Tag Archives: Peoria

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

Posted on January 1, 2015 by

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

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A Peoria landmark you’ll be able to cross on foot or bicycle

Posted on December 12, 2013 by

In 2014, Peoria will gain an increasingly rare item: a new landmark, one of special interest to people who walk and bicycle, the Rock Island Greenway overpass. Continue reading →

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Ian Lockwood talks Complete Streets in Peoria

Posted on September 24, 2013 by

On the one hand: amazing. On the other hand, one Complete Streets presentation against hundreds promoting highways to and through everywhere. Continue reading →

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Kickstand down at Peoria’s Soldiers and Sailors Monument

Posted on May 24, 2012 by

I like a ride with a turnaround point. Usually the point is breakfast. Since Wednesday was a surprisingly unstructured day off for me—morning had somehow turned into afternoon—I decided to aim the Tern Link P7i toward the heart of downtown … Continue reading →

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If you build it, they will ride in New York, and their neighbors will complain

Posted on March 22, 2011 by

In three years, the New York City Department of Transportation added 200 miles of new on-street bike facilities. For people who ride bicycles, this may be the modern equivalent of an old Robert Moses project: a transformation made possible by … Continue reading →

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League of Illinois Bicyclists announces Peoria to Bloomington bicycle guide

Posted on March 17, 2011 by

The new Mackinaw Valley Trail Guide includes a map and cue sheet to help people find their way as they ride bicycles between the Illinois cities of Peoria and Bloomington. The guide, available as a PDF on the League of … Continue reading →

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