A bill that encourages cities to embrace “Complete Streets” policies is slated to be signed into law on Thursday by Washington state Gov. Christine Gregoire.
House Bill 1071 calls on the Department of Transportation to issue grants to local jurisdictions that use design standards on arterial street retrofits that provide safe access to bicyclists and pedestrians.
Congratulations to Reps. Jim Moeller, Joe Fitzgibbon and David Frockt, who sponsored the bill, as well as the Bicycle Alliance of Washington, Cascade Bicycle Club and other advocacy groups …
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The Amgen Tour of California is rerouting the stage along the iconic Big Sur coastline south of Monterey because Highway 1 is blocked by a landslide and might not be open in time.
The Stage 5 route from Seaside to Paso Robles on May 19 will have to skip the breathtaking images of cyclists pedaling along the Pacfic Ocean through Carmel, San Simeon, and Big Sur to Cambria.
Instead, Stage 5 has been redirected (click on image to see interactive map) from Seaside onto hilly …
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See Tour of California website.
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The 21 new members of the Bicycle Friendly Communities club — and 10 that received promotions — are proof that cities are never too small, or too big, to be included.
The latest list released by the League of American Bicyclists includes new silver-level communities as different as East Coast seaport Boston, Mass. (pop. 617,600) and western tourist destination Sisters, Ore. (pop. 1,875).
Among those successfully renewing their designations are New York City (8.1 million) and Carmel, Ind. (79,000).
Since launching the program, the League of American Bicyclists designated 179 Bicycle Friendly Communities ….
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“Your City Here”
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League of American Bicyclists names 21 new bike friendly communities —Silver Level Boston, Mass.Bronze level Sisters, Ore. Hilton head Island, S.C. Athens & Clarke County, Ga. Cupertino, Calif. Des Moines, Iowa Eau Claire, Wis. Fresno, Calif. Harrisonburg, Va. City & County of Juneau,Alaska Kansas City, Mo. Keene, N.H. Las Cruces, N.M. Los Altos, …
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http://www.razoo.com/p/BuildtheUSBRS2011
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You'll probably be hearing a lot about the U.S. Bicycle Route System during May, National Bike Month.
The Adventure Cycling Association is launching a grassroots effort to raise $30,000 this month toward funding the 50,000-mile bicycle network to link cities, suburbs, parks and other destinations that traveling cyclists might want to visit.
The bicycle route system project has been gaining momentum since 2008 when AASHTO (American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials) approved the grid of bicycle route corridors and the concept of continuity of bicycle routes across state lines.
Thirty states are currently at various stages in working to create bicycle routes through their states ….
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The TravellingTwo.com blogsters Andrew and Friedel Grant have created a 240-page book covering bicycle travel. You'll learn about packing, daily logistics like finding a place to stay, and the challenges of dogs, bad weather. And more. Andrew and Friedel know their stuff, gaining experience on nearly 40,000 miles on the road in 33 countries.Order at …
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Unless you live in a cave, or a compound in Abbottabad, you probably already know that May is National Bike Month.
Last week I posted an article about Bike Month events in Washington state and how to find events in locales across the US.
When you're not bicycling to work, using your bike to run errands, or out pedaling just for the hell of it, here are a few books I've heard about recently that you might enjoy on your hours off the bike. ….
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Adventure Cycling Association Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy League of American Bicyclists
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