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 …
Category: bike trails
Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/11/24/bicycle-touring-provides-economic-boost/
Nov 06 2010
Trail Sharing
Some things we just take for granted. For example, most trails I’ve ridden on around the U.S. were shared trails. One very limited example of a shared trail is one on which both hikers and bikers can recreate. (Not procreate… that would be just a little too sharesy for most jurisdictions.) But many trails also …
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Jul 20 2010
Pedestrian & Bike Images website
For those of you out there who are also creating blogs and websites about biking and bike trails, I just found a great site with free (conditional) web images for your bike trail or hiking related sites. It is the pedbikeimages website and it contains quite a few royalty free biking, bicycle trail, and pedestrian-friendly …
Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/07/20/pedestrian-bike-images-website/
Jul 18 2010
Promoting bicycle transportation in the United States
A few recent articles show a glimmer of hope that this country is moving in the right direction when it comes to a bicycle friendly environment. The first two articles are from AARP: Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood promotes walking & biking as an alternative to driving Biketopia: how to make a community bike-friendly. Both of …
Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/07/18/promoting-bicycle-transportation-in-the-united-states/
Jul 04 2010
Trailsnet Blog update
For those of you who follow this blog on the trailsnet website, you may have notice that it has not updated since (gulp) February. I finally figured out the problem and fixed it. Now the blog will update daily, just like the blogspot version. Sorry for any inconvenience.On the bright side, my twitter updates have …
Permanent link to this article: https://trailsnet.com/2010/07/04/trailsnet-blog-update/
Jun 15 2010
Bikes on Trains
Ever since I rode the Santa Fe Trail in New Mexico, I’ve been psyched to do another “rails with trails” bike journey. On the Santa Fe trail, I rode the Santa Fe Rail Trail all day, then rode the Railrunner Express train to Albuquerque where I rode a section of the Bosque Bike Trail. I …
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