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Tom Dederich straps on a helmet and hops on his bicycle each morning for a 3-mile ride from his home to work as a math teacher at Springdale High School.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The city of Fayetteville has been designated a walk friendly community by Walk Friendly Communities, according to a press release from the group.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The city of Fayetteville has been designated a walk friendly community by Walk Friendly Communities, according to a press release from the group.

Northwest Arkansas is on the map as a spring break destination for mountain bikers.

FAYETTEVILLE -- One of the more popular stretches of the Razorback Greenway running through the city will be closed for about six weeks as crews wrap up a portion of the arts corridor project downtown.

One of the more popular stretches of the Razorback Greenway running through the city will be closed for about six weeks as crews wrap up a portion of the arts corridor project downtown.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The city has hit a sweet spot in terms of supply and demand with its electric scooter program, providing a viable means of transportation between walking and driving a car, City Council members heard last week.

FAYETTEVILLE -- The city has hit a sweet spot in terms of supply and demand with its electric scooter program, providing a viable means of transportation between walking and driving a car, City Council members heard last week.

With apologies to ponies, the alpha of kids’ Christmas gifts has always been the new bike. Nothing else compares. Kids seeing a new bike beside the Christmas tree with a bow on it go as berserk as a “Price is Right” contestant winning a Showcase Showdown. It’s the reason for the whole season.

Fayetteville has been busy investing in its bike infrastructure recently, to the point that Places For Bikes, a national bike advocacy organization, recently gave Fayetteville an “acceleration” score of 4.6 out of 5, meaning the city is improving its bike infrastructure faster than any other ranked cities. The scores are based on how many people in the region are riding bikes, how extensive and connected the city’s bike infrastructure is, and other factors. “If you have a bunch of big ...