Statewide Bicycle+ System Plan

Introduction

Minnesota has a long and proud history as one of our country’s most bicycle friendly states. The Statewide Bicycle+ System Plan is a helpful guiding document to help Minnesota continue to improve.

A lot has changed since the statewide bicycle plan was last updated in 2016 (PDF). Many more people began bicycling for transportation and recreation during the COVID-19 pandemic. More people are using newer transportation devices including scooters, e-bikes, and e-skateboards in communities across Minnesota.

The 2016 plan and the District Bicycle Plans that followed established the Statewide Bicycle Route Network, a network of envisioned connections that link destinations throughout the state by bicycle. The statewide priority corridors are not anticipated to change as part of this update. Instead, this update will build on the previous plans to identify and remove barriers at MnDOT that make it harder to build safe, comfortable, convenient places to bike.

The updated Statewide Bicycle+ System Plan (Bike+ Plan) will develop vision, goals, and strategies for MnDOT’s role in supporting bicycling and bike-like modes statewide.

Why the +?

The Statewide Bicycle+ System Plan (Bike+ Plan) includes bikes + bike-like modes. Bike-like modes are other human scale transportation devices that share a similar mass and velocity (kinetic energy, yay science!) to people on bicycles and include folks who are already legally using most types of bicycle facilities found in Minnesota.

Bikes = conventional bikes, cargo bikes, e-bikes, tricycles, recumbent bikes

Bike-like modes = conventional and e foot scooters, conventional and electric skateboards

Goals

This plan will align with state transportation policy including Minnesota GO, reflect evolving trends and conditions, and aim to achieve the following goals:

Upcoming engagement opportunities

MnDOT will soon be hosting opportunities statewide to provide input. We want to better understand Minnesotans who are biking and using bike-like modes, and those who would like to start biking. Come share your perspective!