Greene County Parks maintenance personnel recently installed new signs within the City of Xenia to assist trail users with finding their way to the next trail and provide distances to destinations throughout the Miami Valley.
Read the full story in this article from WHIO-TV.
I personally had the pleasure of using that area’s bike route system while [...]
Posts from ‘November, 2008’
Bike Route Signage System Expanded in Xenia
OKI Council of Governments
The Ohio-Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of Governments (OKI) is a council of local governments, business organizations and community groups committed to developing collaborative strategies to improve the quality of life and the economic vitality of the region.
http://www.oki.org
The Bike Maps & Info page contains links to the OKI Regional Bicycle Plan, as well as links to maps [...]
Columbus named “Future Best City” by Bicycling Magazine
Recently, Bicycling Magazine named Columbus, Ohio one of its “Future Best Cities” in its annual ranking of US cities for bicycle-friendliness. Call it an “honorable mention” or “most improved award,” it’s a good sign that the efforts of our capital city are having some positive effect. From their web site:
What happens when you cross a [...]
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
Rails-to-Trails Conservancy is the national organization that promotes the preservation of former railroad corridors for use as biking and hiking paths. You can use their web site to find a rail-trail to ride on in Ohio, as well as every other state. You can also find information and resources to help you get involved in [...]
ODOT Bicycle Transportation Page
Check out this page on the Ohio Department of Transportation web site:
http://www.dot.state.oh.us/Divisions/Local/Projects/bicycle/Pages/Default.aspx
It’s the starting point for state information and resources, including bikeway maps, laws, latest project information and more.
Bikes Belong
Bikes Belong is sponsored by the U.S. bicycle industry with the goal of putting more people on bicycles more often.
http://www.bikesbelong.org
Mysterious Things
Since I did not ride home on Tuesday (combination of cold, wet, and lure of wings and beer), I drove in Thursday and rode the bike trail home. If you ride quite a bit, you notice and witness some weird things. Last night was one of those nights. First, as I’m riding, I hear something [...]
My Snow Bike
Here are a couple of shots of the bike I put together for winter commuting; click on the photos to open the full-sized image in a new window.
It’s based on a Diamondback Zetec Comp mountain bike that I originally bought back in early 2001. Since I’ll mostly be using this bike on the road or [...]
11-18-2008 Commute
As promised yesterday, here are a few pictures from Tuesday’s commute. Enjoy!
Thanks and so long, Greg Bachman
Greg Bachman was appointed as Summit County Engineer in 2003, and ran unopposed for re-election in 2004. As an avid cyclist, he did his best to consider the needs of bicyclists as part of his County Engineer duties, such as making sure that several recent road improvement projects included widening of the shoulders. He also [...]