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Tag Archives: Rock Island Trail
Finding a new Peoria inside the old
Highways make it easy to leave Peoria. The Greenway makes it easier to stay. Continue reading
Katy, Rock Island, Greenway trails unaffected by Supreme Court rails-to-trails ruling
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy provides list of conditions that protects some rail-to-trail and trail projects against recent court ruling. Continue reading
Posted in Infrastructure, News
Tagged Illinois, Katy Trail, Missouri, path, Rails-to-Trails Conservancy, Rock Island Greenway, Rock Island Trail, Supreme Court, trail
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A Peoria landmark you’ll be able to cross on foot or bicycle
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
Posted in History, Infrastructure
Tagged landmark, Peoria, Rock Island Greenway, Rock Island Trail, trail
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Tern Bicycles recalls, Elly Blue travels, Rock Island Trail recovering (but not all at once)
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
Posted in Brompton, Equipment, Infrastructure, Tern Bicycles
Tagged BionX, Brompton, Elly Blue, recall, Rock Island Trail
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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
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