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	<title>motorman</title>
	<link>http://motorman.org</link>
	<description>All streets are bike streets</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 26 Nov 2007 04:17:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Access Minneapolis Part 1 - In time to pay attention</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2007/02/27/access_minneapolis_part1/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2007/02/27/access_minneapolis_part1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Feb 2007 04:17:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>About the bike</category>
	<category>Soapbox</category>
	<category>Bikeways</category>
	<category>Why I Ride</category>
		<guid>http://motorman.org/2007/02/27/access_minneapolis_part1/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Minneapolis is in development of a 10-year transportation plan called &#8220;Access Minneapolis.&#8221; For those who ride, this is a time to take notice and participate in the discussions.  This plan will have great impact on the future alignment of the downtown street system and identifies priorities that will have an impact on the rest [...]]]></description>
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		<title>For Separate and For Equal</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2007/01/20/for-separate-and-for-equal/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2007/01/20/for-separate-and-for-equal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:44:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>About the bike</category>
	<category>Soapbox</category>
	<category>Bikeways</category>
		<guid>http://motorman.org/2007/01/20/for-separate-and-for-equal/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	One of the biggest internal dilemmas at motorman is how to balance advocating between the right for bicycles to use all public rights-of-way and the necessity for the construction of bicycle facilities separated from general traffic. Today I learned from a thread on MplsBikeLove where Mn Rando Guy shared the video below that NYC&#8217;s Transportation [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Riding below zero</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2007/01/16/riding-below-zero/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2007/01/16/riding-below-zero/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2007 03:27:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Urban Life</category>
	<category>About the bike</category>
	<category>Commuter Tips</category>
	<category>Why I Ride</category>
		<guid>http://motorman.org/2007/01/16/riding-below-zero/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	
Cold winter weather returned to Minneapolis today!  On my ride into work my thermometer on the bicycle computer registered no temp since it was colder than its lower bound.  I love this weather because this is what it is supposed to be like in Minnesota in January. For those who rode today you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>motormusic 2006</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2006/12/30/motormusic-2006/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2006/12/30/motormusic-2006/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Dec 2006 01:15:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Music</category>
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		<description><![CDATA[	It is December 30th and this is the day of the year that I let all know what musical artists had a major impact on the past year for me. Below are the major artists that received much play on the ipod.  Here are the great acts of motorman 2006 soundtrack.

	Danny Michel

	Danny Michel is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Minneapolis will have a new bicycle advocacy organization</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2006/12/19/minneapolis-will-have-a-new-bicycle-advocate-organization/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2006/12/19/minneapolis-will-have-a-new-bicycle-advocate-organization/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Dec 2006 03:57:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>About the bike</category>
	<category>Soapbox</category>
		<guid>http://motorman.org/2006/12/19/minneapolis-will-have-a-new-bicycle-advocate-organization/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Last Friday the motorhome hosted the first formal discussion to create an independent bicycle advocacy organization for the Minneapolis area.  From this discussion we determined most importantly that we need a more formal advocacy organization that is effective and that we need more voices in the discussion.  To facilitate these two determinations you [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NMBT meets with Public Works – Northside bicycle improvements planned</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2006/11/10/northside_fix_plan/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2006/11/10/northside_fix_plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Nov 2006 16:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>About the bike</category>
	<category>Soapbox</category>
	<category>Bikeways</category>
		<guid>http://motorman.org/2006/11/10/northside_fix_plan/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Staff from Minneapolis Public Works met with the North Minneapolis Bicycle Taskforce (NMBT) to discuss the plan to improve the Northside bicycle facilities.  It will begin as soon as possible with the correction signage and lane markings then engagement with property owners that have expressed a hardship.  The lane correction will connecting lane [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Northside Bike Lanes receive “incomplete” grade during recent review</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2006/11/05/northside-bike-lanes-review/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2006/11/05/northside-bike-lanes-review/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Nov 2006 21:50:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>About the bike</category>
	<category>Soapbox</category>
	<category>Bikeways</category>
		<guid>http://motorman.org/2006/11/05/northside-bike-lanes-review/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	This year, the City of Minneapolis added four new on-road bicycle facilities to the Northside.  These facilities fill a major gap in the overall city system and result from a coordinated prioritization from the North Minneapolis Bike Taskforce (NMBT).  Coupled with Mayor Rybak&#8217;s decision to move these projects forward in the capital program, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Garage Work - Unfortunate gap in time.</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2006/10/17/unfortunate-gap-in-timegarage-work-unfortunate-gap-in-time/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2006/10/17/unfortunate-gap-in-timegarage-work-unfortunate-gap-in-time/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>About the bike</category>
	<category>Homebody</category>
		<guid>http://motorman.org/2006/10/17/unfortunate-gap-in-timegarage-work-unfortunate-gap-in-time/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	For those interested, I have had to spend the last two months of free time reconstructing my garage.  This activity has interfered with my time to write to this site.  Rest assured, I have a new post on new bike lanes (complete with pictures), but it will be a few days to complete. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saint Louis Park follows predictable route – makes biking more dangerous</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2006/08/13/saint-louis-park-danger/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2006/08/13/saint-louis-park-danger/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Aug 2006 00:19:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>About the bike</category>
	<category>Roadside Diplomacy</category>
	<category>Soapbox</category>
	<category>Bikeways</category>
		<guid>http://motorman.org/2006/08/13/saint-louis-park-danger/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	On a ride along the 29th Street Greenway (the long way home), I rode through Saint Louis Park.  This is a growing first-ring suburb west of Minneapolis.  It is home to the 29th Street Greenway and Cedar Lake trail extensions that connects longer regional rail-trails to those within Minneapolis.  This trip, in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bike Minneapolis Mapped Out</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2006/07/24/bike-minneapolis-map-it-out/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2006/07/24/bike-minneapolis-map-it-out/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2006 03:12:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>About the bike</category>
	<category>Bikeways</category>
		<guid>http://motorman.org/2006/07/24/bike-minneapolis-map-it-out/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	A colleague again led me to a new website Bikely.com.  This is a wiki with google maps that users can trace out  their favorite rides.  I mapped out my route that I rode in the four-part Bike Minneapolis series.

	Take a look at the Bikely site and I will attempt to use it [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why I Ride - No Traffic and Cash Money</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2006/07/20/no-traffic-and-cash-money/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2006/07/20/no-traffic-and-cash-money/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 21 Jul 2006 01:23:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>About the bike</category>
	<category>Why I Ride</category>
		<guid>http://motorman.org/2006/07/20/no-traffic-and-cash-money/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	A few weeks ago, I was wasting some time with a colleague at work discussing the important issues of the day.  During these random vignettes, he told me how awful his commute was that morning.  &#8220;I could tell it was the beginning of a holiday weekend, the traffic back-up started miles before the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The army is hopping down the bunny trail</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2006/06/17/the-army-is-hopping-down-the-bunny-trail/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2006/06/17/the-army-is-hopping-down-the-bunny-trail/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Jun 2006 15:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>Homebody</category>
		<guid>http://motorman.org/2006/06/17/the-army-is-hopping-down-the-bunny-trail/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Minneapolis will soon be known for something new.  For most they are cute and cuddly but for others they are simply a menace.  Regardless of your position on the matter the proliferation of these creatures will not be sustainable and has to be stopped.  For what is becoming a common occurrence in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Some travelers who wander are lost.</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2006/06/10/some-travelers-who-wander-are-lost/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2006/06/10/some-travelers-who-wander-are-lost/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jun 2006 16:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>About the bike</category>
	<category>Soapbox</category>
	<category>Bikeways</category>
		<guid>http://motorman.org/2006/06/10/some-travelers-who-wander-are-lost/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Find your way through new territory
motorwife and I just returned from traveling, a bonafide out-of-town vacation, complete with airline tickets and hotel reservations.  The big package and at the right time for it has been more than four years since we have been on this type of trip and given all that is going [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bike Minneapolis – the City of Lakes and bikes, but now mind the gaps (Part 4 of 4)</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2006/05/22/bike-minneapolis-4-of-4/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2006/05/22/bike-minneapolis-4-of-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2006 04:10:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
	<category>About the bike</category>
	<category>Commuter Tips</category>
	<category>Soapbox</category>
	<category>Bikeways</category>
		<guid>http://motorman.org/2006/05/22/bike-minneapolis-4-of-4/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	
As I explored in the first three parts of this series, we are pretty fortunate in the City of Lakes.  We have miles of bicycle facilities that have translated into the largest bicycle commuter population in the county.  In Part 2, I explained that the origins of an independent park board and good [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bike Minneapolis – On-street and rail-trails lowers the bar for bike commuting (Part 3 of 4)</title>
		<link>http://motorman.org/2006/05/15/bike-minneapolis-3-of-4/</link>
		<comments>http://motorman.org/2006/05/15/bike-minneapolis-3-of-4/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2006 04:15:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>motorman</dc:creator>
		
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	<category>Bikeways</category>
		<guid>http://motorman.org/2006/05/15/bike-minneapolis-3-of-4/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[	Bike month is here again and that means National Bike-to-Work week is upon us.  From May 15th to May 19th, join the millions of Americans who are beating the fuel cost crunch, improving their health, and adding to a cleaner environment, by riding their bicycle to work.  To celebrate this activity and how [...]]]></description>
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