Grants from Bikes Belong encourage safer bicycling

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Grants from Bikes Belong encourage safer bicycling

par Oyez Oyez » Jeu Nov 17, 2011 4:10 pm

A group promoting crosstown bikeways in San Francisco (see video at left) and a community bicycle center in Portland are among seven recipients of Bikes Belong grants this fall.

Other urban bicycle projects on the grant list include the linking of two bike lanes in Atlanta, and bikeway extensions in Memphis and Grand Rapids. Grants also are going to research studies on the economic impact of bike use in Minneapolis and Greenville, South Carolina.

In all, the bike industry association issued $62,500 to the projects. Together they show the broad scope of bicycle programs that are active in the nation's urban areas ....

Author: Gene Bisbee
Category: Main Page Bike trails
Publish Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 05:00:00 -0800



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