On the evening of Monday, February 12, I made a presentation to the city council of Northfield, Minnesota, where I live, proposing the creation of a Nonmotorized Transportation Advisory Board. I was speaking as a resident and as a volunteer with RENew Northfield. Joining me in the audience were other interested citizens who support the proposal: Bruce Anderson, Charlie Stark, John Stull, Eric Johnson, Randy Perkins, and Dave Davison.

From my impression, the proposal got a mixed response from the council - some interest mixed with concern about stretching staff and council time and commitments too thin across too many boards and commissions. Mayor Lee Lansing suggested the option of creating a temporary task force.

Now those of us advocating for the board need to talk some more and see where to go next with this. Thanks to those who helped prepare for this meeting, including Bruce Anderson for making the Powerpoint slides for the presentation.

This entry was posted on Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 at 10:52 am and is filed under Autobiography, Biking/Walking, Minnesota, Northfield.