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Category Archives: Bikey News
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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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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Report on Portage County Bike/Ped Plan March 6 Steering Committee Meetings
Yesterday, the Urban and Rural Steering Committees for the Portage County Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Project each held meetings to get updates on current progress and to provide feedback for future direction. The two meetings covered similar topics but differed … Continue reading
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Report on Public Workshop for the Portage County Bike/Ped Plan
This past Thursday, about 40 people engaged in spirited discussion about bicycling and walking in Portage County during an all-day information-gathering workshop for the Portage County Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Project. This public workshop was moderated by Tom Huber and … Continue reading
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Colorado Supreme Court Rules Town Cannot Ban Bicycles for Safety Reasons
This morning, the Colorado State Supreme Court unanimously overturned a law passed by the town of Black Hawk, CO in 2010 which banned people from riding bicycles on town roads. According to the court’s written opinion, the town passed this … Continue reading
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Report on First Steering Committee Meeting for the Portage County Bike/Ped Plan
The first meeting of the Steering Committees for the Portage County Bicycle and Pedestrian Planning Project took place last night. About 50 people – committee members, project staff, and interested citizens – were present to get some context into this … Continue reading
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Report on Division/Church Corridor Public Meeting
I just returned from tonight’s public meeting regarding the Division/Church Corridor (Business Route 51) Project. About 100 people were present to hear a short presentation and to ask questions of the project staff. Tonight’s public meeting focused on the city … Continue reading
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Portage County Bicycle/Pedestrian Planning Project Has Begun
Portage County recently began an 18-month project to create a new bicycle and pedestrian plan. Upon completion, the Portage County Bike/Ped Plan will serve as a template for identifying how to improve bicycle and pedestrian facilities in both the urban … Continue reading
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Is Your Soap Manufactured Using a Bicycle-Powered Soap Blender?
I stopped by the Stevens Point Area Co-op this afternoon and came upon a brand of soap that calls itself “the pedal-powered natural soap”. Just Soap is made using what it calls a “one-of-a-kind bicycle-powered soap blender”. According to the … Continue reading
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