Posted by Di on June 12, 2010
Michael Vandeman, 67, assaulted a mountain biker with a handsaw on a University of California-Berkeley fire road on April 18, 2010.
Vandeman is a radical environmentalist who believes that forests should be closed off to humans, especially mountain bikers. He cites studies that “prove” that mountain bikers damage the environment, and ignores studies that show [...]
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Posted by Di on May 25, 2010
The City of Marquette is holding a public meeting tomorrow night at 7:00 p.m. at Lakeview Arena to discuss the future of the Heartwood Forestland that contains the Marquette South Trails. The city is considering zoning parcels of land within the forest for development in an effort to increase Marquette’s tax base.
Read more at [...]
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Posted by Di on June 5, 2009
I made the long journey down to Grand Rapids, last Thursday, to partake in the activities of the Midwest Mountain Bike Summit. After nine and a half hours on the road, I arrived at the Comfort Suites Inn where dinner was being served.
We enjoyed a pig roast served by a local caterer. [...]
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Posted by Di on May 22, 2009
It is my understanding that the House Bill 4610 has been updated. The bills I am working with are the ones provided by the Michigan House and Senate web sites. When an updated bill is provided on those sites, I will provided further information.
A Westwood Park trail in Newcastle, Indiana [...]
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Posted by Di on May 21, 2009
In Michigan, a new bill has been introduced that has mountain bikers up in arms. Before we proceed, let’s get a little back story.
I got my first horse when I was 11 years old. I really got into it when I got my beloved Paint, Ima. I loved that horse, and I [...]
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Posted by Di on May 1, 2009
Cover of the League of American Bicyclists Bike Month Guide.
National Bike Month has arrived, again! See National Bike Month for the nice little introduction I gave a year ago. Last year, I gave a suggestion for what to do each day (click here to peruse through last May’s posts). This year, I [...]
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Posted by Di on April 10, 2009
On Wednesday, April 8, the proverbial shit hit the fan when Michigan State University International Relations and Journalism major Zack Colman wrote a rather controversial opinion article for the State News. I’m pretty sure that Zack had no clue what he was setting himself up for.
Zack delivered lines such as
Black 2001 Saturn SC2. That’s [...]
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Posted by Di on March 19, 2009
U.S. Representative Doris Matsui (D-CA) and U.S. Senator Tom Harkin (D-IA) introduced The Complete Streets Act of 2009. The goal of this bill is to encourage the development of streets that safely support different modes of transportation including automobile, transit, bicycle, and pedestrian traffic.
S. 584: A bill to ensure that all [...]
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Posted by Di on March 12, 2009
Last week, I received my last issues of Bicycling and Mountain Bike magazines. I’ll probably receive the customary last-issue-after-your-subscription-runs-out-to-entice-you-to-resubscribe, but I’m not bitin’.
I subscribed to these magazines three years ago. I was new to mountain biking and super hungry for info regarding my new sport. I wanted more. I just wanted [...]
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Posted by Di on March 11, 2009
Per the March IMBA-SORBA eNews:
Ask Your Governor To Build Bicycle Facilities With Economic Recovery Funding Congress has set aside funding for the transportation enhancement program, which funds bicycle and pedestrian projects. However, states have a time limit. If they don’t identify which projects they want to fund, and obligate the funding to those projects, they [...]
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