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First Poky Pedaling Potluck Picnic of 2013 on Tuesday

Go pump up your tires and check your brakes, because Bike Fun is coming. The first Poky Pedal for 2013, the monthly Poky Pedaling Potluck Picnic, is scheduled for this Tuesday, May 21. We’ll be meeting in Goerke Park near … Continue reading

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Report on May public meeting for Division/Church corridor study

Last night, project staff for the Division/Church Corridor (Business 51) Study Project held their second public meeting. The purpose of this study is to consider design alternatives for lane alignments along the Division/Church corridor within the Stevens Point city limits. … Continue reading

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Report on the May committee meetings for the Portage County Bike/Ped Plan

The Urban and Rural Steering Committees and the Technical Committee for the Portage County Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan each met over the past few days. Below I provide a summary of what was discussed at these meetings. The agendas for … Continue reading

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Division/Church Corridor Study: next public meeting May 16

The city of Stevens Point is considering changing the alignment – number of lanes, lane widths, bike lanes, etc. – of the Division/Church (Business Route 51) traffic corridor from the south city limits to the I-39 ramps. A project considering … Continue reading

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Portage County Bike/Ped Plan committee meetings scheduled May 14 & 15

The Portage County Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Project will have its next round of steering committee meetings next week. All meetings are open to the public. The Urban Steering Committee will meet on Tuesday May 14 from 4 PM to … Continue reading

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Poky Pedaling Stevens Point turns 1 year old today

One year ago today, the Poky Pedaling Stevens Point website and blog went public. Here is the blog post that announced PPSP to Stevens Point and the world beyond. In the year that has passed, I enjoyed sharing lots of … Continue reading

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National Bike Challenge: Help Stevens Point finish in the US Top 10

The 2013 National Bike Challenge is about to begin. Tomorrow, people across the US will start entering their bicycle trips onto the Challenge website in a friendly competition among individuals, teams, schools, workplaces, cities, and states. The Challenge runs from … Continue reading

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Portage County residents asked to share biking, walking habits via online survey

An online survey for assessing the bicycling and walking habits of Portage County residents has just been released. This survey is part of the information gathering effort of the Portage County Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Project. All Portage County residents, … Continue reading

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My first bicycle ride of the spring

Today, I was finally inspired by the weather to hop on a bike. I’m delighted that I did. It’s just plain fun to ride a bike. In the snowy weather months, I walk pretty much all my local errands. I … Continue reading

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Want to learn how to teach children to bicycle safely? Free training class coming to Stevens Point

On Saturday May 11, a Teaching Safe Bicycling class sponsored by the Wisconsin Department of Transportation (WisDOT) will be offered in Stevens Point. This class will train participants how to teach others to ride bicycles safely. The class seems focused … Continue reading

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