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 …
Trail Ramblings: Soon It Will Be Time To Get Out That Cold Weather Cycling Gear.
This is a re-post but cold weather and the gear you need to ride in it hasn’t changed much. Every year I find myself writing again about how to stay …
Trail Ramblings: E-Bikes In The News.
Everyone seems to have an opinion about e-bikes on the trails. Increasing active transportation and and leisure activities on the trails means more people riding them. In Sunday’s Lincoln Journal-Star …
Trail Ramblings: Lancaster Composite, A Guest Post By Heather Poore
Header Photo Local mountain bike team, reaches 50, raising funds for more kids on bikes. A guest post by Heather Poore When you think of youth sports, you may imagine …
Trail Ramblings: Trail Funding Going Off The Rails
In continuing troubling developments for trails and safety, previously approved grants for active transportation and trails were reversed September 9 by the DOT. CityLab reports that “The Trump administration canceled …
Trail Ramblings: Happy World Car-Free Day! Because We Can Dream.
September 22 is World Car-Free day. Surprised? The roots of this day are in the 1970’s and the oil crisis, but it became more popular in the 1990’s, according to …