The popular Walkscore web site gives estimates of a city’s walkability. It’s not perfect.
Detroit’s Newest (And Coolest) Bike Racks
The number of bike racks continues to grow in Detroit, though mostly in the Corktown and Downtown areas. Here are our four favorite new racks and rack designs for 2012 in no specific order.
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Detroit’s newest (and coolest) bike racks
MDOT Releases "Share the Road" PSA
LMB is pleased to continue to dialog with the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) regarding driver behavior when passing cyclists on roads with rumble strips. Today, MDOT released this new 30 second “Share the Road” bicycling safety video.
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MDOT Releases "Share the Road" PSA
Detroit Biking Articles All Over the Local Media
A couple weeks ago we wrote about seven different biking articles that ran in the Detroit media. Well here’s another nine! Cycling for Health Our friend and longtime Detroit cyclist Cassandra Spratling wrote this article in the Detroit Free Press .
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Detroit biking articles all over the local media
Living Car-Free in the Motor City
We’ve heard it many times as if it were a given: You can’t live in Detroit without a car. Really? And what about people living in Detroit today without a car? We’ve many Detroiters that for one reason or another, don’t have a car.
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Living car-free in the Motor City
Three Ways to Make the Most of National Bike Month
Reposted from our friends at People for Bikes National Bike Month is officially here! With longer, milder days, May is a perfect time to recognize bicycling for the multitude of benefits it provides – improving our health, economy, and environment. Here are three ways to make the most of this year’s National Bike Month: Go for a type of bike ride that you normally wouldn’t: If you’re a road rider, try a mountain bike ride. If you’ve never ridden your bike to work, give bike commuting a shot.
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Three Ways to Make the Most of National Bike Month
Courts Reduce Road Agency Liability
It’s already difficult to sue road agencies under state law for the quality of the road beneath your tires. MCL 691.1402 GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE Each governmental agency having jurisdiction over a highway shall maintain the highway in reasonable repair so that it is reasonably safe and convenient for public travel.
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Courts reduce road agency liability
May Is Bike Month – Put on Your Helmet and Saddle Up
League of Michigan Bicyclists (LMB) and Michigan Trails and Greenways Alliance (MTGA) announce that May is Bike Month, May 14-18th is Bike to Work Week, and Friday, May 18th is Bike to Work Day. New this year, May 9th is also the inaugural National Bike to School Day. We are currently working with Representative Anthony Forlini (R – Harrison Township), a bicyclist himself, to introduce an official Bike Month resolution in the House of Representatives similar to year’s past. Americans have been commemorating National Bike Month each May for 55 years
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