Tag Archives: Rock Island Trail

Finding a new Peoria inside the old

Posted on March 1, 2020 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Highways make it easy to leave Peoria. The Greenway makes it easier to stay. 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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A Peoria landmark you’ll be able to cross on foot or bicycle

Posted on December 12, 2013 by 16incheswestofpeoria

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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Tern Bicycles recalls, Elly Blue travels, Rock Island Trail recovering (but not all at once)

Posted on May 6, 2013 by 16incheswestofpeoria

Tern Bicycles is recalling “a specific batch of S- and X-level Verge and Eclipse frames manufactured between September 2011 and March 2012…Please first check your Frame Number, which is stamped underneath the bottom bracket. If your Frame Number starts with … Continue reading →

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More people on bicycles in Minneapolis. And on the way: Bikes in Space

Posted on March 12, 2013 by 16incheswestofpeoria

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 →

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