What if we made bicycling an easy choice?: Dorian Grilley at TEDxMahtomedi

Dorian Grilley is executive director of the Bicycle Alliance of Minnesota, an education, promotion and advocacy nonprofit. Previously he worked for the Parks & Trails Council of Minnesota and the Minnesota DNR. He serves on the board of the Alliance for Biking and Walking in Washington, D.C. He commuted by bicycle 25--30 miles daily for 25 years, raced for 10+ years and still rides a lot. He did his undergraduate work at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities and graduate school at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He and his family have lived in Mahtomedi for more than 20 years.

Bicycling more and driving less is a simple solution to some of our society's most complex problems. Dorian will discuss why bicycling is not seen as the easy choice for short trips, why it should be and what can we do to change that in Mahtomedi.

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