Construction dates for the American Tobacco Trail bridge over I-40 and the new pedestrian bridge over 147 are indexical: no matter when you ask, the answer is always “they should be completed in about 2 years.” As a member of the Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission for the past 4 years, “When will the ATT [...]
Since in my last column I criticized the folks at Google for being short-sighted in their thinking about how to improve transportation, I want to post an update. In “Hybrid car pitch a step backwards,” I implied that the software giant known for creative thinking is selling itself (and us) short by encouraging the development [...]
This morning, I passed a crew from Durham’s Department of General Services patching cracks on the Tobacco Trail. If you’ve noticed the widening cracks along the trail, then you know what they’re patching. Before the cold weather gets here, they will be filling in the cracks with an expandable tar substance that prevents rain water [...]
Halloween Hundred Fri., Oct. 26 Full Moon Meander, 6:33 p.m. 16 mile group ride starts at moonrise! (head and tail lights required) Sat., Oct. 27 Scenic Durham County Rides 100 miles, 8:30 a.m. / 62 miles, 9:30 a.m. / 31 miles, 10 a.m. Family Fun Ride, 10:30 a.m. 6-12 miles on the American Tobacco Trail [...]
I finally completed enough of my migration to WordPress to take the site redesign public. While there are still a few kinks to work out, hopefully the new site organization resolves some of the problems with the old. Permalinks will be updated to redirect to their new locations at some point, but for now — [...]
Down here in North Carolina, we don’t get much snow. Hell, this year we haven’t even gotten much rain. Gone are my college days of putting snow tires on the bike for the winter. For the most part, I keep the same tires, much of the same gear on the bike, and just throw on [...]
Durham Parks and Rec is organizing a road trip for cyclists. See details below. Come spend a leisurely fall day riding the Virginia Creeper Trail with Durham Parks and Rec Adventure Programs staff. Appropriate for participants ages 10 and up (minors must be accompanied by parent/guardian) this wide, smooth reclaimed rail bed trail offers a [...]
Send Ellen your comments — read below The Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning Organization (DCHC MPO) programs the state and federal transportation projects in our region and is developing a Regional Priority List for the FY 2009-2015 Transportation Improvement Program (TIP). The TIP is a seven-year funding document for bicycle, pedestrian, highway, rail, and public transportation [...]