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Transportation Commission Mobile Work Session: Citywide Bike Infrastructure Tour
The Transportation Commission will hold a mobile work session on September 2, 2026, touring Richfield's bike infrastructure by bicycle starting and ending at City Hall (6700 Portland Ave S), from 6:00 p.m. to 8:15 p.m. The route will visit six stops including the I-35W/66th Street interchange, Penn Avenue/Hwy 62 interchange, Sheridan Hills Elementary School, 69th Street and Penn Avenue, Richfield Middle School, and the 76th/77th Street intersection. This session was rescheduled from July 29, 2026.
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Potential benefit
Commissioners will gain firsthand knowledge of bike route conditions across Richfield, which could inform future improvements to biking safety and connectivity near schools and major intersections.
Concern to consider
This is a fact-finding tour with no formal action or funding commitment, so residents should not expect immediate infrastructure changes as a result.
What happens next: The Transportation Commission will use observations from the September 2, 2026 tour to inform future discussions on bike infrastructure priorities; no formal vote or action is scheduled at this meeting.