GREENbike (SLC Bike Share) Launch Scheduled for April 8th
Bike Share is coming to Salt Lake City and its name is GREENbike. If you aren’t familiar with bike sharing, Bike Share stations will be strategically placed throughout downtown SLC to create a network...
View ArticleAn Introduction to Chad Mullins’ New Blog
This blog will be a new experience for me, and that means it will be a new experience for readers as well. So, first I will try to explain myself, which may help put my comments and opinions in...
View ArticleSalt Lake City to Hold Open House on Bike/Ped Master Plan on April 11, 2013
Are you a cyclist that rides in Salt Lake City? Take part in the future of cycling in Salt Lake City (proper). Salt Lake City is in the process of updating it’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan. This...
View ArticleUtah Bike Summit to be Held at the University of Utah on April 26, 2013
By Scott Lyttle Bike Utah is hosting the Fifth Annual Utah Bike Summit on Friday, April 26 at the University of Utah Guest House. The 2013 Utah Bike Summit: Keep Utah Rolling! brings together bicycle...
View ArticleThe Bicycle Collective is Searching for a new Executive Director
The Bicycle Collective, one of the country’s leading community bike shops and advocacy organizations, is hiring a new executive director. The Collective supports many programs including several...
View ArticleOpen Streets Salt Lake City – Ci.SLC.lovia will Open Streets to Cyclists on...
By Katie Harrington The Open Streets Project – an initiative that temporarily closes city streets to automobile traffic in order to promote walking and bicycling – is coming to Salt Lake City (SLC) on...
View ArticleWasatch Front Bike Progress – Lots of Good Signs
By Chad Mullins Originally, my intention was to mention a list of events that deserve our bicycle community support at the end of this blog. Only through our participation can we hope to attract the...
View ArticleThe Bicycle Transit Center: Serving the Needs of Commuter Cyclists.
June 2011 - The Bicycle Transit Center (BTC) at the UTA Intermodal Hub has been in existence for just over a year. Its location and services have made a big impact for the bike commuter traveling on...
View ArticleAdd Some Rail to Your Commute
When it comes to full-time bike commuting, I’m by no means an expert. It takes a pretty solid commitment to fully abandon the comforts and freedom of using a car to get to work each day. The post Add...
View ArticleMore Alternatives Needed for University of Utah to Downtown Salt Lake City...
By Chad Mullins Salt Lake City’s Transportation Division has been convening a University to Downtown bikeway focus group; this is part of the City’s current effort to update the Bicycle/Pedestrian...
View ArticleStudies Examine Bicycles and Mass Transit
June 2011 - It's not news to most people that bicycling and mass transit go hand in hand to get people around. But planners and transit officials need to innovate to improve this marriage of...
View ArticleFunding active transportation: Utah County does it better
By Chad Mullins Finding adequate sources of funding to develop a regional active transportation network is a major challenge. As mentioned in the previous blog, our neighbors in Utah County provide an...
View ArticleChip Seals and Bicycles – Short-term Pain for Long-term Gain?
Last summer, I was very glad that Salt Lake City (in contrast to the County)has had an informal policy of not chip sealing bike lanes for the past several years – a decade or more. But as we come up on...
View ArticleCelebrate 2013 Utah Bike Month!
Bike Month, a month-long celebration of pedal-powered transportation is upon us and Salt Lake City and the state of Utah have made numerous plans to celebrate the magnificent invention. The post...
View ArticleGreenbike Bike Share in Salt Lake City, Utah
Greenbike Bike Share is up and running in Salt Lake City. The post Greenbike Bike Share in Salt Lake City, Utah appeared first on Cycling Utah.
View Article2013 to be the Year of the Bike in Salt Lake City and County
Salt Lake City’s Transportation Division has coined 2013 the “Year of the Bike” – a movement that includes partnership with Salt Lake County, UTA, UDOT, University of Utah, and other organizations...
View ArticleBike Share to Launch in Salt Lake City on April 8, 2013
A Bike Share program is a network of many Bike Share stations, where members can take any bike, from any station, as many times as they like for a small membership fee. A 24-hour Access Pass, 7-day or...
View ArticleBikes are Vehicle of Choice for Violin Making School
The violin school is also known for its bicycles: with 28 students and no free parking, it's home to a healthy community of student bike commuters, as evidenced by the collection regularly locked up...
View ArticleCycle the City Self-Guided Tour Route Launched in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City has created a new self-guided tour of the city for visitors and residents, a route of 13.5 miles that loops through downtown Salt Lake City, Liberty Park, and the Peace Gardens. The post...
View ArticleTaking The Time Machine For A Spin
Having made the voluntary choice of weekend only access to a car, it's also, at times, a harsh reality. Wind, rain, sleet, hail, sleety/hail, sideways rain, it doesn't matter and it doesn't last. The...
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