A view of the Klickitat Trail in Washington state at the confluence of the Klickitat and Columbia rivers. Photo by MikeBitton at flickr.com.
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(Update: The Bicycle Diaries blog says the feds bailed out Chicago, 'til the end of the year. If there's no help after Jan. 1, Da Square Wheelman says commuters are emailing their favorite routes to CBF for others to use.)
As Chicago's bus system prepares to make drastic cutbacks beginning Sunday, the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation has prepared a Doomsday Survival Guide that's available online.
Chicago Transit Authority is cutting nearly 40 bus routes and laying off 600 transit workers on Sunday because of funding problems. That means many of Chicago's 1.5 million daily bus commutes will have to find an alternative way to work.
Promoting the wise use of bicycles, Chicagoland Bicycle Federation's guide is subtitled “Car-Free Alternatives for Chicago's Mass Transit Crisis.” …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/11/02/check-with-chicagoland-bicycle-federation-to-survive-doomsday/
(This is the first in an occasional series of my favorite memories from bicycling — a bike tour from Cincinnati to Hueston Woods in 1965.)
My first bicycle tour came at the tender age of 15. I can't believe my mother agreed to it; I certainly wouldn't approve of such a venture for my own son at that age.
My good friend Steve and I had been caddying at a country club all summer. I'd catch a ride to work with Steve's dad then hitchhike home after carrying some guy's bag for 18 holes.
I don't know who came up with the bicycling idea. We were always scheming. I do remember looking at a road map of Ohio and seeing there was a place called Hueston Woods State Park that had a campground symbol. It was near Oxford, which was 35-some miles from Cincinnati. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/11/02/good-times-taking-my-first-bike-tour/
This is an overnighter bike tour, my first, that my friend and I took in 1965. Deer Park, Ohiok, to Hueston Woods is about 35 miles, I recall. This is the approximate route.
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“I went out and bought a hybrid and it's not getting the gas mileage I was hoping for, so I'm thinking, 'OK, well, I'll stick with this until the hydrogen fuel cell cars come around.' Still, I ride a bicycle when I can. Of course, I live way the hell up a very steep hill …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/11/02/quote-grateful-deads-bob-weir-still-bicycling/
Most communities require that bicyclists use some type of front and/or rear bike light on their rides after dark. In addition to the legal aspects, it's just plain common sense.
The Washington Area Bicyclist Association (WADA) reports that half of all bicycling fatalities occur after dark involving bicycles without lights, although only 3% of bike rides occur at night.
To raise awareness about nighttime safety issues, bicycling associations are giving away free front and rear bike light sets. I've spotted upcoming giveaways in Washington DC, Seattle and Portland. …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/10/31/free-bicycle-lights-in-washington-dc-seattle-portland/
Use lights on your bike at night
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There's a bicycle path in northern Pennsylvania called the Pine Creek Rail Trail that meanders 62 miles along a river that passes through a valley aptly called the Grand Canyon of Pennsylvania.
The Rails to Trails Conservancy conducted a survey there last year that proves the adage heard in the movie Field of Dreams: “Build it and they will come.”
The survey found that not only do they come, but they contribute to the local economies. While the trail has cost about $12.6 million to build since 1995, the Pine Creek survey determined that visitors spend from $5 million to $7 million a year, most of which is spent in the local communities along the trail.
Leaving aside the aesthetic or fitness benefits of a trail, that economic impact should encourage all communities to take those old bike trail plans off the shelf, dust them off, and start spreading the crushed limestone or asphalt…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/10/29/build-it-and-they-will-come-and-spend-pennsylvanias-pine-creek-rail-trail/
The Pine Creek Rail Trail winds for some 63 miles through forests and rural countryside in Northcentral Pennsylvania.
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State of Pennsylvania photo
The Pine Creek Rail Trail rolls for 60 miles through north central Pennsylvania.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2007/10/29/cyclists-on-outing-on-pine-creek-trail/
Adventure Cycling Association Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy League of American Bicyclists
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