BikeTown Comes to Miami – Win a Free Bike
Mayor Manny Diaz and Special-Aide-to-the-City-of-Miami-turned-super-duper-local-bike-advocate Kathryn Moore are at it again! Although Bike Miami has been on a mini-hiatus due to summertime, the wheels are still turning. Bicycling Magazine’s BikeTown is headed for Miami’s own Bayfront Park on Thursday, August 27, 2009. In fact, they are giving away 30 new bicycles and gear to...
Read MoreBikes: How Not to Get Hit by Cars
Bicycles are often touted as the most eco-friendly transportation of all. It is much more efficient than walking, and creates zero emissions. But I’m scared. The cars really scare me. Lately I’ve encountered several bikers in Miami, and I’ve told them my fears. Instead of receiving a reassuring, "Oh, don’t worry about it," I receive a, "Yeah, it’s...
Read MoreCritical Mass tomorrow
This grassroots effort that encourages bikers, skateboarders, and bladers is scheduled to take off on Saturday, July 8, at 10 am from Vizcaya Metrorail Station. The route will go along Bayshore Drive to Peacock Park in Coconut Grove. Free. All ages. Festive attire & props are encouraged! Sponsored by: Emerge Miami, The Wallflower Gallery, Miami-Dade Green Party. Complete details available at...
Read MoreBiscayne-Everglades Greenway
The Biscayne-Everglades Greenway project is one with the hopes of connecting these two national parks with a bike trail. A greenway is defined as a corridor for protected open space that is managed for conservation and/or recreation. The first public meeting was held in Homestead last week, and we understand it was a great success. In the Herald article covering the meeting quotes Homestead...
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