When it comes to bicycle paths, the safest option is always above or below grade crossings at intersections. However, for financial and engineering reasons, this is not always possible. So whenever we want a lesson on how to make bike trails safer and more efficient, we turn to the Dutch for a couple lessons. A …
Category: bike trails
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Feb 01 2011
River Mountains Loop trail in Nevada
Bike trails, water trails, outdoor adventures… These aren’t phrases that people normally associate with Nevada. But every time I go there, I find a new outdoor adventure. One time it was a crazy downhill mountain bike course in Bootleg Canyon. Another time it was a relaxing kayak trip through the Black Canyon of the Colorado …
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Jan 11 2011
Sparta, WI has the bike trails to prove its supremacy.
I just learned that Sparta, Wisconsin bills itself as the “bicycling capital of America.” bicycle capital ofAmerica To that I reply, “Way to go Sparta.” Any town that is proud of its cycling connection deserves the title of bicycle capital. From what I’ve seen of the bike trail network in Wisconsin & especially in the …
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Dec 31 2010
New Bike Rental Service Solves Big Trail Problem
Okay, my trailsnet Velolet bike inventoryisn’t quite this big, but maybe someday… I travel all over the country in search of great bike trails. The trails are easy to find. They’re nearly everywhere and expanding each day thanks to organizations like American Trails and Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. And, since I’ve started trailsnet.com, there are now many …
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Dec 30 2010
Pittsburgh Walk & Bike
Streetfilms have some great videos of alternative transportation success stories with many films that involve biking and bike lanes. Here’s one of the videos about a biking triumph in Pittsburgh. Pittsburgh Walk & Bike from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Now as most of you know, I prefer completely dedicated bike trails, but I also know that’s …
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Dec 28 2010
If it’s not mountain biking, and it’s not road biking, then…?
Here is the bike trail version of the famous, “Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Clause…” letter. I recently received an email from a gentleman who had this question for me: Subject: bike trailsDon’t quite understand what your problem is with naming of routes.I ride mountain bikes, whether part of my route goes on to …
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