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  In Drawdown, edited by Paul Hawken, bike infrastructure is identified as one of the top 80 solutions for reducing global greenhouse gas emissions. The book finds that in 2014, 5.5 percent of urban trips worldwide were by bicycle. If that number grew to 7.5 percent by 2050, displacing some 2.2 trillion passenger miles completed by vehicles, some 2.2 gigatons of greenhouse gas emissions could be avoided, realizing approximately $400 billion savings over the next 30 years. What are the most important steps cities and communities can take to rapidly grow bike use?   Most people just don’t f...

Today Mostly sunny in the morning then becoming cloudy with periods of rain later in the day. High near 55F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of rain 90%.. Tonight Snow in the evening will give way to lingering snow showers overnight. Low 19F. Winds N at 10 to 20 mph. Chance of snow 100%. Snow accumulating 1 to 3 inches. Winds could occasionally gust over 40 mph. Updated: April 19, 2021 @ 12:55 am courtesy photos Scott T Stark Scott T Stark Photo courtesy of city of Steamboat Springs The Gazette file

Today Cloudy with rain and snow this evening, light snow overnight. Low 19F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 100%. 3 to 5 inches of snow expected.. Tonight Cloudy with rain and snow this evening, light snow overnight. Low 19F. Winds NNE at 10 to 15 mph. Chance of snow 100%. 3 to 5 inches of snow expected. Updated: April 19, 2021 @ 4:20 pm courtesy photos Scott T Stark Scott T Stark Photo courtesy of city of Steamboat Springs The Gazette file

RENO, Nev. —  The U.S. Forest Service is proposing a five-fold increase in the number of miles of trails open to certain electric bikes in the forests surrounding Lake Tahoe. The proposal by the service’s Lake Basin Management Unit covering parts of six counties in California and Nevada would add 120 miles (193 kilometers) to the current 25 that allow such access, not including dirt roads, among the total 385 miles (619 km) of trails. “This project is our effort at being proactive and managing e-bikes,” said Jacob Quinn, engineering technician for the unit. Many of the public commen...

Share this article Share this article WASHINGTON, March 16, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Rails-to-Trails Conservancy (RTC) today announced the recipients of its 2021 Trail Grants Program, awarding $145,000 to fill critical trail gaps, with an emphasis on regional and community development goals. The developing Cowboy Trail Connection in Chadron, Nebraska, part of the preferred route of the Great American Rail-Trail, was one of 11 projects awarded a Rails-to-Trails Conservancy Grant on March 16, 2021. Photo courtesy Rails-to-Trails Conservancy. Rails-to-Trails Conservancy awards $145,000 in grants t...