Bike Paths

John Celock

Agenda 21, UN's Sustainability Measure, Banned By New Hampshire House

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.17.2012

Read More: Bike Paths, Tea Party Movement, Video, Un-Agenda-21, Land Use, Mike Slattery Kansas, Kansas Politics, New Hampshire Politics, Christopher Serlin, Anne Cartwright, Sustainability, Agenda 21, Zoning Laws, Arizona Politics, Tea Party, Politics News

The Tea Party-controlled New Hampshire House of Representatives voted Wednesday afternoon to ban implementation of policies connected to the United Na...

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The Unnamed Bicycle Column: A Cultural Shift

Keith Brown | Posted 04.06.2012

Read More: Bike Paths, Bicycle Commuting, Freehold-New Jersey, Bikes, Bicycle Culture, Bicycle Lanes, Bicycles, Cycling, Freehold New Jersey Bike Riding, New York News
Keith Brown

The bike ride recently organized by the mayor of a small central New Jersey town was emblematic of a cultural shift, a national movement toward embracing so-called "alternative'' modes of transportation.

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New Orleans City Park Won't Lose Green Space As It Develops

Susan Buchanan | Posted 04.08.2012

Read More: Federal Emergency Management, Dog Parks, Parking Lots, Miniature Golf, Central Park, Tulane University, Works Progress Administration, Golf Courses, Festivals, Urban Forest, Splash Parks, Native Species, Oak Trees, Skate Parks, Bike Paths, Bird Habitat, Hurricane Katrina, Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans Museum of Art, Green News
Susan Buchanan

City Park in New Orleans has mostly recovered from Katrina's wrath in 2005, and is building attractions to generate greens fees, entry tickets, concession sales, catering and equipment rentals to cover its operating expenses.

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Matt Sledge

House GOP Takes Aim At Safe Routes To School, Mass Transit

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 02.03.2012

Read More: Bike Paths, Tom Petri, Video, Mass Transit, House Transportation & Infrastructure Committee, Safe Routes to Schools, Earl Blumenauer, John Mica, Charlie Rangel, Politics News

Two House committees voted on Thursday and Friday to eliminate federal funding for a program that creates bicycle and pedestrian paths for children go...

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Rand Paul Anti-Bike Lane Plan Takes Big Hit

AP | By JOAN LOWY | Posted 01.01.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Republican senators failed Tuesday in their third effort in less than two months to eliminate federal money for bike paths, walking trai...

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A Summer of Bicycle-Focused Transportation Policy for Chicagoans

Renee Patten | Posted 12.10.2011

Read More: Bike Paths, Bike Sharing, Green Travel, Biking, Urban Planning, Rahm Emanuel Chicago Mayor, Chicago Bike Sharing, Bicycling, Bike Lanes, Chicago News
Renee Patten

Chicago is an ideal city for riding a bicycle. It's flat, people are generally respectful of other users of the road, and there are alternative options for commuting if you get stuck in the rain.

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On the Waterfront: A New Park Rises in Brooklyn

Joel Epstein | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bike Paths, LA Times, Mayor Bloomberg, Subway, Brooklyn, 30/10, Subway to the Sea, Janette Sadik-Khan, Nimby, Metro, New York, Times Square, Public Space, Gowanus, NYC DOT, The High Line, Red Hook, Central Park, Frederick Law Olmsted, Los Angeles, President Obama, Infrastructure, Economic Stimulus Package, Los Angeles News
Joel Epstein

There's so much new public space in NY that even a tourist magnet as big as the City can afford to let the public know about some of its new gems.

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WATCH: Boulder Bridge Washed Out By High, Fast Waters

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Flooding, Bike Paths, Boulder Canyon, Bike Paths Closed, Boulder Colorado, Cycling, Boulder Creek, Boulder Bridge Collapse, Video, Denver News

LANDER, Wyo. (AP) -- Rain and a spring heat wave that is quickly melting mountain snowpack have sent rivers rising in west-central Wyoming to record ...

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Portugal's New Bike Paths (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Lindsay Armstrong | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bike Paths, Bike Culture, Bike, Portugal, Bike Lanes, Video, Green News

We just stumbled across an awesome bike concept: Portugal has taken the functional and made it beautiful. Instead of the arrows or stick figures you m...

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No, Seriously: Republicans Don't Get It

Rep. Earl Blumenauer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Earl Blumenauer

Investment in bike paths will not only improve our economy, and take our country in the right direction for the future; it is exactly the kind of investment the American people want.

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