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What do you get when you combine Florida sunshine and a huge demand for outdoor lifestyles? Florida SUN Trail Network. Haven’t heard of it? Well… Recently approved legislation designates a minimum of $25 million annually in funding for SUN Trail through the Florida Department of Transportation. SUN Trail, which stands for […]
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Think there’s no mountain biking here amongst the pancake landscape of Central Florida? The Orlando chapter of the Southern Off-Road Bicycle Association would like to show you otherwise. Granted, you won’t find Colorado-ish climbs or Utah-esque canyons, but there are other varieties of off-road thrills. This Saturday, the 2-year-old club […]
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Orlando has once again been designated as a bronze-level Bicycle Friendly Community from the League of American Bicyclists. City leaders, businesses, schools, and community members are continuing to work hard to take this designation to the next level and make Orlando a city that is welcoming to our friends on […]
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LOCAL AND STATE ADVOCACY FEDERAL NEWS by Carolyn Szczepanski Let’s face it: Bike advocates have it tough. Winning our goal of safer streets is a game played in multiple arenas, where different teams must come together and share in the ultimate victory — or defeat. Sure, bicycling may be a simple […]
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On May 25, an article was posted in the Wall Street Journal (Taxing for Highways, Paying for Bike Lanes) regarding raising the gas tax. The author, Mac Zimmerman, policy director at Americans for Prosperity, discusses ways to get additional money when the Highway Trust Fund runs out and suggests that […]