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Events calendar
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November 7
Commuter Choice Awards
November 13
Snelling Ave. project study task force
November 15
Give to the Max Day
November 27
Snelling Ave. project study open house
December 8
Winter Bike Expo
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University Ave. documentary showings Nov/Dec
Preview the new documentary about University Avenue's transformation over the years. Two St.Paul showings in November and on TPT December 18 & 28. Learn more or watch preview.
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Looking back on MN's bicycling history more...
Seven reasons everyone should bike more...
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We envision a St. Paul where sustainable transportation is the safe and easy choice.
www.smart-trips.org
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Remember Smart Trips on Give to the Max Day
Smart Trips is once again participating in Give to the Max Day, November 15th. Your gift that day will help us leverage $4 for every $1 you donate through GiveMN.
This year we're focusing our GiveMN campaign on our new Frogtown Neighborhoods program, which was launched with a kick-off event in September. (See the article below.)
We're pleased to report that all of our board members have pledged to give to the max this year. Join them to leverage support for our work helping those who live and work in St. Paul reduce car trips and bike, walk, bus and carpool more often.
Give to the Max Day is a huge online giving event benefiting Minnesota nonprofits via GiveMN.org.
Give to the Max for Smart Trips on November 15th!
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Youth-led Frogtown outreach program launched
We've officially launched our next Neighborhoods program, and this one has a new approach. Our Frogtown program still has the goal of increasing biking, walking and transit use for local trips, but this program will be developed and implemented by Frogtown youth.
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Smart Trips intern Erin talks transportation at the Frogtown kick-off event.
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We are working in close collaboration with the Science Museum's Kitty Anderson Youth Science Center (KAYSC) to train and manage a Sustainable Transportation Crew of 12 local youth to develop the program for their community.
Along with KAYSC, we've hired crew manager Tou SaiKo Lee, a former neighborhood resident and a frequent collaborator with the Frogtown Neighborhood Association.
Under Tou SaiKo's direction, the crew will begin developing a community outreach program to change attitudes and behaviors around sustainable transportation, identifying neighborhood barriers and potential solutions along the way.
We're excited about being a part of a youth-led effort that will positively impact the quality of life in Frogtown and improve individual and community health by promoting active, healthy transportation options.
For further information, contact Neighborhoods Program Director Emma Pachuta at emma@smart-trips.org
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St. Paul bike commuters ZAPPING through fall
ZAP Twin Cities is going strong in St. Paul! We've got 145 enthusiastic participants, and even this late in fall we're getting more than 30 people zapping a day. The numbers below show the impact the program is making in St. Paul alone.
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We want to keep growing the program, so tell your friends and colleagues about ZAP Twin Cities and follow ZAP on Facebook and Twitter. We'll continue to tag bikes through the fall and winter, and hold a prize drawing each month for those who get zapped at least eight times. To learn more about ZAP Twin Cities or to sponsor a monthly prize drawing, contact damian@smart-trips.org. Visit ZAPTwinCities.org. |
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Join us to honor transportation innovators
Get ideas and inspiration at the annual Commuter Choice Awards luncheon next week. Join us to celebrate Twin Cities transportation innovators who have demonstrated a commitment to creative, sustainable transportation in their workplace, school or community. Along with our regional partners, we'll recognize individuals, organizations and employers from throughout the metro area for their leadership in this area. Wednesday, November 7th
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
John P. Murzyn Hall
530 Mill St. NE, Columbia Heights
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Helping provide bike parking at Beer Dabbler HQ
The Beer Dabbler headquarters took advantage of our bike parking subsidy program, installing the rack shown above for visitors to their store on West 7th Street in St. Paul.
Both Smart Trips and The City of Saint Paul have programs to subsidize bike racks at organizations within the City. Learn how we can help bring bike parking to your location by downloading our brochure or contact damian@smart-trips.org.
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Interested in joining Smart Trips' Board?
If you have passion for our mission and support the work we do, consider joining our board of directors. We're looking for a few new Neighborhood Representative board members, with two-year terms starting in January.
Our board includes representatives from St. Paul neighborhoods, employers and government agency partners. View the list of current board members and officers on our website.
If you're interested and would like to learn more, contact Executive Director Jessica Treat at 651-244-8555, ext. 20 or jessica@smart-trips.org
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