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What is it about some Missouri politicians? They seem to think they can make political hay out of proposing laws that stick it to bicyclists.
Four years ago it was some council members in St. Charles County who wanted to ban bicycling on some county roads. The issue lost support of the majority on council, …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/04/09/victory-for-bicycle-projects-in-missouri/
It looks like Seattle will be joining the swelling ranks of cities worldwide where people commuting or running errands can quickly rent a bike for a few minutes or a day.
The Puget Sound Bike Share announced Thursday that it plans to put 500 bicycles on the streets by late summer. They’ll be available at …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/04/04/bike-share-in-seattle-on-track-for-late-summer-opening/
Update Jan. 6, 2015 — Workers are shooting for the Green River Trail to reopen in Kent by the end of January 2015, weather permitting. Basically some hand-rail work needs to be completed above the riverbank and some equipment is still using the trail. Meanwhile, the Interurban Trail detour is still open.
April 3, 2014 — …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/04/03/another-section-of-green-river-bike-trail-closed-until-december/
We’ve all heard about rails to trails. How about roads to trails?
That is what happened to the old Highway 1 through the scenic Devil’s Slide overlooking the Pacific Ocean.
The state last year moved Highway 1 (aka Cabrillo Highway) up the slope and through a set of tunnels. San Mateo County restored the old …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/04/02/closed-road-through-californias-devils-slide-reopens-as-bike-trail/
Proceeds from the first-ever All-in Family Bike Ride presented by the Marysville YMCA on April 5 will benefit the Red Cross efforts to help the landslide ravaged community of Oso in Snohomish County.
Rescuers are still searching the mile-square area between Arlington and Darrington along the Stillaquamish River for survivors or bodies. Authorities say 25 …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/03/29/bike-ride-benefits-victims-of-snohomish-county-landslide/
Today marked my best bike ride of the year as I headed out the 17-mile Cedar River Trail between Renton and Landsburg. Blue skies, almost no breeze, temperature in the 60s, blossoms on the trees and the river running cold and fast.
It reminded me that Rails-to-Trails Conservancy celebrates its annual Opening Day for Trails …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/03/24/opening-day-for-trails-is-this-coming-saturday/
That landslide on Saturday that swept down a hillside along the North Fork of the Stillaquamish River also took out a section of the White Horse Trail, a mountain biking and hiking trail.
Recent heavy March rains are considered responsible for the deadly landslide onto State Route 530 near the town of Oso. Three people …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/03/23/rail-trail-corridor-wiped-out-by-snohomish-county-landslide/
USA Today knows that people like to read Top 10 lists, so it creates a lot of them. Currently, the newspaper’s Travel Section is running a reader response poll on the 10 Best U.S. Cycling Towns.
Former pro cyclist George Hincapie was asked to nominate 20 cities to the list, and readers get to vote …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/03/20/picking-your-favorite-city-for-bicycling-the-usa-today-way/
Dorian Anderson, PhD, was riding his bicycle around Sawgrass Lake County Park near St. Petersburg the other day. He’s a long way from his latest home in Boston, and he’s enjoying the warm weather.
He’s not interested in getting a tan, though, and he’s not much interested in the road, either.
Anderson is keeping his …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/03/19/a-cross-country-bicycle-tour-thats-for-the-birds/
It’s been reported time and again that biking and hiking trails draw users to healthy outdoor pursuits and stimulate the economy. We can see those findings again in a study conducted along the 330-mile network of trails in the Miami Valley in southwestern Ohio.
The study by the Miami Valley Regional Planning Commission found that the …
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Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2014/03/18/huge-economic-impact-from-paved-trail-network-in-ohio/
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