Category Archives: News

They shoot old bicycle stories, don’t they?

Posted on April 19, 2016 by 16incheswestofpeoria

I may be a bicycling dinosaur, but I know dinosaurs with older stories than mine. Continue reading →

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Peoria-born business gets ready to move next to its customers on the Rock Island Trail

Posted on January 1, 2015 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Good to see a locally owned business going in next to Peoria’s local trail. Continue reading →

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Rails-to-Trails action may lead to 145-mile trail in Missouri

Posted on August 5, 2014 by 16incheswestofpeoria

“I will admit some trepidation when I signed an eight-figure offer to purchase a piece of real estate, particularly when such an action wasn’t even remotely contemplated when I arrived at work on Monday morning.” -Keith Laughlin, president, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Continue reading →

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Polcer publishes, Citi Bike billed, Indy plans

Posted on May 28, 2014 by 16incheswestofpeoria

While New York has millions of stories, “New York Bike Style” has only so many pages. The book and several of the bicycles within it are fixed. Continue reading →

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Katy, Rock Island, Greenway trails unaffected by Supreme Court rails-to-trails ruling

Posted on March 12, 2014 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Rails-to-Trails Conservancy provides list of conditions that protects some rail-to-trail and trail projects against recent court ruling. Continue reading →

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