The bicycle & pedestrian counts have been completed for the fall of 2014, marking the 3rd year of bike/ped counts in the area. Of the eight locations counted, one showed the highest count ever recorded for that location (Twyckenham Drive) and three had new lows while the remaining four were within norms. In total, the [...]
Chippewa Ave. at Michigan St. and Main St. in South Bend, Ind. South Bend is committed to designing their streets to enable safe access for all users, including pedestrians, bicyclists, motorists and transit riders of all ages and abilities. But this is a challenge at the Chippewa intersections with Main Street and Michigan Avenue [...]
Graduate students at Indiana University South Bend have been studying two projects in conjunction with the City of South Bend. One study involves the southern downtown area, “South Hub” anchored by Four Winds Field. The other involves the abandoned railway on the city’s northwest side. The students will present their project concepts in a forum that [...]
The DNR Division of Outdoor Recreation is creating an update to the 2006-16 Indiana State Trails Plan: “Hoosiers on the Move.” The Trails Plan guides the development and expansion of a statewide system of trails to be used for public recreation and transportation. As part of the planning process, they’re conducting an online survey of statewide trails [...]
28 Bike/Ped projects are on tap MACOG has published a list of several hundred Transportation Improvement Projects in their four-county area. Twenty-eight of those projects are specifically pointed at making our community more bicycle and pedestrian friendly. The image at the left shows the projects as balloons or red and black lines. Click here [...]
South Bend Named a Silver Level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists for 2018