Wednesday, July 6th, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m.,  

Met Council Office, 390 North Robert Street, St. Paul, (map )

Thursday, July 7th, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.   

Mpls. Central Library, Doty Board Room, 300 Nicollet Mall (map) 

In addition, the Council has scheduled seven formal public hearings in August at locations throughout the metro area to share more specific information. Visit the Metropolitan Council website for more information.   

Smart Trips hosted another successful celebration of Bike Walk to Work Day June 9th, with more St. Paul bikers and walkers than ever stopping by our annual gathering in Rice Park.    

Attendees grabbed coffee and a light breakfast and registered for prizes provided by Bike Walk Week. In St. Paul, nearly 900 residents signed up to participate in Bike Walk Week. Metro-wide, the number was just over 9,600.  

Check out our Bike Walk to Work Day video of the Rice Park event.  

View more photos of our celebration on Flickr and Facebook. 

2011 Bike Walk Week is over, but you can still be eligible for weekly prize drawings by extending your Commuter Challenge through the fall. Learn more   

Along with our regional partners, St. Paul Smart Trips recently wrapped up participation in eWorkPlace, a two-year demonstration project aimed at reducing traffic congestion through telework. Partners and participants celebrated the program's success at a gathering in June at the University of Minnesota's Humphrey Institute, the organization overseeing the project.

Overall, more than 4,200 employees from 48 private, public and nonprofit organizations started telework programs over the two-year period. On average, participants worked remotely 1.5 days per week, reducing their commute time, vehicle miles traveled and resulting emissions. Two-thirds reported an increase in productivity through telework. 75 percent of employers felt that productivity increased or stayed the same, and 92 percent plan to continue or expand eWorkPlace in their organizations. Visit the eWorkPlace website for the full Exceeding Expectations report.

Participating St. Paul organizations included Wilder Foundation, Ecolab, Lifetrack Resources, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, Catholic Charities, Macalester College, US Bank, Lutheran Social Services, Minnesota Departments of Transportation and Administration and the City of St. Paul.   

We spent a day at the St. Alban's Community Day Block Party, sharing Smart Trips information and educating Thomas Dale and Summit University neighborhood residents about their transportation options. Kids and parents alike answered bike safety questions in our new trivia game, taking home prizes and learning about the rules of the road.