Rochester's Destination Medical Center (DMC) is one of the most significant development initiatives to occur in the Midwest in many years. The DMC's City Loop bicycle trail is a key component for developing transportation options for workers and visitors, attracting a skilled workforce to the city, and building quality of life for all.
Walk / Bike Planning and Sustainable Mobility
We believe access to walking and biking as part of daily travel is a cornerstone for quality of life in our communities. We develop safe, comfortable, connected and inviting walking and biking networks that address the needs of people of all ages and abilities, and increase access, options, safety and convenience for pedestrians, bicyclists, transit users and motorists.
Learn more about our approach here >, and check out the list below for some of our recent pedestrian and bicycle planning projects.
Fitchburg is an innovative and prosperous community of about 25,000 people just south of Madison, Wisconsin. The city is home to three major regional trails (the Military Ridge State Trail, the Capital City Trail, and the Badger State Trail) as well as several local trails. Numerous shared-use paths, as well as the area’s first Bike Roundabout Commuter Station and a number of high-quality mountain bike trails round out the picture of a city with numerous assets already in place and a clear path to the next level of bike/walk orientation and success.
CDG worked with staff and residents of Brooklyn Park to develop the city's first Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan.
Deeply informed by a community health and Active Living / Active Transportation framework, the plan seeks to increase opportunities for walking and biking for residents of all ages and abilities by making walking and biking in the city safer, more inviting, more useful and more convenient.
Over a condensed timeline of six months, we completed planning, design, and engagement for the project.
The Saint Paul Grand Round is a visionary project to complete a 30 mile scenic parkway with off-street pedestrian and bicycle trails connecting neighborhoods across the entire city of Saint Paul.
The Grand Round is a city-wide asset that has increased walking and biking connections to local businesses and destinations, helped calm traffic in residential neighborhoods, and connected communities across the city.
The Bismarck-Mandan metropolitan area is one of the main hubs of economic activity and innovation in North Dakota, with a population of about 90,000 residents.
CDG developed the pedestrian and bicycle component of the Bismarck-Mandan Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) 2015-2040 Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP). The LRTP, updated every five years, steers development of the Bismarck-Mandan area's transportation system for the next 20 years and beyond.
CDG worked in close collaboration with Eden Prairie staff and residents to develop the City of Eden Prairie’s Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan. Deeply informed by an active living perspective, the plan responds to the city’s existing trail assets and to the planned implementation of the Southwest LRT/Green Line Extension, which includes five planned stations within the city.
CDG designed and led a creative and inclusive process of community engagement for the Hennepin County Bicycle Transportation Plan. CDG developed the project’s Community Engagement Plan, developed workshop activities, and led and facilitated listening sessions with communities throughout the county, with special emphasis on connecting with ethnic, cultural and health disparity communities.
Working for the Minnesota Department of Transportation over four funding cycles (2012 to 2017), CDG developed over one hundred Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) plans to improve walking and biking conditions for students at schools throughout Minnesota.
Our services have included everything from detailed site audits, concept development and infrastructure design to programming (non-infrastructure) recommendations, phasing and plan implementation guidance, and ongoing support to schools through engagement with parents and agency partners.
Robbinsdale is a first-ring Twin Cities suburb that is enjoying a resurgence in development and economic activity. Upcoming transportation investments, including the Bottineau LRT line, will more easily and conveniently link its economic, recreational and cultural assets with the metropolitan region and surrounding communities.
Working in close collaboration with city and county staff and community residents, CDG developed the city’s new (and first) Pedestrian and Bicycle Plan.
The city of Hopkins, Minnesota first developed as a small town and is now a fully-developed second-ring suburb of Minneapolis. Anchored by a strong and vibrant downtown, the city retains an urban framework that provides a solid foundation for pedestrian and bicycle mobility.