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People often are shocked these days when they saunter into bicycle shops expecting to see — you know — bikes. Cycling shops and big-box stores across NWI and the nation no longer have showrooms filled with new mountain bikes, road bikes and kids bikes. The racks are largely bare, the selection sparse. "We're got some kids bikes, some cruisers," said Kurt Agner with Ridge Cyclery at 3731 Ridge Road in Highland. "But nothing's available. That's just how the market is right now. They can't produce them, and I've read where the freight has quadrupled so they're not shipping them. We've ...

Copy Jennifer Toole, ASLA, is the founder and President of Toole Design and has over 30 years of experience planning and designing multimodal transportation systems. A certified planner with a degree in landscape architecture, Toole has a strong background in urban design. She has been involved in numerous projects of national significance for the Federal Highway Administration, American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). Jared Green (JG): In , edited by Paul Hawken, bike infrastructure is identified...

On Wednesday the Capital Trails Coalition released a report coming to a shocking conclusion: trails are good, actually. Prepared by ESI Solutions and published by the coalition of organizations such as the Washington Area Bicyclists Association and the Rails to Trails Conservancy, the report outlines and quantifies the economic, health, and environmental benefits of completing the network. According to the report, not only is the region growing and widely supportive of trails, but the COVID-19 pandemic has also sent demand skyrocketing — and 53% of those surveyed by the Metropolitan Washing...

"A lot of these trails have been conceptual, but a lot of them have already gone through Feasibility and PDE studies," Friends of Lake County Trails chairman Mike Stephens said during the meeting. "That's what we're trying to do — get all these trails eligible for state funding, in addition to having a permanent funding source locally."  In November 2019, Lake 100, the Chamber Alliance and the League of Cities held a meeting on multi-use trails. Soon after, Lake 100, an organization focused on economic development, started a trails committee. From there, the Friends of Lake County ...

Obituary: Wayne R. Theriault WATERVILLE - Wayne R. Theriault of Waterville passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 24, 2021. He is survived by his wife Pat, ... Share WATERVILLE – Wayne R. Theriault of Waterville passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 24, 2021. He is survived by his wife Pat, his daughters Nicole of San Francisco, Caroline of Alexandria, Virginia, Emily and her husband Matthew Dwyer also of Alexandria, and two beloved grandchildren Gabriel and Alice. He is also survived by his sisters Darlene and husband John Dulude, Larna and husband Scott Rosenberger and brother Kenneth...