The Bike Walk Twin Cities program, led by Minneapolis city council Vice President Robert Lilligren and Joan Pasiuk, aims to enhance transportation options through a series of key projects focusing on maximizing roadway use for cycling and walking. Notable achievements include the construction of 70 miles of new facilities, a significant increase in biking and walking counts, and national recognition of Minneapolis as a top bicycling city. The program emphasizes collaborations, community engagement, and strategic planning to expand the network and promote sustainable transportation.

1. Bike Walk Twin Cities Robert LilligrenMinneapolis City Council Vice PresidentJoan PasiukDirector, Bike Walk Twin Cities

2. Minneapolis area pilot

3. Major Program Themes Maximizing existing roadway for all usersShort tripsYear round serious transportationKey network connectionsCreating regional legacyPlanningData collectionInnovation Building capacityPolitical leadershipTransportation professionalsTarget populations

4. Expanding the Network for Cycling

5. Key Projects: Network ConnectionsAbove: Como Ave Saint Paul Bicyclists following Marshall Ave project2009 April: 2772010 April: 297 2011 April: 406Marshall Ave Saint Paul ped/bike projectFranklin Ave Minneapolis bike box and road diet

6. Key Projects: Outreach, Awareness Collaboration: Bike Walk Week Maximizing capital investments: Upcoming awareness campaignGrassroots outreach: Bike Walk AmbassadorsNeighborhood intensive: Smart Trips individualized marketingNice Ride: constant, high profile exposure of bicycling Usando la Bicicleta y Caminando más

7. Key Projects: Innovation, AccessRadioFrequency ID system installed at U of MCommunity Partners Bike Library

8. Accomplishments to Date: the Pilot at Work 70 miles of new facilitiesdoubling Minneapolis on-street bikeways 100,000 + Nice Ride trips in initial partial year 3,200 new bike parking spaces 7 to 70 certified bicycle instructors 6 planning studies completedHiawatha Trail extension construction Bicycle left turn lane at Minnehaha and 20th St. SMinneapolis

9. Accomplishments to Date: National Accolades for Minneapolis#1 bicycling city by Bicycling Mag 2010Gold level bicycling community, League of American BicyclistsNat Geographic 10 best summer destinations 2011

10. Count data: Significant Increases in Walking and Bicycling Largest institutionalized count dataFrom 2007 to 2010 traffic counts at 30 locationsNumber of bicyclists: 33% increase Number of pedestrians: 17% increase RiverLake Greenway

11. The Work Continues Promoting new facilities Collaborating with partners including other federal initiatives: CPPW, National Park Services Alternative Transportation Plan Building out the network Enhancing connections to transit Reaping economic benefits of bike/ped investments NPS Multi-modal planning team Rendering of proposed Twin City Greenway

12. Bike Walk Twin Cities Maximizing existing roadway for all usersShort tripsYear round serious transportationKey network connectionsCreating regional legacyPlanningData collectionInnovation Building capacityPolitical leadershipTransportation professionalsTarget populations