Complete Bridges report

Smart Trips convened an adhoc group that worked to develop a vision for how freeway crossings in St. Paul should look and function for bicyclists and pedestrians. The bike/ped group's efforts led to the design and pilot of a Complete Bridges Survey Tool, which was tested on two bridges that cross I94, the Snelling Avenue bridge and the Aldine Street bridge.

Our hope is that insight gathered through application of the survey tool to bridges in any neighborhood will help inform engineers and designers about the wants and needs of non-motorized users. Download the pilot survey results and survey tool. 

Aldine Street Bridge report  

Snelling Avenue Bridge report

Complete Bridges Survey tool 

photo courtesy of Emily Erickson

City of Saint Paul staff recently participated in a day-long Bikeable Community workshop presented by MnDOT, the Minnesota Department of Public Health and the Bike Alliance of Minnesota. More than 20 staff from Parks and Recreation, Public Works and Planning and Economic Development learned how the "five Es"- education, engineering, encouragement, enforcement, evaluation and planning - work together to create bike-friendly communities.

The workshop included four hours of classroom instruction followed by a one-hour ride to observe and experience things discussed in the classroom. According to workshop co-organizer Emily Erickson, the city's sustainable transportation planner, feedback was positive, and it gave staff valuable insight into the many issues related to bicycling in the city.  

St. Paul currently has a Bronze Bicycle Friendly Communities designation from the League of American Bicyclists.     

Presenters Amber Dallman, Lisa Austin and Nick Mason piloted the workshop in St. Paul and plan to conduct it in other communities in the near future.