Jan 30 2015
Support Politicians Who Support Trails In this age of partisan politics, it is refreshing to note that trails seem to be a nonpartisan issue. Although it is true that some strongly anti-trail politicians such as John McCain and Jim Inhofe are republican, that is not necessarily the party’s default viewpoint. Recently, Colorado Republican State Senator …
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Dec 23 2010
Once again, Representative Blumenauer comes to the rescue of bicyclists and bicycling infrastructure. The world as Senator Tom Coburn would have it. When Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) tried to portray bicycle path signage as “wasteful,” Rep. Blumenauer set him straight with good old fashioned facts and figures. For some reason politicians have no problem with …
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Nov 24 2010
The following information about bicycle touring and bike trails confirms what most of us already knew: Bikers enjoy the fall colors on theGreat Allegheny Passage trail. There is growing evidence that touring cyclists spend more time in the towns that they visit, lingering (and spending) more than the average tourist. Wisconsin released a report earlier …
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