Michelle VE

#BeALight

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

There is enough darkness in the world. The world needs us to be the light. - Kristen Kalp

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

This is probably my last tweet... ever? Follow me on threads: https://t.co/KEUyWSNOt4

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@StrawVagetarian Very delayed response - I was not eligible for a Denver city rebate. But they open up again next week if you are eligible! Tuesday, July 25 at 11 a.m.

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@alebikexson And also jump in puddles!

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@BryanByBike That is odd, like bikers would need to stop and check for car traffic before turning. I am taking the left lane if I am about to make a left hand turn.

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@rhett_carlson @BillLindeke That’s a proposal I’d love to see.

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@mplsalex I just end up picking a restaurant closer to my house or staying home. 🤷🏼‍♀️ It’s constant mental calculus when I want to bike or take the bus.

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@justplainbob .@justplainbob That isn’t new. If starting a tweet with a handle, use a period first. Otherwise only people who mutually follow both you and the tagged person see it.

[Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation @spmcfoundation]

You have one more day to nominate someone for this year's Facing Race Awards! Nominations close Friday at 5 p.m. The nomination form is available in English, Spanish, Hmong and Somali. https://t.co/8cxih0ebVd

#FacingRace #AdvocatingForEquity

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@MaryMorseMarti @perennialcycle @OmarFatehMN Happy New Bike... Week! Jealous of an ebike that can carry two adults - that's a winner!

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@OmarFatehMN Thank you @OmarFatehMN. Ebike tax credits are an effective investment in getting more people using active transportation and reducing greenhouse gas emissions from those short car trips that can be replaced by bike rides. I love my ebike!

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

These are just 3 of my 19 (so far) #30DaysOfBiking trips by ebike. If a tax credit can make this experience affordable for more people, it is absolutely worth it.

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

Minnesota: This ebike tax credit will pay dividends in the joy people experience on an ebike. The car trips replaced, the grocery and Target runs done by bike. The school drop offs. More exercise, less carbon emissions. Win-win-win.

https://t.co/OLzB5NusyV via @MinnPost

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@CallaghanPeter This would be a fantastic thing to replace car trips. See how successful it’s been in Denver. I will get all of my friends on e-bikes before you know it.

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@violanorth Yep, a lot like that.

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@violanorth I have loved that show from the beginning. On rewatch, though, there are a surprising number of anti-Asian jokes. It makes it hard to watch anymore.

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@AllenCowgill I prefer diverters at intersections (like the Garfield neighborhood bikeway) for reducing overall traffic on a bikeway over pinch points that may introduce car/bike conflicts.

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@sdho This highlights how many intersections need work to meet basic standards. I’d rather have these updates than none for two years, but wish there could be more.

[Saint Paul & Minnesota Foundation @spmcfoundation]

Through the Facing Race Awards, we celebrate people building a more just and equitable Minnesota. Nominate someone today before the nomination period ends April 21 at 5 p.m.

https://t.co/vTK6OzOpQp

#FacingRace #AdvocatingForEquity

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@zyudhishthu File that under ‘people who don’t want the city of Saint Paul to be an actual city’.

[Michelle VE @m_vanengen]

@stacyliles @alebikexson I doubt there’s much appetite to take this issue on again for a while.