Tag Archives: bicycling

Andrew Tatum battled multiple addictions with hard drugs and junk food. Now he finds peace and purpose in biking and blogging about his struggles in order to help others.

Shane Hartley and Troy Butler choose to ride their bikes to work because they know the health and environmental benefits of biking. In order to unite people like them, the Gainesville Citizens for Active Transportation want to start a bike-sharing program.

Two recent college graduates are taking a break by biking cross-country with Bike & Build. The program works to build homes and promote affordable housing while offering participants a memorable experience.

Finding a way around Gainesville can be difficult with limited buses and dangerous bike lanes, but City Commission candidates offer similar solutions to improve transportation issues. Yet a public forum revealed they do not agree on how to pay for the changes.

University Park Neighborhood residents and other community members are urging the Gainesville City Commission to keep 8th Avenue as a two-lane road for safety reasons.

After reducing a section of NW 8th Avenue from four lanes to two, police worry it is affecting response time for emergency vehicles.

Bicycle accident fatalities are on the rise in Florida, with head injuries as the leading cause of death. Experts are urging bicyclists to wear their helmets and motorists to follow the laws.

Initiative to increase sales taxes by 1 percent to fund Alachua County transportation projects hit ballot in November.

Residents of Leesburg, Fla. have been wanting more access for golf carts to get around town, and the city is finally addressing their pleas with expansions being made.

Alachua County will meet Nov. 12 to approve a bid and construction plans to improve the stretch of road between Northwest 57 Terrace to the Northwest 13th Street. County Transportation Engineering Manager Brian Singleton said the project began conceptually years before a 2011 approval.