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Tag Archives: bike trails
Freezeways: Cutting-edge planning for Winter Cities
Atlanta’s ambitious and impressive Belt Line was fostered by a thesis project. Now, comes the Freezeway, a bold theorem by University of British Columbia graduate student Matt Gibbs, which proposes to convert some of Edmonton, Alberta’s bike trails into linear commuter/recreational … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, Alternative transportation, bicycling, Biking, Canada, cities, climate change, culture, education, entertainment, fitness, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, North America, placemaking, planning, product design, spatial design, sports, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, writing
Tagged Alberta, bike trails, Canada, cities, commuting, design, Edmonton, education, exercise, freezeways, skating planning, sports, trails, transportation
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A cut above – Detroit’s Dequindre Cut
For those out there that think Detroit’s a lost cause, the magnificent Dequindre Cut Greenway is an example of why you are wrong. Constructed along an abandoned below-grade rail corridor, the 1.35 mile greenway links some of Detroit’s coolest features … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, adaptive reuse, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, cities, Communications, culture, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entertainment, environment, fitness, fun, geography, health, hiking, historic preservation, history, humanity, infrastructure, land use, Maps, North America, pictures, placemaking, planning, recreation, revitalization, spatial design, sustainability, third places, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, walking
Tagged bicycling, bike commuting, bike trails, cities, Dequindre Cut, Detroit, Eastern Market, fitness, fun, geography, greenways, hiking, land use, Michigan, recreation, revitalization, RiverWalk, trails, walking
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Incredible Dutch bicycling bridges
Above and below are a series of images of a few of the most spectacular and inspiring bicycle bridges you will ever see on this planet. All of them are located or proposed in the Netherlands – home of windmills, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, art, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, bridges, cities, civics, commerce, culture, economic development, Europe, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, recreation, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, Trade, trails, transportation, Travel
Tagged bicycling, bike trails, biking, bridges, cities, fitness, fun, geography, health, Holland, land use, Netherlands, tourism, trails, transportation, travel
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Let the good word on bicycles be heard!
This graphic shown below was produced by the League of Michigan Bicyclists and pretty much says it all about the benefits of bicycling to the State of Michigan. Similar examples can be found nationwide and across the globe. Wednesday, May 22nd … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, advertising, Advocacy, bicycling, bike sharing, Biking, branding, Cars, charities, cities, civics, climate change, Communications, culture, diversity, economic development, economic gardening, economics, education, environment, fitness, fun, government, health, humanity, infrastructure, land use, marketing, nature, new urbanism, placemaking, planning, politics, pollution, product design, revitalization, Social media, spatial design, sports, sprawl, States, Statistics, sustainability, tourism, Trade, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, volunteerism, walking
Tagged advocacy, bicycling, bike trails, biking, cars, cities, cycling, government, highways, infrastructure, League of Michigan Bicyclists, Lucinda Means Advocacy Day, Michigan, politics, transportation, travel
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One ‘trail’ blazing small town
Delphi, Indiana and local volunteers with the Carroll County Wabash and Erie Canal, Inc. have done an amazing job enhancing their community’s assets. Not only does Delphi have some of the best terrain and natural vistas in Indiana, loads of historic sites, … Continue reading
Posted in bicycling, cities, economic development, entrepreneurship, environment, health, history, land use, planning, transportation
Tagged bicycling, bike trails, cycling, Delphi, fitness, health, rails-to-trails
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A pedaler’s and pedestrian’s paradise
Saturday morning of the 4th of July holiday weekend found a co-worker and I riding our bikes along a new multi-mile segment of the Lansing River Trail. This new Sycamore Creek branch of the trail meanders approximately 2.5 miles from … Continue reading
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Tagged bike commuting, bike trails, biking, exercise, fitness, health, recreation, sports
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