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Contact: Jennifer Bennerotte, Communications & Marketing Director
Phone 952-833-9520 • Fax 952-826-0389 • Web www.CityofEdina.com
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Open house on bikeway improvements to be held Oct. 6
Edina, Minn., Sept. 22, 2011 -- The City of Edina will host an open house 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 6,
to review proposed bikeway improvements along West 54th Street, Wooddale Avenue and Valley
View Road. The open house will be held at the Edina Public Works & Park Maintenance Facility,
7450 Metro Blvd.
The proposed project is the first phase of a bicycle boulevard adjacent to the City of Minneapolis. The
bike boulevard would likely incorporate permanent paving markings and signed with route markers
and kiosks for bicyclists. Bike detectors might also be added to traffic signals in the area. The Edina
City Council, the Edina Transportation Commission, Bike Edina Task Force and City staff have
worked with Transit for Livable Communities to develop the proposal.
Plans for the project will be drafted based on residents’ comments after the open house. The City
Council will hold a public hearing on the project Tuesday, Nov. 15. If approved, construction could
begin next spring and be complete in the summer.
The City of Edina has been awarded a $250,000 federal grant administered through Transit for Livable
Communities to cover a portion of the project.
Transit for Livable Communities is a nonprofit organization working to reform Minnesota's
transportation system. Through advocacy, organizing, and research, Transit for Livable Communities
promotes a balanced transportation system that encourages transit, walking, bicycling and thoughtful
development.
For more information, contact the City of Edina’s Engineering Department, 952-826-0371.
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