COVER STORY
HOW A FOCUS ON PUBLIC HEALTH MEANS BETTER BIKING
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BY WILL WLIZLO
IF YOU SPEND ANY TIME IN MINNESOTA, you’ll discover that we natives
can be pretty insufferable in our exceptionalism (just ask us about our voter turnout rates!) And so, of course, we crow that Minnesota regularly ranks near the top of the Bicycle Friendly State list, despite our frigid winters. As of 2019, Minnesota is in third place. But our most effective bicycle advocates, the folks who keep pushing us toward the podium, are the humblest of all: public health practitioners.
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Above: Riding along the Gitchi-Gami State Trail | Right: Community Wayfinding Signage Found in Downtown Winona, MN. Photo Courtesy of Winona.