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It’s no secret that American women are less likely than American men to ride bikes in cities. Certain reports put one woman on a bike for every four men in America. In European counties like Germany, the Netherlands, and Denmark, the split… [Read More]
In a city where college football is still king, it’s safe to refer to just about everything else as an “alternative sport”. Roller derby, Australian Football, and even professional Futbol fall into that category along side Aidan Seufert’s favorite pastime of unsanctioned fixed-gear… [Read More]
A working group formed last year to discuss a new shared-use path along State Route 161 met again on Wednesday to further review the project. Project Facilitator Marie Keister presented new data gathered by Korda Engineering and the city’s Department… [Read More]
(Note: This is the fourth installment in the four part “Back on the Bike” series. The full set of articles can be found HERE.) Penelope and I have been through a lot together. With her help I have seen parts… [Read More]
More construction is coming to Goodale Street this summer as work begins on a new bikeways connector that will help convert this auto-centric stretch of Downtown roadway into a more pedestrian and bike-friendly corridor. The project will connect Goodale Street… [Read More]
(Note: This is the third installment in the four part “Back on the Bike” series. The full set of articles can be found HERE.) Fun fact: If you ride over wet leaves and attempt to turn quickly, you will fall… [Read More]
Next summer, Columbus will see the launch of its first bike share network with over 300 bikes parked at 30 locations in Downtown and nearby neighborhoods. Users of the system will be able to visit any of the stations, borrow… [Read More]
(Note: This is the second installment in the four part “Back on the Bike” series. The full set of articles can be found HERE.) I have been sore before, but not like this. The third day was the worst, I… [Read More]
The finalized East Franklinton Plan was presented in July and lays out a dense urban future for this near-Downtown neighborhood that is slated to be filled with art studios, apartments, corner cafes and creativity. One critical portion of the plan… [Read More]
Third Hand Bike Co-Op is relocating down the street from 174 5th Avenue to 979 5th Avenue, and changing neighborhoods in the process. They’re saying goodbye to Weinland Park and saying hello to Milo-Grogan. “While our old space served us… [Read More]
(Note: This is the first installment in the four part “Back on the Bike” series. The full set of articles can be found HERE.) It has been 16 years since the training wheels came off my Cinderella princess bike. When I… [Read More]
B1 Bicycles is celebrating its fifth year in business. The shop, at 124 E. Long St., opened its doors May 5, 2007. “We started out primarily as a single-speed, fixed-gear, urban-focused cycle shop that also offered full service repairs,” said… [Read More]
Bicycle advocacy group Consider Biking will be losing Executive Director Jeff Stephens in May as he transitions to a new position with a national voluntary health organization. His resignation from Consider Biking follows four years of leadership where he oversaw… [Read More]
Like many cities, Downtown Columbus is full of one-way streets. Traffic engineers of the mid-twentieth century utilized them as a way of moving as many automobiles as quickly as possible through what were previously congested urban areas. Today, one could argue that… [Read More]
The Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission (MORPC) announced today that they’ve just completed the relaunch of their Central Ohio Greenways website. In addition to a new design, the Greenways website provides interactive maps, information and new updates on biking and walking… [Read More]
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