Map of IN-MI River Valley Trail (click to enlarge) The IN-MI Trail planning and development group met in early December to review progress on this 34 mile interstate trail connecting Niles, Mich. to Mishawaka, Ind. Attendees included representatives from both states as well at the engineering firm currently doing engineering work on the Niles [...]
Indiana (blue) and Michigan (red) proposals The Indiana-Michigan River Valley Trail is a 34 mile multi-use trail extending from Niles, MI to Mishawaka, IN (and someday beyond). As with all bicycle/pedestrian transportation projects, it is a favorite project of nearly all regional residents, but a favorite scapegoat of many transportation skeptics: as such it [...]
The St. Joseph County Parks Foundation and the Friends of the Pumpkinvine have each received $1,000 from the BMC to support development of their trails. The Parks Foundation will use the funds for development of the IN-MI Trail, to help fill in the gap between Niles, Mich. and Roseland, Ind. The Park’s segment of this trail, [...]
The Bike Michiana Coalition (BMC) sent an online questionnaire to the candidates for mayor in Mishawaka. The questionnaire consisted of nine questions. Dave Wood responded, while Craig Fry did not. Listed below are the questions and answers to the questionnaire from Wood. Since Fry did not respond, the BMC has resorted to a South Bend Tribune [...]
[googlemaps http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=212168427829578000282.000462afa9f88cdf03edc&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=41.690912,-86.258921&spn=0.035304,0.035258&t=h&vpsrc=6&output=embed&w=425&h=350] Two interconnecting branch lines of the Norfolk Southern Railway Co. running from South Bend’s west side to the Saint Mary’s College campus would be abandoned if a petition filed by the City of South Bend and other partners is approved. Attorneys representing the City of South Bend, the Brothers of Holy Cross Inc., Holy [...]
South Bend Named a Silver Level Bicycle Friendly Community by the League of American Bicyclists for 2018