Lincoln’s bicycle community, along with support from the Mayor’s Office; Cleaner Greener Lincoln, WasteCap Nebraska, the Lincoln Lancaster County Health Department, BicycLincoln, and WorkWell invite you and your co-workers to participate in a new challenge for 2012. “The Get Up & Ride Bicycle Challenge” is an exciting new program that encourages people to bike for transportation and recreation.  It is open and free to anyone who lives in the Unites States or works for an […]

Notes from the March 20th meeting with Portland-based consultants Cramball Arambula: The timeframe for these updates contains a series of meetings and public forums in May, culminating in a City Council Public Hearing in June for finalization, at which time the plans would be adopted as part of the Downtown Master Plan. This means that we are right near the end of the process now. This does not mean, however, that the plans will be […]

What: Lincoln Downtown Master Plan, Community WorkshopWhere: Cornhusker Hotel, 333 South 13th StreetWhen: Tuesday, March 20, 2012, 5:30p.m. to 7:00p.m. RSVP: Hallie Salem, Urban Development  Department, City of Lincoln at 402.441.7866 or hsalem@lincoln.ne.gov   Please join us from 5:30p.m. to 7:00p.m., Tuesday, March 20 for a presentation and lively discussion  about the Downtown Master Plan. The City of Lincoln, in collaboration with the Downtown Lincoln Association, is completing the update of the 2005 Master Plan. […]

Via Omaha Bikes – LB1030: We were thrilled to learn that Sen. Tom Hansen from North Platte had introduced a bill in the Nebraska Legislature that would require motorists to give at least 3 feet of space when passing cyclists, pedestrians, and those operating motorized wheelchairs on the road.  An impressive group of cyclists from Omaha and Lincoln came together on February 6 to testify in favor of the bill in front of the Transportation […]

Via bikeleague.org: The Bike Apocalypse (A-bike-alypse?) will not come…yet. We were fearful when the new transportation bill (MAP-21) failed to include any of the funding traditionally made available for pedestrian and bicycle transportation, but the support that was relayed to Senators from across the country has had the desired effect: the Cardin-Cochran amendment will restore funding of bicycling and walking to the bill. Some 50,000 sent messages to their Senators. Check the League of American […]

Pedestrian Bicycle Advisory Committee Minutes from February 14, 2012 Lincoln Parks and Recreation – 2740 “A” Street   Members Present:  Gary Bentrup, Parks Coble, Rick Dockhorn, Barb Fraser, Marynelle Greene, Elaine Hammer, Delrae Hirschman, Jordan Messerer, Dalyce Ronnau, Bill Spielman, Beth Thacker, Bill Wehrbein. Staff Present:  Terry Genrich, David Cary, Harry Kroos, Lynn Johnson, J.J. Yost, Mike Heyl Others Present:  Bob Boyce, Damon Hershey   This meeting was called to order at 7:00 a.m. followed […]

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 718 bicyclists were killed and 51,000 were injured in crashes with motor vehicles in 2009.  For their own and others safety, operators of motor vehicles are required to follow the rules of the road, to properly maintain their vehicles, understand avoidance tactics and practice defensive driving. All of which is taught by different means throughout the nation (thinks Driver’s Ed class when you where 15, or STOP […]

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 718 bicyclists were killed and 51,000 were injured in crashes with motor vehicles in 2009.  For their own and others safety, operators of motor vehicles are required to follow the rules of the road, to properly maintain their vehicles, understand avoidance tactics and practice defensive driving. All of which is taught by different means throughout the nation (thinks Driver’s Ed class when you where 15, or STOP […]

A 6-minute mini-documentary tells the story of how the Dutch acquired their famous network of urban bicycle paths. Sequence of events: 1. Primarily pedestrian and bicycle traffic (early 1900s) 2. Booming economy =  more cars + more sprawl + more roads = high pedestrian/cyclist fatality rate (middle 1900s) 3. Protests + Economic crisis = Bicycling returns (late 1900s) Click through and check the link.

A 6-minute mini-documentary tells the story of how the Dutch acquired their famous network of urban bicycle paths. Sequence of events: 1. Primarily pedestrian and bicycle traffic (early 1900s) 2. Booming economy =  more cars + more sprawl + more roads = high pedestrian/cyclist fatality rate (middle 1900s) 3. Protests + Economic crisis = Bicycling returns (late 1900s) Click through and check the link.