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Category Archives: infrastructure
Go Green Trikes keeps on rolling!
Back in 2014, this blog posted two stories about Go Green Trikes of Lansing. Go Green Trikes is an environmentally sensitive business begun and directed by entrepreneur Yvonne LeFave and provides last mile delivery, freight and moving, shopping and errand … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, Bicycles, Bicycling, Biking, branding, Cargo Bikes, cities, Cycling, economics, entrepreneurship, infrastructure, marketing, pictures, planning, product design, sustainability, transportation, Trikes, Women
Tagged cargo trikes, GoGreen Trikes, Lansing, women entrepreneurs, Yvonne LeFave
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Tucson completes “The Loop”
Over the St. Patrick’s Day weekend, Tucson and Pima County celebrated the completion of the “The Loop” – a 131 mile shared use trail that encircles the this terrific Sonoran Desert city and provides extensions to the south, north, and … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Alternative transportation, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Planning, Bicycles, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, Bike Parking, bike sharing, Biking, cities, civics, climate change, colleges, Commuting, culture, Cycling, environment, fitness, fun, geography, government, health, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, Velo, walking
Tagged Arizona, non-motorized trails, Pima County, shared use trails, The Loop, Tucson
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Trekking the Sleeping Bear Dunes Heritage Trail
We spent part of Sunday afternoon biking a portion of the magnificent Sleeping Bear Dunes Heritage Trail between Pierce Stocking Drive and Glen Haven. The approximate 10 mile round trip took us through/past a variety of lovely ecosystems including woodland, open field, … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Bicycle Planning, Bicycles, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, Biking, Cycling, environment, fun, geography, health, infrastructure, land use, pictures, placemaking, planning, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged bike trails, Sleeping Bear Dunes, trails
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Trekking the Golden Gate by bicycle
One of the many highlights of our recent trip to California was a bicycle trek across the Golden Gate Bridge in both directions. With a bit of planning, this is an easy and fun endeavor for travelers to the Bay … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycles, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, Biking, bridges, cities, Commuting, Cycling, fun, geography, infrastructure, planning, tourism, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, Sausalito, Sausalito Bike Rentals and Tours
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Skateboard parking rack
Saw my first-ever skateboard parking rack (see below) recently at Interlochen Center for the Arts. This ingenious idea should be employed throughout the country, particularly in downtown areas and around/near college campuses. Given the numbers of skateboarders seen in Boulder … Continue reading
Busiest bridges for cyclists in Minneapolis
Listed below are most recent average daily bicycle traffic counts for 40 bridges in the City of Minneapolis. The are only a small part of some 500+ bicycle and pedestrian traffic count locations throughout the city. Such data being available … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Planning, Bicycles, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, bike sharing, Biking, bridges, cities, Commuting, Cycling, geography, infrastructure, placemaking, planning, recreation, spatial design, Statistics, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, urban planning, Velo
Tagged Minneapolis
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Portland’s busiest Willamette River cyclist crossings in 2014
The following list shows the five busiest Willamette River bridge crossings for bicycles in the City of Portland, Oregon according to summer daily bicycle traffic data from the Portland Bureau of Transportation. This data does not include the new non-motorized/transit … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Advocacy, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Planning, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, Biking, bridges, cities, Commuting, culture, Cycling, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, pictures, placemaking, planning, spatial design, sustainability, tourism, trails, transportation, Travel, walking
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Crossing the Penobscot Narrows Bridge by bicycle
Early last week my wife and I had the extraordinary opportunity to bicycle across the Penobscot Narrows Bridge in Bucksport, Maine. This handsome cable-stayed structure replaced the former Waldo-Hancock suspension bridge. The new bridge was completed in 2006 and include … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, Alternative transportation, architecture, Bicycle Commuting, Bicycle Planning, Bicycling, Bike Commuting, Biking, bridges, cities, Commuting, Cycling, fun, geography, infrastructure, land use, pictures, placemaking, planning, product design, tourism, transportation, Travel, walking
Tagged bicycling, bridges, Bucksport, fun, Maine, Penobscot Narrows Bridge, travel, US 1
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Crossing the “Mighty Mac” by bicycle
Over the past weekend, my wife, stepdaughter, and I scaled and crossed the five mile long Mackinac Bridge (Mighty Mac or Big Mac) between Michigan’s Lower and Upper Peninsulas. The ride was part of the “2016 Big Mac/Shoreline Scenic Bike … Continue reading
Posted in Active transportation, architecture, Bicycling, Biking, Cycling, fun, geography, history, infrastructure, land use, Photos, pictures, tourism, transportation, Travel, walking
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Boston bike rack
Posted in art, Bicycles, Bicycling, Bike Parking, Biking, Cycling, infrastructure, Travel, urban planning, Velo
Tagged bike racks, Boston
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