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Tag Archives: trail
Day 19. 30 Days of Biking
The idea was simple. Use other people’s money to erect two buildings on stilts in the floodplain and encourage out-of-town restaurants to set up shop. And when that didn’t work, city leaders finally decided the buildings had to go. Better … Continue reading
Posted in #30daysofbiking, Bike Friday tikit, Report from the road
Tagged architecture, city planning, demolition, Illinois River, peoria illinois, trail
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Day 25. #30daysofbiking
That’s one reason I call this website 16incheswestofpeoria. Another reason? Calling it bluebobthebellbottomedbananaboy would have been confusing. Today’s ride: On the Rock Island Greenway, just south of Bicycle Safety Town. And back to the shop.
Posted in #30daysofbiking, Bike Friday tikit, Report from the road
Tagged Rock Island Greenway, think small, trail
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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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No flood. Just East Peoria
There are two sides to any infrastructure budget: the money to build and the money to maintain. According to my friend Denny, who just took this photo, East Peoria may be overlooking that second pot of money when it comes … Continue reading
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