Category: Bicycling

We Need to Be Able to Bike and Walk to NLX Train Stations

James Buchanan • March 20, 2023 • 1

For train riders living close to NLX stations, walking or bicycling would be a green alternative to driving—and far more feasible than before.

One Family’s Fascinating History at Oakland Cemetery — the Son

Wolfie Browender • March 16, 2023 • 1

Part Two of an exploration of the state’s oldest public cemetery and interview with its superintendent. Obelisks, mausoleums, ghost stories and more.

Randonneuring: Ride Far With Friends

Ian R Buck • March 15, 2023 • 0

What if I told you that there is a long-distance bicycling sport that encourages participants to stay together and socialize during rides? It’s true!

A Potentially Contentious Summit on Summit Reframes ‘Trees vs. Bikes’

Ed Steinhauer • March 7, 2023

The February 27 public forum on the Summit Avenue Regional Trail Plan provided welcome clarity on the contentious subject of tree removal and bike trails.

Summit Avenue Is Not Cleveland Avenue: Four Reasons Why

Pat Thompson • March 3, 2023

The Cleveland Avenue North project, where bicycle lanes required a large loss of trees, has the “Save Summit” group catastrophizing that the same thing will happen on Summit Avenue.

Bring Back the Historic Character of Summit Avenue

Bill Lindeke • February 28, 2023

Historically, Summit Avenue was more about socializing than speed, a place to “be seen,” to hang out and to converse. Wouldn’t an upgraded off-road bike trail serve that sense of place?

One Family’s Fascinating History at Oakland Cemetery

Wolfie Browender • February 27, 2023

The Schoenrocks have been tending to St. Paul’s Oakland Cemetery for over half a century, ensuring that the state’s oldest public cemetery is maintained.

Walk the Talk: People-Friendly Driving and Summer Events

Hawken Habig • February 24, 2023

Plan for summer’s Open Streets events while snow’s still on the ground, more public comment on Summit Avenue and a driving class from the Bicycle Alliance.