TOUR DE FAT IS BACK! - Midtown Greenway Coalition

A NEWSLETTER OF THE MIDTOWN GREENWAY COALITION
TOUR DE FAT IS BACK!
Don’t miss the pedal-powered FUNdraiser
on July 28th
Longfellow
Cedar Isles Dean
Tour de Fat, the traveling bike-themed carnival put on by
New Belgium Brewing, is coming back to Minneapolis on
July 28th in Loring Park.
The event includes odd costumes, wacky bikes, live music,
and a parade that you (and your bike) can participate in.
And of course, beer!
East Isles
East Phillips
It’s an event where buying beer in the park makes
you a philanthropist. Proceeds from the Tour de Fat
support local biking advocacy organizations, including
the Midtown Greenway Coalition, Minnesota Off-Road
Cyclists, and the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota.
So far, New Belgium has raised over $2 million for bicycle
advocacy groups across the country through the Tour de
Fat!
Tour de Fat is FREE event (but you have to buy
your own beer). Here’s the schedule:
CARAG
9 AM – Parade registration
10 AM – Parade begins
11 AM – Music and more!
1:30 PM – Slow ride
2:30 PM – Bike Trade
3:30 PM – De Finale
WANT TO VOLUNTEER? The Midtown Greenway Coalition needs
around 100 volunteers to check IDs, sell beer tokens, and assist with
set-up and clean-up. Volunteers get a Tour de Fat t-shirt and two
free beer tokens. Visit www.midtowngreenway.org to view available
shifts, and email Rebecca@midtowngreenway.org to sign up or if you
have questions.
Also, don’t miss the TOUR DE FAT PRE-PARTY! Thursday July 26, 6
PM at Burrito Loco in Dinkytown (418 13th Avenue SE).
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Another feature of the Tour de Fat is the car-for-bike
trade, where one lucky person will hand over their car in
exchange for the bike of their dreams, built specially for
them by the local bike shop of their choosing. To read up
on the car-for-bike trade (and to apply!) check out www.
newbelgium.com/tour-de-fat.
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PROSPECT PARK
West Calhoun
Volume 17, Issue 3 k July, August, September 2012
Message from the
Executive Director
A Streetcar in the Greenway?
Northern Spark and Greenway Glow:
A Sparkling Success
New Membership Benefits
The Coalition Would Like To Thank . . .
www.midtowngreenway.org
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Message from the EXECUTIVE dIRECTOR
Dear Friends of the Greenway,
It’s been quite a summer on the
Greenway, with more exciting events
still to come!
On June 9th we launched the first
annual Greenway Glow, which
raised more than $20,000 for
Greenway programs. More than 80
riders dressed up in costume and
decked out their bikes in lights for the 5-mile night-time bike
ride on the Greenway.
Also on June 9th, the Greenway was host to Northern Spark,
the all-night festival of public art. More than 1,500 people
attended the event in the Greenway, which featured music,
dance, puppets, sparklers, and even a pirate movie!
While it doesn’t take place on the Greenway, one of our
largest events this summer will be the Tour de Fat, scheduled
for July 28th in Loring Park. This whimsical bike carnival
and fundraiser, organized by New Belgium Brewing, raised
more than $10,000 for the Midtown Greenway Coalition last
summer. The best part? You can help raise funds at the event
by drinking beer! (We get the proceeds from beer sales.) We
also need volunteers, so please visit our website for more
details.
We’re also busy planning our Progressive Dinner and other
events, so watch our e-newsletter and Facebook page for the
latest updates.
All of our events help fund programs that protect and enhance
the Greenway. Our new Crime Prevention Task Force is
working on safety enhancements, and we are pleased to report
that the Trail Watch safety patrol has been out biking the
Greenway every night – watch for them in their new bright
green/yellow vests.
This past May we also launched our membership benefits
program. New and renewing members now receive a
membership card, good for discounts at more than 20 local
merchants. Members also receive a spoke card for their bike,
and those who donate $10+ per month ($120 per year) receive
a special Midtown Greenway Coalition t-shirt.
Our thanks to all of our members, partners, sponsors, and
volunteers. Thanks to you, we are protecting and enhancing
the Midtown Greenway.
See you on the Greenway!
Soren R. Jensen
Executive Director
WHO WE ARE
The Midtown Greenway Coalition is a
coalition of neighborhoods and individuals
who love the Midtown Greenway. We’re the
organization that got the Greenway built by
public agencies, and now we work to protect
and enhance it. We grow stronger with each
new member. Join us to help protect YOUR
Greenway and make it even better!
Midtown Greenway Coalition Board Members
The Coalition board of directors consists of one seat for each of the 17 neighborhoods along the Lake Street-Midtown Corridor, and four at-large seats.
Holly Buchanan
CARAG
Glen Christianson
East Calhoun
Janet Court
Powderhorn Park
John DeWitt
Prospect Park
Neighborhood
Amanda Dlouhy
Phillips West
Neighborhood
Seth Doorn
West Calhoun
Neighborhood
Jo Ann Musumeci
Whittier
Neighborhood
Kelly Wilder
Midtown Phillips
Neighborhood
Gabriel Hoffman
Seward
Neighborhood
Michael Nelson
Lyndale
Neighborhood
Michael Wilson
CIDNA
Deborah Kermeen
East Isles
George Puzak
At Large
Margaret Kirkpatrick
East Phillips
Neighborhood
Jane St. Clair
Corcoran
Leslie Modrack
Lowry Hill East
Neighborhood
Karl Stoerzinger
At Large
Margaret Wunderlich
At Large
We are currently seeking
volunteer board members
to represent the following
neighborhoods:
oLongfellow
oCentral
For a list of board members’ roles
and responsibilities, visit
www.Midtowngreenway.Org. Click on
“the coalition,” then “Board of Directors,”
or call 612-879-0105
2834 10th Avenue South, Greenway Level, Suite 2, Minneapolis, MN 55407 • www.midtowngreenway.org • Fax: 612-879-0104
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A Step Closer to a
Streetcar in the Greenway?
Midtown Corridor
Alternatives
Analysis Kicks Off
We are excited to say that Metro Transit’s Midtown Corridor
Alternatives Analysis (AA) is on track for a kick-off later
this summer! This study will look at enhanced bus, bus
rapid transit, streetcar, and light rail transit options for both
the Midtown Greenway and Lake Street, and the Midtown
Greenway Coalition is continuing to work towards getting a
streetcar for the Greenway.
This spring the Midtown Greenway Coalition has worked
hard to inform neighborhood organizations about the
study, and to talk to them about our vision for a Midtown
Greenway Streetcar. Numerous organizations along the
corridor have passed resolutions in support of our grassembedded track streetcar vision.
We also held a planning workshop in May where citizens
from throughout South Minneapolis came together to talk
about the challenges of fitting transit in the trench and
connecting it to Lake Street. The most important conclusion
was that through innovative design, development and
signage, the Midtown Greenway Streetcar could truly
unite the Lake Street-Greenway corridor into an even more
vibrant community and destination for our city.
Metro Transit’s AA has a projected kick-off date of July
30th. The entire study has an approximate 12-18 month
timeline. There will be public meetings as part of this study,
and the Midtown Greenway Coalition will be working hard
to get you, your neighbors, and all the community members
along the Midtown Corridor to attend.
We believe that a Midtown Greenway Streetcar would be
good for the Greenway, good for the neighborhoods along
the corridor, and good for our city. We hope that this
Alternatives Analysis will be the first step towards getting it
built!
Mission
We empower communities to develop, improve,
protect, and enjoy the Midtown Greenway as a green
urban pathway to improve people’s lives.
Grass-embedded tracks in Frankfurt. Photo by Faith
Cable Kumon.
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Midtown Greenway
Coalition Staff
Soren Jensen, Executive Director
612-879-0105
Soren@midtowngreenway.org
Michelle Beaulieu, MN GreenCorps Member
612-879-0103
Michelle@midtowngreenway.org
Rebecca Spurr, LVC Administrative
& Outreach Coordinator
612-879-0106
Rebecca@midtowngreenway.org
Misión
Nosotros habilitamos a las comunidades a desarrollar,
mejorar, proteger y disfrutar del sendero urbano Midtown
Greenway para mejorar la vida de la gente.
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Northern Spark and Greenway Glow:
A Sparkling Success
We are thrilled to report that our first annual Northern Spark
and Greenway Glow events on the Midtown Greenway were a
huge success!
More than 1,500 people attended Northern Spark on the
Greenway, part of the city-wide, all-night art festival. Close to
20 artists and organizations presented a variety of art projects
and performances on the Greenway, featuring puppets, live
music, poster-making, dance performances, movies, and more!
Our Greenway Glow fund-raising event raised more than
$20,000 for Greenway programs. More than 80 riders donned
costumes and decorated their bikes with creative lights, then
headed out for a 5-mile ride on the Greenway, visiting Vine Arts
Center and Northern Spark art installations, and concluding
with an after-party at Intermedia Arts.
Thanks to everyone who biked in the Greenway Glow and made
donations, including our sponsors: Allina Health, Bryant-Lake
Bowl, Penn Cycle, Freewheel Bike, New Belgium Brewing,
CIVIA Cycles, DERO Bike Racks, and HDR.
Thanks also to our food donors, including Punch Pizza,
Common Roots Café, Butter Bakery Café, The Donut
Cooperative, Seward Coop, Breadsmith, Isles Bun & Coffee, and
Keefer Court Fortune Cookie Factory.
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to our MEMBERS, Donors and Volunteers!
(3/1/2012-6/10/2012. Please call if we have missed you!)
GRANTS
Allina Health
Eric Mueller and Burt
Coffin
Michael Nelson and
Fidelity Charitable Gift
Marcy Cheeseman
Fund
Rachel Orville and
Health Partners
Amy Short
Lerner Foundation
Sarah & Bill Oyler
George and Diane
Cheeseman
Donald Kahn
Mary Moore
Dan Sullivan
Nathan Kalkwarf
Barb and Jack Morris
Ellen Sullivan
Ian Morris
Kathleen Sullivan and
Mark Ambroe
Drs. Alessandra
Shirley Kaplan
Chiareli and Michael
Robert Kasak
Haase
Ochen Kaylan
Laura Christensen
Mary Jo Morrison
Rebecca Morse
Denise Mueller
SUPERVALU
Nicohle Schluender
Laura and John Crosby Will Kemper
Michelle David-Hample Wood Kidner
BUSINESS AND
ORGANIZATION
MEMBERS AND
DONORS
Markus and Tricia
Silpala
Daniel and Deborah
Day
Philipp & Laura
Muessig
Jan Kleinman and Fadil
Clareyse Nelson
Santosa
Jennifer Sippel
Heather Day
Kaia Knutson
Karl Stoerzinger
Britt Dougall
Allina Health
Jen Wendland and
Justin Kader
Sheri Doughman and
Joe Larson
Hans Koch & Amelia
Kennedy
Kelly Wilder
Sara Downes
Michael Wilson
David DuBois
Balance Fitness Studio
David Abramson and
Associates, LLC
ECCO
Freewheel Bike
HDR
QUARTERLY
SUSTAINING
MEMBERS
Mary Arneson and Dale
Hammerschmidt
Holly Buchanan
Matthew Dahlquist
Randall Dietel
Amanda Dlouhy
Seth Doorn
Chris Erickson
Doug and Ann Duea
Sarah Eichberger
Mark and Sonja Elias
Sarah Obermueller
Patrick O’Connor
Janelle Waldock
Ruth and David Olkon
Deb Warren
Katy Olson
Jill Warren
Grace O’Neill
Steve Wedig
Lisa Paradis
David Wee
Michael Pederson
Alan Weinstein
Jean Pelletier
Gerry Weisberg
Robbie Perl and
Richard Garon
Chip Welling and Barb
Thoman
Jennifer Peterson
David Peterson
Dick and Sandra
Westby
Chrissie and Brian
Mahaffy
Cathy Peterson
James Young
Jodi Petrich
Mark Young
Maury Malanaphy
Emmett Pokorny
Susan Priem
Bob & Julie Young
Walser
Derrick Lewis
Rachel Lewis and
Ismail Akharas
Scott Likely
Mark and Susan Little
Matthew Love
Dan Lussenhop
Charles & Rebecca
Lyon
Richard and Diane
Madlon-Kay
Molly Martin
Liz Genovese
Andy Martinson
Jullonne Glad
Patrick Massey
Jean Bolin
Erik Bonnett
Mace and Audrey
Goldfarb
Naomi Goloff and
Amirav Davy
Patrick Gustafson
Walt Handschin
Mimi Hartung
Annette Hedblom
Matthew and Shelly
Hendricks
Jean Hendricks
Doug Hill
Susan Hoch
David Hong
Marjorie Huebner
Jim Johnson
Sonya Johnson
Alexander Van Dyke
Alison Leudtke
Marcia and Jack Fry
Jena Boen
Jess Uhlenkamp
Costas Voulgaropoulos
and Yianna
Apostolidou
Kurt Froehlich
Benjamin Blaugrund
Walter and Laura
Treichel
Peter Nichol
Eric Berger and Maia
Twedt
Rob Biddleman
Carla Tollefsrud
Thomas Kottke, MD,
MSPH
Kent & Nanette
Malcomson
Amy Bergquist
Michael Tillotson
Aimee Nelson
Alena Finsky
Athena Fotiadis
Paul Thuras
David Koehser
George and Lee
Barthel
Diane Boushek
Christina Foy and Sean
Philip Bradley and
Scanlon
Janice Frankman
Matt Frank
Frank Braun
Hans Gasterland
Charles Breer
Don Greeley
Jeremy Brezovan
Gayle Groebner
Peter Brower
Eric Hart
Camille Burke
Thatcher Imboden
Jeff Byers
Soren and Sasha
Scott Campbell and
Jensen
Lacey Doucet
Kathy Koch
William Casey
Kristen Milner
Maren Misner
John and Vicki Nelson
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INDIVIDUAL
MEMBERS AND
DONORS
Rev. Howard and Sarah Jake and Lisa Encinas
Abts
L. Peter & Karen
Longfellow
Erickson
Community Council Shari Albers & Steve
Miller
Edward
Eroe
New Belgium Brewing
Dave
and
Eileen
Erik
Esse
Penn Cycle
Andersen
Brett Feldman and
SRF Consulting Group,
Scott
Anton
Elizabeth Haugen
Inc.
Hans
Arlton
Barbara
Finch and Phil
Welna Hardware
Blenski
Susan Arndt
MONTHY AND
Frank and Annliv Bacon Kaia Findlay
Lomarado Group
Robert and Ellen
Nelson
Molly and Mike
Thornburgh
L Raynor
Erik Rigelhof
Stephen Rogness
Carla Zeller
Margaret (Meg) Zeller
Volunteers
David & Claire Ruebeck Steph Abbas
James McCarthy and
Edith and Edward
Carmelle Abron
Gloria Peterson
Ruthardt
Andres Altamirano
John McClure
Richard Sandeen
Mike Amos
Michael McCoy and
Richard & Jean Sanford
Sarah Kennedy
Brett Arenz
Anne Sawyer-Aitch
Margaret McGlynn
Janet Arones
Mike and Elise
Stephen McHenry
Neal Axton
Schadauer
Deb McKinley and Pete
Glen and Sue Beltt
Susan Schonfeld
Nelson
Amy Bergquist
Mark Seaburg
Gwen McMahon
Anna Black
Nathan Selstad and
Annie-Laurie McRee
Karla McCall
Garth Black
Allissa Mehr
Kimberlee Sinclair
Jean Bolin
Mike Menner
Nancy
&
Keith
Sjoquist
Kelsey Bosch
and Margaret
Grosspietsch
Britton Smith
Green Bouzard
Katy Miller
Patrick Sorensen
Frank Boyce
Annie Modesitt
John and Barbara
Sullivan
Jim Cahalan
Ester Montalbano
Scott Campbell
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Paul Caspersen
Nicole Lindgren
Donell Cherry
Jerome Lindsey
ADOPT-AGREENWAY
Teri Christensen
Dan Lussenhop
Albert’s Organics
Dana Colestock
Charlie Lyon
Andy Cook
Lucy Lyon
Biota Landscape Design
and Build Firm
Bob Corrick
Elyse Lyon
Birchwood Cafe
Amy Cusick
John Maciejny
CARAG
Jessica Dalbec
Janae Marshall
Abbey Dibble
Natalie Martin
Children’s Hospitals
and Clinics of MN
Seth Doorn
Kate Mayer
Lacey Doucet
Bryana Mayer
Melinda Driscoll
Scott McGillicuddy
Julia Eagles
Brett McGraw
Madeline Edwards
Tim McGuire
Abby Finis
Mike Mendez
Robert Francis
Sarah Morgan
Matt Frank
Liz Nee
Kurt Franke
Diana Neidecker
Claire Fromme
Caroline Olsen
Mary Gaytan
Katy Olson
Tim Gearing
Hillary Oppmann
Doug Gerlach
Richard Parnell
Mary Gibney
Andrew Paule
Ani Goodenberger
Daphne Payne
Meghan Graham
Pallavi Penumetcha
Don Greeley
Anna Peterson
Seward Co-op Grocery
and Deli
Harry Greenberg
Rose Ramsey
Soul Revolution
Kim Hanna
Timothy Rand
Rich Harrison
Callie Recknagel
Surly Brewing
Company
Ed Hassler
Mike Ruedy
Ray Hastings
Kathleen Ryan
Trustone Financial
Federal Credit
Union
Aleks Hindin
Michelle Schroeder
Viterra, Inc
Steve Hirsch
Suzanne Schwartz
Jamie Hofmeister
David Sieberg
Jim Holm
Aaron Smith
West Calhoun
Neighborhood
Council
Tom Holm
Kathryn Spotts
Megan Holm
Rick Stafford
IN-KIND DONORS
AND PARTNERS
Paul Holt
Kurt Stafki
Breadsmith
Nelson Inz
Anna Suhring
Bryant Lake Bowl
Andrew Jansen
Kathleen Sullivan and
Mark Ambroe
Butter Bakery
Amanda Swearinger
Common Roots Cafe
Micah Thompson
DERO Bike Racks
Chris Thorson
The Donut Cooperative
Michael Vegell
Intermedia Arts
Pieter Ver Steeg
Isles Bun & Coffee Co.
Greg Vinson
Costas Voulgaropoulos
Keefer Court Fortune
Cookie Factory
Blake Ward
Northern Spark
Jen Wendland
Old Chicago Uptown
Tracy Lawler
Brianne Whitcraft
Peace Coffee
Elizabeth Lienesch
Hokan
Seward Co-op
Yvonna
Vine Arts Center
Dero Bike Rack Co
Erik’s Bike Shop
First Christian, Lyndale
UCC, and Salem
Lutheran Church
First Unitarian Society
Green Team
HCMC - Whittier
Clinic
Lake Country School
Metamorphosis
Midwest Lock & Safe
Minneapolis Jaycees
Mrs. Meyer’s Clean Day
Thank you to our
Trail Watch Superstars
(2012 Quarter 2)
Volunteered
for 10+ Rides:
Volunteered
for 6+ Rides:
Rick Stafford
Jim Holm
Paul Holt
Kathy Koch
Neal Axton
Andres Altamirano
Mark Ambroe
Scott Campbell
Dana Colestock
Amy Cusick
Aleks Hindin
Gabriel Hoffman
Andrew Paule
Tim Rand
Kathleen Sullivan
Hokan
trail watch
sponsors:
Bikes and Pieces LLC
Bryant Lake Bowl
Common Roots Cafe
Freewheel Bike
Galactic Pizza
Green Mill Uptown
New Belgium Brewing
Pizza Luce
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Jeremy Janssen
Sasha Jensen
Amy Johnson
Kelsey Johnston
Mike Jones
JJ Kahle
Tom Kern
Emily Kittleson
Kathy Koch
Adam Lagason
Sarah Lawrence-Lupton Daniel Wilder
Curtis Wilson
Bill Lewis
Nick Lienesch
Rebecca Lightfoot
North Prairie Tileworks
Phillips Garden
Saint Mary’s University
Civia Cycles
Punch Pizza
Rye Deli
WANT TO
VOLUNTEER WITH
TRAIL WATCH?
Email trailwatch@
midtowngreenway.org
New Membership
Benefits!
When you renew
your membership
this year (or
become a new
member) you will
receive brandnew benefits! All
members will receive
a spoke card for their
bikes, as well as a
membership card, good
for discounts at local
restaurants and retailers.
Members who make
monthly online donations
of $10+ (or $120+ per
year), will also receive
an exclusive Midtown
Greenway Coalition
member t-shirt.
¶ Sustaining
members
receive an exclusive t-shirt,
featuring our logo on the
front and “I bike Midtown
Greenway” on the back.
Thanks to all of our members for supporting
our work to protect and enhance the Midtown
Greenway!
2834 10th Avenue South
Greenway Level, Suite 2
Minneapolis, MN 55407
RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED
Phone: 612-879-0103
info@midtowngreenway.org
www.midtowngreenway.org
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calendar of events
TOUR DE FAT STREET TEAM
POSTER PARTY
Tuesday July 10, 6 PM - 8 PM
Help promote the Tour de Fat!
Contact Rebecca@midtowngreenway.org for info.
MIDTOWN GREENWAY COMMUNITY BIKE FESTIVAL
Saturday July 14, 12 PM – 5 PM, outside Freewheel
Midtown Bike Center
TOUR DE FAT
Saturday July 28, 9 AM – 3:30 PM, Loring Park
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Fourth Thursdays, 6 PM – 8 PM
July 26, August 23, September 27
GREENWAY IMPROVEMENTS COMMITTEE
Second Thursdays, 6 PM – 8 PM
July 12, August 9, September 13
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Third Thursdays, 6 PM – 8 PM
July 19, August 16, September 20
GREENSPACE COMMITTEE
Second Tuesdays, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
July 10, August 14, September 11
Unless indicated, all meetings are held at the Midtown
Greenway Coalition’s office (2834 10th Avenue South,
Greenway Level, Suite 2, Minneapolis, MN 55407).