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Heather wrote a new post, Akron Bike Week 2013 Wrap-Up 3 days, 11 hours ago
Monday, May 13 – Akron Bicycle Club Monday Evening Ride
Seven riders including two from the Active Transportation Committee. A chilly ride starting and ending at the AGMC Health and Wellness Center on Steels […]
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Heather wrote a new post, Ohio H.B. would require 3-foot clearance for passing cyclists 3 days, 11 hours ago
Drivers would have to stay at least 3 feet away from bicyclists on the road under legislation being considered in the Ohio House.
HB 145 also would enable stopped vehicles to proceed through stoplights if […]
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Heather wrote a new post, AMATS’ Kent Bike-N-Brainstorm April 20 1 month, 1 week ago
The Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study (AMATS) is hosting its first Bike-N-Brainstorm ride for 2013 in Kent on Saturday, April 20. The agency’s Bike-N-Brainstorms are an innovative way that the […] -
Heather wrote a new post, Building Better Bike-Friendly Cities 2 months, 2 weeks ago
We all want to see more people riding bikes for transportation. How, then, do we make this happen? By focusing our efforts on women, families, and building more protected bike lanes (bike lanes physically […]
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Heather wrote a new post, Bicycling Today with Ode’ Aduma 3 months ago
Outspokinwheelmen have a radio show full of interviews, evaluations, reviews, touring & travel, healthy lifestyles, and more! Listen Wednesdays from 6-7 pm on Sports Animal 1390 and iHeart Radio […]
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Heather wrote a new post, Chattanooga Bike-Share: Lessons for Smaller Cities 3 months, 1 week ago
After studying the possibility of implementing a bike-share system beginning in 2007, Chattanooga, Tennessee (pop. 170,000) was able to cobble together enough funding and support to launch a 30 station, […]
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Heather wrote a new post, “How We Roll” Initiative to begin at the University of Akron 3 months, 3 weeks ago
The Department of Sport Science and Wellness Education in the College of Education, in partnership with the city of Akron, has received a $154,647 grant from the Ohio Department of Transportation to educate and […]
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Heather wrote a new post, Five Reasons to Cycle to Work 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Longer life, improved health, more energy, lower costs and extra fun… It’s official – cycling makes you a better person in many ways. Here are just a few reasons, along with some compelling stats, to cycle to […]
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Heather wrote a new post, Summit County Council supports online service for MetroParks hike, bike, and water trails. 3 months, 3 weeks ago
Technology may be in the works soon to help make things easier for those who hike and bike MetroParks, Serving Summit County trails.
A new online effort called the Code for America Summit County Trails Virtual […]
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Heather wrote a new post, L.A. becoming more bike friendly, thanks partly to the mayor’s elbow. 3 months, 3 weeks ago
On July 17, 2010, after a P90X workout, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and his police bodyguard began riding mountain bikes west in the bike lane on Venice Boulevard. About 6:30 p.m., heading toward La […]
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Heather wrote a new post, Two Bicycles Nominated for Designs of the Year 2013 4 months, 1 week ago
Two bicycles have made their way into this years Designs of the Year exhibition. Both the Donky cargo bike and the Mandoo Footloose chainless e-bike have been nominated for awards in the transport category, and […] -
Heather wrote a new post, Bicycling: Good for the Brain and the Body 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Does riding a bike have a similar effect as meditating? Can bicycles be used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or Parkinson’s disease? Can biking make us smarter? These are among the […]
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Heather wrote a new post, Salt Lake City bike-sharing program to launch in April 4 months, 2 weeks ago
With increased congestion, high gas prices and a fog of inversion settling deep in the valley, replacing a vehicle with a bike may feel like the responsible choice for any Salt Lake City resident.
It’s good in […]
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Heather wrote a new post, Growing bike rack business run by homeless men 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Shopping for bicycle racks a few years ago, the city had to spend its money out of state because no machine shop in this old smokestack town made them.
But now Metro Metal Works, a program of Lutheran […]
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Heather wrote a new post, Local Grads Plan Five-Month Long Cross-Country Cycling Trip 4 months, 2 weeks ago
For 2006 Coventry grads Matt Friedlund and Marty Ethington, post-college life doesn’t mean giving up the dream of someday becoming professional adventurers.
The pair will embark on a five-month long […]
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Heather wrote a new post, Cleveland takes first step towards Bike Sharing 7 months, 1 week ago
Are you bike-curious? How about a bike share?Participants in the 2011 Bike Cleveland Summit identified bike sharing as a priority to make Cleveland more bicycle-friendly. Bike sharing, a program that provides […] -
Heather wrote a new post, Cleveland Velodrome 8 months, 3 weeks ago
The grand opening for the Cleveland Velodrome was last week. The Velodrome is a 166-meter, Olympic-style banked wooden cycling facility that anyone under the age of 18 can ride and train on for free. For more […]
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Heather wrote a new post, Downtown Bike-N-Brainstorm 9 months ago
Join AMATS and the City of Akron for a Bike-N-Brainstorm Thursday, September 6 @ 6pm. AMATS and the City will lead a bike ride beginning at Lock 3. After the ride, participants will meet at Lockview Tavern to […]
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Heather wrote a new post, Kids Kick It Out for Bicycling 9 months, 1 week ago
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Heather wrote a new post, Somethin’s Cookin’ at the all new Akron Bike Kitchen! 9 months, 2 weeks ago
The Bike Kitchen located in the basement of the O’Neils building at Lock 3, officially opened on July 25, 2012. Funded by a LeBron James Family Foundation grant, and operated by the non-profit Summit Cycling […]
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