Trail Ramblings: Board Member Spotlight- Jason Faas.
Bicycling has always been a family affair for me. My father is a bicycle enthusiastand made sure we learned to ride at an early age. We rode bikes the way …
Trail Ramblings: Hi, I’m Winter, Remember me?
Yes, riding outside Sunday was glorious, though it felt a bit like a guilty pleasure. I hope you all got out to enjoy it, because now we have a date …
Trail Ramblings: We Have An Active Transportation Planner! Meet Roberto Partida.
Active Transportation is a Focus for LTU’s Newest Transportation Planner.I grew up in a small town in western Iowa where biking to the park or to a friend’s place wasnot …
Trail Ramblings: What Is A Bicycle Mayor?
Have you heard the term? “Bicycle Mayors are the face and voice of cycling progress in a city. They are independent catalysts that work to uncover the economic, societal, health, …
Trail Ramblings: The Long View.
In the next few years cycling will continue to get better in Lincoln, and across Nebraska. A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how the Great American Rail Trail …
Trail Ramblings: International Winter Bike To Work Day 2022
The last couple of years I’ve touted this event. Last year was the special pandemic edition called winterbikealoopza, since it was understood that many people were working from home. With …
Trail Ramblings: More On The Rail Trail Through Nebraska.
Last week I talked about the proposed route through Nebraska, focusing on the MoPac. The Rails to Trails website mentions the historically significant features of the trail entering and leaving …
Trail Ramblings: The Great American Rail Trail Will Go Through Nebraska.
Have you studied the proposed route? From Iowa It comes through Omaha on existing trails, for the most part, then connects to the MoPac above Springfield. The first gap is …
Trail Ramblings: Want To Love Winter Biking?
One good way to get there is to get out on the singletrack when it’s good. This is best accomplished on a fat bike, but a mountain bike will often …
Trail Ramblings: What Active Transportation Looks Like.
Have you heard the term? It means getting where you want to go by human power, usually bicycling and walking. It’s a win/win. By building active transportation into your day, …