Good things are happening in Richmond and Wayne County, Indiana
Posts tagged bicycle
Student biking across country, exploring college options
Sep 1st
The Daily Republican Register in Illinois picked up the story that 24-year-old Aaron Fredrick of Richmond is cycling across the country right now to decide where he’ll study environmental engineering. He’s headed to California:
Aaron says he was thinking about the environment and the pollution problems created by vehicles. “Sure we have to drive places,” he said Friday, “but I am thinking more about the future solution to growing pollution problems.” Aaron hopes to study environmental engineering, and has a small Yak trailer behind his bicycle, carrying the pack, tent and vital materials for the trip.
“I hope to make it within two months,” he said of the westward trip.
Read the full article.
Richmond Bicycle Map available now
Sep 4th
The Richmond Bicycle Map is now available free to the public. The maps recommended bike routes around the city as well as providing useful information for current and potential bike commuters. The primary distribution locations are Ike’s Bikes and the Cycling and Fitness Warehouse. A preview of the map is available on Mark’s Bike’s as Transportation blog, along with details how of the map came about.
The project has already been highlighted on a national bike blog, and covered on Muncie’s newspaper website, and a Bike Michiana project has formed around South Bend and is following the Bike Richmond model to develop a bike map there now.
Alternative Transportation Goals for Richmond Indiana
Sep 30th
Chris Hardie writes:
As a part of my work on the committees that are implementing the Comprehensive Plan that Richmond recently developed, I created a list (with some help from Mark) of some transportation goals that have a focus on alternative transportation (read: goals that don’t celebrate car culture). Here’s what I came up with, in no particular order:
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Discussion group created for local cycling interests
Mar 25th
Mark Stosberg wrote, “I’m setting up a discussion group for all things bicycle-related around Richmond, Indiana. This will include announcements of upcoming rides and discussions of how to make this a better community for cyclists.
Whether you want to participate actively or infrequently, I encourage to you to join, because Google has options to allow you to get as much or as little e-mail from the group and still be involved.
Some of us recently discussed getting together for a ride next weekend, and planning that will be the first order of business!”
Visit the group’s website at its Google Groups: Bike Richmond page.
