A dozen bicyclists are riding across the South to raise money for tornado relief in the cities of Joplin and Tuscaloosa.
Those two cities were devastated by severe tornadoes that took the lives of 51 people in Tuscaloosa on April 27 and 162 in Joplin on May 22.
The 12 on the Present: Hope Tour bicycle ride are aiming to raise $100,000 as they pedal ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/09/30/bicyclists-ride-for-joplin-and-tuscaloosa-tornado-victims/
Bicyclists on Venture Expeditions and Convoy of Hope partnership ride through tornado devastated town. Raising money for recovery efforts in Joplin, Missouri and Tuscaloosa, Alabama.
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A long section of the 19-mile Green River Trail south of I-405 will remain closed to bicycling as flood protection remains in place for the time-being.
Workers installed the 3- to 4-foot high wall of sandbags along the levee-top trail in the fall of 2009. That's when the Army Corps of Engineers reported the Howard Hanson Dam upstream could no longer handle high water, and they'd have to flood the Green River Valley in the event of heavy rains.
Two weeks ago, however, the Corps announced that repairs have been made and they could operate the dam at full capacity this fall and winter.
It looks like the sandbags are going to remain in place for another rainy season ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/09/29/closed-to-bicycling-no-plans-to-remove-sandbags-on-green-river-trail/
Nevada will become the 19th state on Saturday to require that motorists give bicyclists at least 3 feet of space when passing.
Cyclists will celebrate the measure with the “3 Sweet Feet” bicycle ride between the Reno and Sparks city halls that day to draw attention to the new law.
In addition, a “vulnerable users” law that smacks harsher penalties on motorists who cause injury to bicyclists or pedestrians also goes into effect on Saturday, Oct. 1.
Three-foot laws were enacted earlier this year in Kansas and Georgia. Further, a 3-foot passing bill has been approved by the California …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/09/29/nevadas-3-foot-bicycle-passing-measure-becomes-law/
Here's an irony if you commute by bicycle through city streets to improve your health:
A research paper says London bicycle commuters have 2.3-times more black carbon — soot — in their lungs than their pedestrian counterparts.
Bicyclists have long assumed they might be inhaling a little urban pollution when a bus passes by or they get stuck behind a fume-belching delivery van at a stop light.
Now the London-based researchers have put a number on it in a paper presented …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/09/28/how-serious-is-urban-pollution-for-bicyclists/
Newest hazard for cyclists… black lung.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/09/28/cyclist-in-traffic/
Bicyclists will gather for a bike ride this weekend in Portland to help raise awareness about the heart-wrenching disappearance of a Cycle Oregon volunteer two weekends ago.
Mark Bosworth, 54, was last seen leaving a tent area in the host city of Riddle the evening of Sept. 16. He was reported missing the next morning after his tent was empty.
At the time, friends said Bosworth appeared disoriented at times and complained of headaches, although he responded he was “just fine.”
Details about his disappearance and search efforts can be found at FindMark.org. Also, check out the FindMark Facebook page.
Cycling luminaries Greg Lemond and Lance Armstrong recently helped spread the word …
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/09/28/cycle-oregon-volunteer-still-missing-after-two-weeks/
Mark Bosworth, 54, of Portland disappeared without a trace on Sept. 17 while volunteering for Cycle Oregon near the town of Riddle.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/09/28/mark-bosworth/
A funny thing happened on my way to updating this list of the 10 longest rail-trails in the US — I learned that not all the trails are suitable for bicycles.
Of the 10 longest rail-to-trail conversions listed at the Rails to Trails Conservancy, 2 are established for ATV's only and another is used as a scenic railroad with no adjacent path.
A few others are surfaced with ballast, which can make bicycle pedaling a little dicey.
The longest rail-to-trail list is compiled by the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. The non-profit has helped states, communities and volunteer groups turn 19,872 miles of abandoned railroad tracks into trails ….
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/09/27/10-longest-rails-to-trails-for-bicycling-in-the-us/
The US Census Bureau has released the bicycle commuting rates for 2010. See “Bicycle commuting down slightly, but big cities make gains” for more information about the American Community Survey.
Washington
Seattle — 3.6%
Bellingham — 3.0%
Spokane — 1.8%
Bellevue — 1.4%
Vancouver — 1.1%
Tacoma — 0.8%
Kent — 0.6%
Everett — 0.4%
Spokane Valley — 0.3%
Oregon…
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2011/09/27/bicycle-commuting-rates-in-washington-oregon-and-idaho/
Trail biking Rails to Trails Conservancy
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