Trail Ramblings: Our European Cycling Correspondent
This week’s blog features observations from Evan, a former resident of Lincoln who now lives in the Netherlands. I asked him to compare his riding habits from when he lived …
Trail Ramblings: What’s On Your Wish List?
Projects Coming Up. There are a number of trail and bike infrastructure projects from the 2024 City of Lincoln Trails Report https://www.lincoln.ne.gov/files/sharedassets/public/v/2/parks-amp-rec/trails/2024-city-of-lincoln-trail-report-web.pdf that are still waiting in the wings. Some …
Rambling Different Trails: What Makes A Friendly City?
“When you cycle you can see people’s faces, people having coffee, people playing ball. You feel part of the city in a completely different way than when you drive. It’s …
Trail Ramblings: More On Snirt, aka Brown Sugar Or Mashed Potatoes
I’m sharing a couple of links this week about winter cycling conditions and how to ride in them. The first is from Medium titled “This is the one thing you …
Trail Ramblings: So You Want To Ride In The Snow.
A guide on how to do it. A guest post by Gary Little. Winter is rapidly approaching and you have decided to ride your bike. First off. What is wrong …
Trail Ramblings: Vision Zero In The News
You may have seen the front page article in Sunday’s Lincoln Journal Star about the spike in deaths for those outside of vehicles. While it focuses on the spike in …
Trail Ramblings: More Reasons To Consider A Cargo Bike
This week I’m bringing you an article from Velo called 5 Reasons You Should Ditch Your Car for an E-Bike. In many other parts of the world, e-cargo bikes are …
Trail Ramblings: More News On The Safety Stop
It’s been three years since the Safety Stop, aka, Stop-as-Yield, or, the Idaho Stop first came up for discussion in Lincoln. If you are unfamiliar with these terms, the laws allow bike riders …
Trail Ramblings: A Guest Post By Board Member Connor Herbert
This morning, I had to Uber to the office because my car broke down on the highway yesterday. In the Uber, we got to talking about Lincoln Transportation and Utilities, …
Trail Ramblings: You Have Until The End Of October To Add Comments.
From Rachel in the Planning Department “You’re invited to help shape the future of Lincoln and Lancaster County through Plan Forward, a long-range planning effort guiding community growth, housing, the …