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We have looked at rail-trails from numerous perspectives, but we haven’t spent much time considering them as parks or extensions to a park. Yet in some instances, that is exactly what they are. Some communities even call their trails “linear parks.” (Just like I sometimes refer to highways as “linear parking lots.” Especially during rush …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/01/17/rail-trails-are-all-that-plus-linear-parks/
Thanks, once again, to Barry, for providing me w/ today’s topic.According to the Cycle Kyoto website:Accidents involving cyclists and pedestrians have skyrocketed in the last 10 years in Japan. In 2009, there were 2,934 such accidents. That is 3.7 times the number recorded a decade earlier. Why can’t we all just get along? It looks …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/01/17/pedestrians-bicyclists-do-they-mix/
We’d love to read your commentsabout bike helmet laws. On the January 14 blog, I discussed bike helmet laws in a post titled: trailsnet: Why is it called a “Bike Scheme?” Later that day, I was happy to see an email from Barry with his view on helmets specifically and safe-biking in general. I especially enjoy …
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In a recent post on the River Mountain Loop Trail blog, RMLTMan wrote an excellent explanation as to why he thought the RMLT was a destination trail. It got me wondering if there is a set definition out there for a destination trail. Here are some of the criteria for a destination trail: length – …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/01/15/destination-trails/
Now I know the topic for my next poll/survey. (The one in the left column of this blog) Should helmets be mandatory? Normally, I wouldn’t think much about this, because wearing a helmet, to me, seems as natural as wearing shoes. Most times, it almost a reflex action. But a couple recent incidents have made …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/01/14/why-is-it-called-a-bike-scheme/
One of the benefits of blogging about trails and bicycling is that it opens my eyes to all the great bike trails and websites out there. I now realize how little I knew when I first got started. One great example of that is Kansas. (the state, not the band) I hate to admit that …
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Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2011/01/13/kansas-cycling-opportunities/
