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. [...]
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 promised [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
The following lists include significant activities from the staff and leadership volunteers of Consider Biking in 2009. As we look back, we’re confident that our actions, appearances, and public feedback, have promoted bicycling in Central Ohio. We’re grateful for your support; it allows us to work with full-time, professional capacity, to build a better environment [...]
In the first of several engineering steps to implement a “Share the Road” campaign on High Street, the signage is finally being installed this week. The on-road markings called “sharrows” (pictured above) will be installed in early spring. See City press release below.
Several cyclists joined Mayor Coleman in celebrating the early completion of the Henderson Road reconstruction project, which included a much-needed widening of the bicycle path across the Olentangy River bridge. Throughout the summer, we’ve watched the construction of a cantilever-extension widening of the bridge to accommodate a widened path, and a protective concrete barrier between the road and path.
The installation of an experimental pavement marking called a “Bike Box” have been marked, and painted at the corners of Milton & North Broadway, in the heart of Clintonville where the Olentangy Bike Trail weaves through a residential neighborhood.
