Posted by Jeff Nixa on May 30, 2009
Update: an 11 MB PDF of the map is now available for download.
The first-ever comprehensive St. Joseph/Elkhart Counties bike map is now available. A joint effort of the Bike Michiana Coalition, local government, business and university, the folding map will first be distributed to cyclists who attend the South Bend Bike to Work Week events, June 1-5. Afterwards, the map will be available throughout Michiana in local bike shops and other locations yet to be determined. A free copy of the map ($5 value) will also be provided every person signing up for an annual membership in the Bike Michiana Coalition.
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Posted by Adam Bee on May 20, 2009
Since there is a Ride of Silence in Goshen but not South Bend tonight, I plan to ride from ND to Lincoln Avenue Cycle. The route is 30 miles, so I plan to leave at 4:45 sharp to make it there by 6:45. If you’d like to ride along, show up at the Main Circle of Notre Dame before 4:45. Make sure your bike has lights; I plan to return by 9:15 or 9:30, so we might be racing the sunset a bit on the way back.
Here is the route I plan to take (LINK). I’ve never ridden most of those easterly roads, so I can’t guarantee their safety or comfort. Let me know if you have suggestions on a better route!
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Posted by Phil G-E on May 6, 2009
Many, many thanks to everyone who showed up and spoke in support of the Maple City Greenway trail underpass at Plymouth Rd in Goshen. A close call, the Council was split evenly 3 for and 3 against (1 supporting member absent) until Mayor Kauffman voted for the proposal. Read more about it at in this eTruth article. Many thanks, too, to all who helped organize the response by spreading the word and communicating with their city council members. This will be an excellent addition to the path and make it all the more accessible and useful to pedestrian and bicycle traffic.
See below for a Google Map of the trail:
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Posted by Henry Scott on April 6, 2009
We’ve had on and off discussions about a bike route between Chicago and South Bend, yet as far as I know, no one has actually mapped and made available a complete route.
Accordingly, I was excited to hear about an organized ride between Millenium Park in downtown Chicago to Indiana Dunes National Lake Shore and then on to Warren Dunes State Park over two days. The ride is Le Tour de Shore, and participation has been growing steadily in this charity ride since the inaugural voyage in 2004.
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Posted by Adam Bee on March 28, 2009
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Posted by Paul Taylor on March 9, 2009
Crews are mobilizing this week to complete the final phase of construction for the City of South Bend’s popular Riverside Trail, which will extend the trail north from Oakwood Boulevard to the Old Darden Road pedestrian bridge.
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Zigs vs. Zags
Posted by Adam Bee on April 22, 2009
Have you ever noticed that right-to-left turns are much more difficult than left-to-rights?
That is, if you’re crossing some large ugly six-lane traffic sewer to get from one lovely back road to another, it seems much easier to me if you have to go LTR instead of RTL.
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