RTC Blogroll

Recycle Royal Oak was held today. Tom Regan and I were there to distribute biking and trail information while talking about our efforts to make Royal Oak more friendly and safe for biking and walking. We had a steady of crowd of people from Royal Oak and the surrounding communities that we very interested and supportive of [...]

This could be one of Detroit’s shortest yet coolest greenways for peds and bikes. It’s called the Green Alley Project and it’s located in Midtown near Second Avenue and Canfield. This Green Garage project will eventually connect to the planned Midtown Loop. The project’s goal is “to create a model for sustainable alleys of the future for [...]

We reported earlier the need for additional study of Australia’s mandatory bicycle helmet law. That’s been done. An interesting study was released last month which models the health benefits of Australia’s mandatory bicycle helmet law. The bottom line: Australia’s mandatory bicycle helmet law has adversely affected overall health. A model is developed which permits the quantitative evaluation of [...]

The 44-mile long I-275 Bike Path is getting some love. For the next two Saturdays, the Friends of the I-275 Bike Path are hosting trail cleanup days. The details are below. If you ever ride on the I-275 Pathway, now is the time to pitch in and get it in shape for the spring & summer riding [...]

There’s been a significant update since our report last week on Lyon Township’s plans for re-routing the Huron Valley Trail along a road with driveways. As we noted, the DNR was not going to allow driveways across the trail and that killed the deal. Very recently the Township met with the DNR to discuss a framework for [...]

Six weeks have passed since the Lexington Bicycle Advisory Committee (LBAC) asked Lexington Town Manager, Carl Valente, to halt the pilot program of snow-removal on their section of the Minuteman Trail. The Town put the Trail last on the maintenance list and thus it was a sheet of ice by the time Town workers got out there. Add to that the small piece of equipment that was authorized by the Town, which required two passes on the Trail to clear an acceptable width, and the effort cost more than 5x what Arlington spends for a single storm. More..

December 21: The first day of Winter is here and already the Trail has suffered multiple storms. The Town of Arlington has reacted as they did last year and cleared the Trail in a timely fashion. By contrast, the Lexington section of the trail has not yet been cleared. After the initial ice storm and two subsequent snowstorms, the Town will have to deal with a much messier cleanup. But we chalk this up to the newness of the pilot program and expect that things will progress more smoothly moving forward..more

Last Monday the Lexington Selectmen voted overwhelmingly in support of year-round access..with one catch; plowing will be paid for with private donations, not Town funds. Thus far, according to a recent article in the Lexington Minuteman, $2,000 has been raised in support of this effort. Read more..