Bike Walk Tennessee
Sunday, October 30, 2011

Cyclists urge DA to Presses Charges

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PLEASE BE PATIENT. Video takes about 10 seconds to pull from Channel 4 News. It starts with a short commercial (that is why we can share....
Saturday, October 29, 2011

California Walking School Bus

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CNN is reporting that in parts of California children are participating in a "walking school bus." What's a walking school bu...
Thursday, October 27, 2011

TE Funds Under Attack AGAIN - Take Action!

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Dear friends and supporters of walking and biking in Tennessee,  we are once again in an all-points alert due to the Transportation Reautho...

A sobering discussion of our transportation infrastructure.

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With the most recent push to eliminate TE in favor of bridge repair highlights the futility of attempting to maintain our infrastructure as ...
Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Urban Bike Design Guide

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“This is a guide cities should use,” said Secretary LaHood in front of the Union Station Bike Station . He went on to enumerate all of the ...

VDOT Publishes New Bicycle Policy Plan

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VDOT's Bicycle Advisory Committee has released it Bicycle Policy Plan with the substantial assistance of the VA Bicycle Advisory Commit...
Sunday, October 16, 2011

Roundabouts - pedestrian and cyclist safety

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Roundabouts are becoming more common across the state, as their traffic handling capabilities and improved safety become wider known. A si...
Saturday, October 15, 2011

New Leadership

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Bike Walk Tennessee is privileged to announce two new leaders for its organization.  Dr. Caroline Cooley, Director of the Knoxville Region, ...
Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Nashville MPO Call for Projects

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The Nashville MPO is making $2.5 Million available for Active Transportation Projects.  With October 6'th being the deadline for submiss...
Monday, October 3, 2011

News from Knoxville

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Update on bicycle news in the Knoxville area: 1754 driver’s education students instructed for spring and fall semesters 2011. ...
Thursday, September 29, 2011

Wheelchair fatality in Knoxville

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The Knoxville News Sentinel is reporting on a fatality of a motorized wheelchair user who was struck by a right-turning vehicle. The ...
Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Public Meeting on Tweetsie Trail Draws Full House

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This from the Johnson City Press Chronicle of 09.28.11 on a Rail-to-Trail project in NE TN. Dealing with property owner's fears of crim...
Thursday, September 22, 2011

Bike Commuting Increasing Except In South

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Study shows slow growth of bike commuting in some areas. A good article in Atlantic Magazine looks at the growth of bike commuting in vari...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Thanks for your action

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This from Adventure Cycling: Dear cycling friends, Thanks to many of you, we have made real progress these last two weeks on two major na...
Sunday, September 18, 2011

Riding in the dark

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With the start of autumn almost upon us, the daylight hours are getting fewer. Unfortunately, with increased hours of darkness, crashes like...
Monday, September 12, 2011

Bike Funding at Risk

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. . All of the funding for active transportation--walking and biking--is proposed to be cut. This is the biggest threat to healthy activ...
Monday, September 5, 2011

Red-light cameras no longer used for non-stopping right-turns

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The Farragut Press Enterprise is reporting that red light cameras in town will no longer be used to enforce the requirement that vehicles c...
Saturday, September 3, 2011

Walking/Cycling for weight loss - calories burned

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How many calories do people typically burn walking and cycling? How realistic can working these activities into our daily lives help people ...
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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Elizabethton

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. . Y'all have done a great job at getting national attention for Ms Tryon, but it is important this incident become a positive for ever...
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Monday, August 29, 2011

Arrested for Riding Bike to School

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Could you be arrested for allowing your 5'th grade child to ride her bike one mile to school?  That certainly seems crazy as we try to e...
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Friday, August 26, 2011

Clarksville car/pedestrian crash - lessons to be learned

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The latest car/pedestrian crash in Clarksville, as reported here , and here , highlight some of the issues surrounding Fort Campbell Bouleva...
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Monday, August 22, 2011

Typical lengths of organized bike rides

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For organized road cycling events, there are a series of typical distances that travel to complete them. Since cycling is generally consider...
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Tuesday, August 9, 2011

The importance of contacting local officials

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Recently, I saw that a bike lane was painted on Lovell Rd in Knox County that was to the right of a right-turn only lane as part of its wide...
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

A Good Article on Transportation Funding Recission

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The state Department of Transportation recently gave back $50 million including funds for bike and ped projects. Tom Humphrey (a long time r...
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