Category Archives: Action Squad

The new bike racks have been installed downtown. The rack pictured to the left is in front of the 1st National Bank of Northfield. As you may know, the NDDC has been working hard to get more bike racks installed in downtown. It was one of our many suggestions in the Action Squad’s July 2003Continue reading “The Bike Racks are Here!”

The most recent addition to the NDDC’s Banner Program went up this morning. Last year, the NDDC added a Historic Northfield banner, a Defeat of Jesse James Days banner, and a St. Olaf College banner to the existing Carleton College and Holiday Greeting banners. The new banners were financed by the generous contributions of localContinue reading “NDDC’s Banner Program Continues”

It looks like the much-desired curb repairs may be underway. I noticed a number of these seemingly strategically placed orange cones in downtown this morning. They appear to be located where the curb is particularly in need of repair. The NDDC’s Action Squad identified this as a priority, let’s say, many moons ago (the sameContinue reading “I Can Hardly Contain My Excitement”

How could an event be anything but a success with the weather that we enjoyed on Saturday? Entrants in the NDDC’s Bring Your Bike Downtown drawing ranged in ages from 7 to 70. Although the prize-winners are listed below, every bicyclists who came downtown on Saturday enjoyed the rewards of being outdoors on one ofContinue reading “Everybody’s a Winner with Bring Your Bike Downtown”

…who cares, you can lock your bike to it. This photograph of an admittedly creative bike rack was taken by an anonymous NDDC Community Advisor in Chicago. Well okay then, Chicago is a really big city, maybe that’s why they can get bike racks installed in their downtown. But I can dream, can’t I?