City of Edina Comprehensive Bicycle Transportation Plan

Relatively small investments can yield significant improvements for Edina cyclists.
Image: Photo illustration of a potential configuration for Vernon Avenue.

CDG worked closely with Edina citizens to develop their city’s Bicycle Transportation Plan.

Providing safe routes to and from Edina schools was an important priority for this Plan. A hub (shown in green) formed by several Primary routes provides high-quality bicycle facilities to the City's public schools.

Community Design Group was hired by the City of Edina, a Twin Cities first-ring suburban community with a population of approximately 47,000 people, to develop its first ever Bicycle Transportation Plan.

Prominently informed by a Public Health / Active Living approach, the Plan envisions a fine-grained network of bicycle routes throughout the city and aims to provide Edina’s citizens easy, safe and convenient connections to schools, parks, shopping and entertainment, as well as access to regional bicycle transportation and recreation routes.

Focused on implementation, the Plan’s framework and recommendations were developed to support the city’s step-by-step, gradual transformation into "a progressive bicycle-friendly community where citizens can easily integrate cycling into their daily lives."

The Plan and its recommended prioritization and timeline for development have been used by Edina to apply for and obtain important implementation grants, including a $250,000 grant received in summer of 2009.

Resources

References

  • Gordon Hughes, City Manager
    City of Edina
    4801 West 50th Street
    Edina, MN 55424-1394
    Email: ghughes at ci.edina.mn.us
    Office: 952-826-0401
  • Kirk Johnson, Chair, Bike Edina Task Force (BETF)
    Email: Kirk.Johnson at loganlogic.com
    Mobile: 612-916-9966