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Des Moines Bicycle Summit on July 14
Submitted by iowabicycle on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 15:34
Des Moines will be holding a Bicycle Summit on July 14 from 12:00 – 1:30 PM and 5:30 – 7:30 PM at the Des Moines Central Library. The Bicycle Summit will serve as a public input meeting into the Des Moines Bicycle Plan currently under development.
Bicycling is sustainable.
Submitted by iowabicycle on Wed, 07/01/2009 - 16:15
By Mike Brownlee
Bicycling is sustainable.
There’s no internal-combustion engine powering the bike. Bicyclists don’t stop by the local Casey’s to fill up on gas and grab a cup of coffee. A bike tune-up doesn’t involve an oil pan or Pennzoil 10W30.
Elementary students bring traffic safety education to their level
Submitted by keppler on Thu, 06/25/2009 - 20:32As a child walking, biking or riding through traffic, roadways and cars seem part of a big world that can not be fully understood. But Grantwood Elementary School’s Safety Village brings this world down to kids’ level, literally, in hopes they learn at a young age the basic traffic rules.
Safe Routes to School to Begin School Crossing Guard Program
Submitted by keppler on Mon, 06/22/2009 - 15:54Iowa Bicycle Coalition to Implement Crossing Guard Program
-Safe Routes to School Director receives crossing guard training, prepares new program-
2009 Iowa DOT Map for Bicyclists
Submitted by iowabicycle on Thu, 06/18/2009 - 18:10The Iowa DOT has produced a new 2009 Transportation Map for Bicyclists. The roads on the map are color coded according to average traffic volumes. This makes it nice to track where the quiet roads are for your rides. Other amenities, like paved shoulders and trails are marked on the maps. There are even breakdowns for cities.
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New Cab Service in Iowa City
Submitted by keppler on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 20:56
A new taxi service is now serving downtown Iowa City. But unlike the herds of gas-guzzling vehicles that normally clog the city's streets, these cabs use human pedal power.
Bicycle taxis arrived in New York City about a decade ago and have since made their way to cities across the nation, primarily in areas heavy with tourism.
HBA Raffle Supports Bicycling Advocacy, download form to buy tickets
Submitted by iowabicycle on Wed, 06/10/2009 - 01:06The Hawkeye Bicycle Association Racing Team has undertaken a massive effort to bring bicycle racing back to downtown Cedar Rapids. Beginning in October 2008, a group of six began the planning process to conquer the river with a criterium spanning the 2nd and 3rd Avenue bridges. The primary goals of the event in order of importance are:
1. Bring people to downtown Cedar Rapids (Conquer the River)
2. Support bicycle advocacy (10% of raffle fundraising goes to the Iowa Bicycle Coalition)
3. Hold a bicycle racing event (State Criterium Championship)
Iowa Ranked Sixth for Bike Friendliness
Submitted by iowabicycle on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 03:19Iowa has risen to number six in the bicycle friendly state rankings by the League of American Bicyclists. The second annual ranking of Bicycle Friendly States scores the 50 states on a 75-item questionnaire that evaluates a state’s commitment to bicycling and covers six key areas:







