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Tag Archives: Peoria Park District
The problem with photography. 30 days of biking, #4
Pictures center on what the photographer wants to promote. You’re at a birthday party for Aunt Emma. You take a picture of her, maybe a picture of everyone. The photo is well composed: everyone is looking at the camera; they … Continue reading
Posted in #30daysofbiking, Infrastructure, Uncategorized
Tagged #30daysofbiking, bicycle, bike, coffee bike, night ride, Peoria Park District, Rock Island Greenway
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Finding a new Peoria inside the old
Highways make it easy to leave Peoria. The Greenway makes it easier to stay. Continue reading
More people on bicycles in Minneapolis. And on the way: Bikes in Space
Talk about your disqualifying meteorological conditions. Bicycling magazine contributor Elly Blue says her next Taking the Lane zine will be released in April. The upcoming “anthology of feminist science fiction about bicycling” is simply titled Bikes in Space. (Taking the Lane) Continue reading
Trail through city of Peoria gets update page
According to the Peoria Park District, the project to extend a trail through the city along the Kellar Branch line, a now-vacant railroad right of way, “has taken nearly 30 years from the first construction on the riverfront until today.” … Continue reading
Posted in History, Infrastructure, News
Tagged Kellar Branch line, Ken Kiley, Peoria Park District, Pimiteoui, Rock Island, trail
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