Kevin

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Cycle Skates Prove Personal Transportation Vehicles Aren’t New

Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2012/02/11/cycle-skates-prove-personal-transportation-vehicles-arent-new/

Save Our Trails

trail through colorful fall foliage

Our trails are in danger… serious danger. Under the currently proposed transportation legislation, nearly all funding for trails will be completely wiped out. So Rails to Trails Conservancy and other trail groups are making valiant efforts to support two amendments that will reinstate most trail funding. Please support trails by  visiting the following website, then …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2012/02/10/save-our-trails/

Alliance for Biking & Walking

pen & paper

Colorado Bicycle Summit: Where do We Go from Here? As I have detailed in the past two blog entries, I was overwhelmed, in a great way, by all the presenters at the Colorado Bicycle Summit. I learned not only an abundance of information but also enjoyed a positive revelation; There are many other people out …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2012/02/09/alliance-for-biking-walking/

Colorado Bicycle Summit: Part II

Colorado Bicycle Summit

Trails were mentioned frequently during the 2012 Bicycle Summit, & I was pleased to hear how strongly this biking community embraced the concept of bike trails and their importance to the cycling community. Some of the trail-related highlights and quotes from the conference include: Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper spoke highly of trails and their role …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2012/02/08/colorado-bicycle-summit-part-ii/

Colorado Bicycle Summit

speaker at Colorado Bicycle Summit

I just spent the last two days in Denver, Colorado where I attended the Colorado Bicycle Summit.Over the next few days, I will highlight information from the bike summit in the trailsnet blog. Some of the information is specific to Colorado, but much of it is of  national bicycling interest and national trails interest. Let …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2012/02/07/colorado-bicycle-summit/

Snowy Trails Offer New Opportunities

There are two ways to look at snow on the trails: The trails are covered with snow, so now I can’t use them. It snowed last night, so now I can blaze my own trail. Don’t make excuses when it comes to getting out on the trail. All seasons offer new trail opportunities. If you …

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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2012/02/05/snowy-trails-offer-new-opportunities/