U of M project tracks public restrooms near Minnesota bike trails
The MN Bike and Go project is asking for the public s help in locating and rating public restrooms near bike trails across the state. Author: Heidi Wigdahl Updated: 5:45 PM CDT May 13, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota It s a beautiful time of year to be out on the trails. But when you re on the go, you may need to go to the bathroom. A new University of Minnesota project is helping track where these restrooms can be found on bike trails across the state. We are really excited about this project. My research expertise is in bowel and bladder health and I am aware of a couple of interactive maps in Australia and the UK starting one that are doing something similar, said Donna Bliss, a UMN School of Nursing professor.
Dec 31, 2020
Retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Fred Bliss and his wife Dorothy Bliss tour the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, where Fred Bliss was a member of the class of 1955. DONNA BLISS/Submitted
Donna Bliss says some of her earliest memories were with her father at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. I was 3, 4 and 5 when he was stationed there, she said. That s how he met my mom. She was from New York City. They met by chance at West Point and were married three years later.
Bliss wants to honor her father, retired U.S. Army Lt. Col. Charles F. (Fred) Bliss III, for his 90th birthday. She scheduled a drive-by celebration for 2 p.m. Tuesday by Eastgate Village Healthcare Center. Vehicles are to gather at 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at Muskogee Seventh-day Adventist church parking lot.