Author Archives: albemidji
Top 30 Destinations for Bicycles in the Bemidji Area
A key theme for active living is that there is a need for facilities and infrastructure that makes bicycling and walking a safe, easy, accessible and enjoyable option. One of the priorities identified by our partnership was to install bicycle … Continue reading
Active Living Bemidji Policy Pursuit
Formal policy for the Bemidji Area is near! With the recent approval from the Bemidji City Council of the edits made to the Land Use and Transportation documents, Active Living Bemidji is on track to present these updates to the Joint Planning … Continue reading
Bemidji Area Complete Streets Workshop
We held our Bemidji Area Complete Streets Workshop this Tuesday at the Sandford Center and we couldn’t have asked for a better turn out. Numerous individuals were in attendance including the Mayor Elect, City of Bemidji, Beltrami County, Mn/DOT, Active … Continue reading
Busy Times for Active Living Bemidji
Unfortunately, we have let our blogging slip a bit with all of the great things we have going on with active living. I wan’t to catch everyone up to speed on why we are so excited to work on active living … Continue reading
Bike Bemidji
The weather was less than ideal Saturday morning for a bike ride, but 49 riders came out to our Bike Bemidji event. I think we would be shocked if one of our Bike Bemidji events happened to land on a gorgeous, … Continue reading
Showing Our Support
 To Whom It May Concern: On behalf of Active Living Bemidji, we wish to express our enthusiastic support for The Cabin Coffeehouse and Cafe’s recent addition of a bike rack located on 3rd Street NW. Downtown Bemidji is a … Continue reading
2010 Paul Bunyan Trail Ride
It’s that time again! Join the City of Bemidji as they host the 2010 Paul Bunyan Trail Ride. Help celebrate the completion of the Paul Bunyan Trail extension to Walker, MN tomorrow morning at 9:30 at Guthrie Town Hall. Participants will gather … Continue reading
Perceived Barriers to Walking
I think that it’s only fitting after our bicycle myths, busted blog that we also break open some of the perceived barriers to walking. Source: Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center. We’ve already determined that our built environment has been designed … Continue reading
37 States
37 states require that bicyclists wear helmets, but not Minnesota. Cyclist groups and state legislators have been split on whether Minnesota should adopt a mandatory bicycle helmet law for years. The issue has traditionally been a state responsibility, like motor … Continue reading
