-velodrome-in-danger-what-metrics-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-7792

Thanks for stopping by, Matthew. The press is picking up the $850k number for repair/renovate, which seems a bit preposterous if rebuild is $1.2 million. For that matter, it seems like rebuild sh...

http://www.rideboldly.org/2014/12/14/nsc-velodrome-in-danger-what-metrics-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-7787

Thanks for this piece. There are a few wrong numbers floating around - a repair is likely to cost $60,000, not $750,000. And, the NSC staff is using wrong numbers for ridership. There were about ...

http://www.rideboldly.org/2014/12/14/nsc-velodrome-in-danger-what-metrics-matter/comment-page-1/#comment-7786

Good tips all. Note that state laws don't specify a maximum width for bikes! One quibble: 3 foot laws are distance from the edge of the vehicle (usually the mirror) and the edge of the bike or ri...

http://www.rideboldly.org/2013/08/13/sharing-the-road-with-a-trailer-pulling-human/comment-page-1/#comment-6768

A large % of the funding hasn't been spent yet and the large jump in mode share was observed before any of it was spent. Since then the mode share has even decreased! Has anyone looked into if th...

http://www.rideboldly.org/2013/04/29/bicycle-safety-minneapolis-the-unnamed-elephant-in-the-room/comment-page-1/#comment-6722