MINNEAPOLIS, MN - On April 18th, 2026, at their state endorsing convention, the Green Party of Minnesota (GPMN) endorsed four candidates for the 2026 election: Steven Young and Jane Kirby for Governor and Lieutenant Governor, respectively, Seth Kuhl-Stennes for Secretary of State, and Ngone Niang for the District 39 State Senate seat. Seth Kulh-Stennes, Steven Young, Jane Kirby and Ngone Niang at the April 18 convention "People are waking up to the corruption in both the Democrat and Republican parties. Corporate money and special interest money in both parties is likely the reason we don't have universal healthcare, regulation on toxic chemicals, or superior public schools,” said Green Party of Minnesota Co-chair Rachel Braaten. “It's also the reason we have been funding a genocide abroad, racist immigration policies, and subsidization of the fossil fuel industry.” “I offer my congratulations to all the outstanding Green Party-endors...
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First, I have also noticed that "cars often occupy the bike lane near corners." This is actually *required* by law. The safe way for a driver to make a right turn where there is a bike lane is to merge into the bike lane and take the turn from there. These folks are, for the most part, doing what they should be doing.
When Riverside is reconstructed (which is slated to happen in 2011), we can make sure that there are sufficient right turn lanes to handle this sort of stacking, reducing the use of the bike lane for stacking.
Second, it's always the case that bicyclists should beware of car doors from the parking lane. However, this is much less of a concern on Riverside than on other streets, even other streets with bike lanes, for one simple reason: the bike lanes on Riverside are fairly wide in most locations. I ride on Riverside (and other streets, both with bike lanes and without) on a regular basis, and I can tell you uniquivocally that I now feel much more protected from dooring on Riverside than most other streets in the Minneapolis.