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Biking: Portion of 9/11 memorial trail to be built in area

2015-09-12 07:11:56| Railroads - Topix.net

CSX Transportation has agreed to donate 130 acres of undeveloped land to the September 11th National Memorial Trail Alliance to help it build a 7-mile portion of an off-road trail from the Great Allegheny Passage in Garrett to the Flight 93 Memorial in Stonycreek near Shanksville, Pa. The alliance, a not-for-profit organization, was formed in 2004 to establish a 1,300-mile on- and off-road trail to link the memorial sites of the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and the Flight 93 National Memorial in Somerset County.

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Twitter Town Hall 6: Mayor Discusses Biking in Portland

2015-06-03 18:04:11| PortlandOnline

Mayor Hales answered questions live on Twitter about bike safety and infrastructure in Portland.

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"Every Bike Counts" event finds biking never sleeps in Portland

2015-05-20 23:22:20| PortlandOnline

City's first 24-hour bike shows ridership every hour of the day

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Biking Is Faster Than Driving in These Major Cities

2015-05-20 17:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: For those of you who constantly battle with bumper-to-bumper commutes, have you ever wondered if it would be better to ditch your car and walk to your destination instead? The answer, according to a fascinating article from Scientific American's Tali Trigg, is probably not if you move at the average walking speed of 3.1 mph. The energy and transport analyst based his article on INRIXs data on the speeds of the worst traffic corridors during peak hours in the U.S.: Austin, Texas: 6 mph ...

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