With a city-wide protected bikeway plan, an expanding list of streets with bicycle lanes, and creative plans for modifying streets to better serve walkers and bicyclists, bicycling opportunity for casual riders is on the rise in Minneapolis.

At the same time, bicycle advocates are challenged to identify how bicycling infrastructure engages the interest and attention of people of color and women and how plans for change don’t further gentrification, but benefit communities that most deserve investment. [Read more…]

Join us at Bachman’s on Lyndale from 9:00 AM – 1:30 PM to shop your favorite vendors from the Kingfield, Fulton and Nokomis farmers markets! Hearty storage vegetables are still available along with jams, pickles, cheese, meat, bread, apples, hot sauce, cold pressed juice, honey, crafts and so much more! Nosh on tasty breakfast and lunch foods from several amazing food vendors and sip on a glass of beer or wine available for sale by the glass. Don’t miss this opportunity to stock up on local foods and enjoy a great morning at the market!

(Registration begins at 6:30 so plan to arrive before 7 PM)

Minnesota’s DFL and Republican parties have set March 1 as the date for their 2016 precinct caucuses, also known as “Super Tuesday” because eight other states hold their primaries and caucuses on this date. The results of the Minnesota precinct caucuses are nonbinding. Delegates must proceed through higher levels of the election to gain a spot at the national conventions.

The Office of the Secretary of State has an easy to use Caucus Finder to help you know where you should go to participate. It’s a common misconception that you have to be a registered with a party (Democrat or Republican) to vote in the parties’ caucus — voters can take part regardless of registered party. In fact, you don’t even have to be registered to vote. Minnesota has same-day voter registration, so you’ll just have to bring a state-issued ID to your polling place. You also don’t have to be 18 yet to vote in the caucus, as long as you will be 18 on Election Day.

You could use the Secretary of State website to register to vote now, however, as long as you will be 18 by the upcoming election and have an ID including either a Minnesota-issued driver’s license, Minnesota ID card or the last four digits of your Social Security Number. For more information about voter eligibility or to register to vote, check out the Minnesota Secretary of State’s website.

Come gather with your neighbors, hear the news of the year, and celebrate Kingfield and KFNA; maybe you’ll even see that really cool person you met at Empty Bowls last week!

6 PM potluck and social | 7 PM meeting

Childcare available beginning at 6:45 PM

Special Opportunities at this event:

• You can learn about two proposed “protected bike lanes” for Blaisdell and Nicollet Avenues. Come get the straight talk right from the City about these projects; maps and City Staff available from 6-7 to explain each project and take your feedback. A short overview presentation will occur during the meeting portion of the evening.

• Also come get the latest news on the redesign of the 40^th Street Pedestrian Bridge, now included as part of the 35W Transit/Access Project. The entire project will involve heavy construction activities beginning late 2017 and continuing through 2020.

Please note that this 2^nd Wednesday date is the regular meeting time of the KFNA Board…just in case you want to consider running for the board and this date works with your schedule! Nominations for board members will be taken from the floor at the meeting, but you can also contact KFNA Executive Director Sarah Linnes-Robinson at or 612.823.5980, and she will be happy to chat with you about board needs and responsibilities before this meeting.