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Showing posts with label bicycling. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bicycling. Show all posts
Tuesday, January 07, 2025

A made in the USA bicycle is in the works; maker hopes tariffs on Chinese imports will spur American production.

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Guardian's USA-made children's bike is still evolving. (Guardian graphic via WSJ) Children’s bike maker Guardian Bikes moved its pro...
Tuesday, July 30, 2024

A first-of-its-kind in the South, 'Bike Tennessee' offers breathtaking views from the state's rural towns

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'Bike Tennessee' offers stellar views of the state's rural towns and endless scenery. (Tennessee Department of Tourist Developme...
Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Quick hits: the top 10 agriculture stories of 2020; rural schools facing closures amid pandemic, and more

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Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at hea...
Friday, June 14, 2019

Quick hits: Cycling helps rural economies; Maine islands get health care by boat; rainbow tailgate goes viral

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Here's a roundup of stories with rural resonance; if you do or see similar work that should be shared on The Rural Blog, email us at he...
Wednesday, June 05, 2019

Map of proposed first coast-to-coast bike trail is revealed; group raising money to secure remaining 48% of route

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Proposed route for the Great American Rail-Trail. (Map by Rails-to-Trails Conservancy) The Rails-to-Trails Conservancy , the nation...
Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Transportation Dept. says competitive grants were 64% rural in last round; last one under Obama was only 20% rural

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Non-metropolitan areas got 64 percent of the money in the last round of a competitive grant program that funds transportation projects, the...
Wednesday, April 27, 2016

Ken Burns series on national parks repeats on PBS to celebrate National Park Service entennial

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To help celebrate the National Park Service Centennial,  PBS  is rebroadcasting a six-part Ken Burns series on national parks. The series, ...
Wednesday, February 03, 2016

Michigan lawmakers propose raising rural highway speed limits to 75 mph; critics cite safety concerns

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Speed limits on Michigan's 600 miles of rural highways could soon be raised to 75 or 80 mph, Emily Lawler reports for MLive Media Gro...
Wednesday, July 08, 2015

Nearly 9,000 miles of official U.S. bike routes bringing tourism dollars to rural communities

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Bike routes are an easy and cheap way to bring tourism dollars to rural communities, reports Nicholas Deshais for The Spokesman-Review . ...
Friday, April 03, 2015

New York Times lists '52 Places to Go in 2015'

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The New York Time s' list of "52 Places to Go in 2015" includes a few rural hotspots in the U.S. At No. 4 on the list is Ye...
Wednesday, October 09, 2013

Magazine picks best U.S. mountain biking towns

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Where are the best towns in America to go mountain biking? The Active Times  compiled a list of its top 10 mountain-biking towns, based o...