We’ll use this post space to try and report all the activities and news from the League of American Bicyclists National Bike Summit in Washington DC. We’re going to be running hard and furious…so, these posts might be bullet points or highlights (because we’re tired!) We’ll elaborate with details if needed when we return to [...]
Google Announces Google Biking Directions at the League of American Bicyclists’ 2010 National Bike Summit
Washington, D.C. – March 10, 2010 – The League of American Bicyclists is proud to be the forum for Google to announce what all bike riders have been waiting for – Grab Your Bike and Go with Google Maps. Google is [...]
MORPC’s Proposed Complete Streets Policy and Checklist Available for Review and Comment
MORPC wants to upgrade its Routine Accommodation (RA) Policy into a Complete Streets (CS) Policy and has a draft Complete Streets Policy available for public review and comment. The Complete Streets Policy that would apply to all transportation projects in the MORPC planning area [...]
In his 2010 State of the City Address Columbus Mayor Michael Coleman strongly promoted bicycling and publicly recognized Consider Biking for supporting his efforts.
Mayor Coleman said:
While we’re getting fit, 2010 will be a big year for bikes. We are determined to make Columbus Bike City USA.
We have a lot of work to do here. [...]
Pickerington takes first step in trail plans
(by Rachel Scofield, Eastside Messenger staff writer – February 10, 2010)
One goal of the Pickerington city council is to create safe routes to school for local students. City Engineer Greg Bachman’s plan for bicycle paths fits the bill. Last summer, Pickerington conducted a phone survey to determine [...]
A new report released by the Alliance for Biking & Walking shows that lack of investment in biking and walking could be contributing to higher traffic fatalities and chronic disease rates in the U.S.
Bicycling and Walking in the United States: The 2010 Benchmarking Report reveals that in almost every state and major U.S. city, [...]
Bicycling is big for the economy. Don’t believe it? Check out this story about how recreational cycling generates $1.5 billion in economic activity a year in Wisconsin. The number would be even bigger if non-recreational cycling for commuting and other transportation was included. As it is, $1.5 billion is a lot. And when you ride [...]
2010 will be a busy year for greenways in Columbus…and well it should be. We have lots to share.
Olentangy Trail
Starting with the hard news—the trail will be closed between Pacemont and Patterson for a sewer improvement project. I’ve attached the detour (which of course has to rely on High St.). Utilities has [...]
Olentangy Trail Detour – Pacemont Avenue to Patterson Avenue
January 26 to April 2
A 1.5 mile segment of the Olentangy Trail will be closed, between Pacemont Avenue and Patterson Avenue, from January 26 to April 2. A detour will be posted beginning from Pacemont Avenue to High Street, south to North Street, to Neil Avenue, [...]
Yesterday, Consider Biking helped reinforce the right for bicyclists to ride in the road, and control a road lane if necessary. We provided legal defense in Municipal Court for a cyclist who was incorrectly cited for “not riding as far to the right as possible.” We saw this case as a critical means to reinforce [...]
