{"id":3776,"date":"2013-06-01T17:20:30","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T21:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/?p=3776"},"modified":"2013-06-01T17:25:13","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T21:25:13","slug":"bicycle-workshop-june-10th-vlmpo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.l-a-k-e.org\/blog\/2013\/06\/bicycle-workshop-june-10th-vlmpo.html","title":{"rendered":"Bicycle Workshop June 10th &#8211;VLMPO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\r\nBiking is the lead story in\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sgrc.us\/transportation\/Newsletters\/FY13SpringNewsletter.pdf\">\r\nthe Spring Transportation Newsletter<\/a> from the\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sgrc.us\/transportation\/\">\r\nValdosta-Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Organization<\/a>\r\nand\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sgrc.us\/\">\r\nthe Southern Georgia Regional Commission<\/a>.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sgrc.us\/transportation\/Newsletters\/FY13SpringNewsletter.pdf\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" width=\"156\" src=\"https:\/\/profile-a.xx.fbcdn.net\/hprofile-prn1\/c25.25.317.317\/31796_124270880941388_2175158_n.jpg\"><\/a>\r\nRegional Bicycle Workshop On Monday, June 10, 2013, from 2 p.m. to 4\r\np.m. the Southern Georgia Regional Commission will host a Regional\r\nBicycle Workshop to discuss local bicycle infrastructure planning\r\nand safety efforts.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nBicycling is becoming a more popular mode of transportation\r\nthroughout the nation and here in Southern Georgia. Our pleasant\r\nclimate and relatively flat landscape makes bicycling popular for\r\nboth commuting and recreation. Individuals of all ages are bicycling\r\nmore for various reasons, whether it be to save money on gas, to get\r\nto work or the store, for exercise, or to go see a friend across\r\ntown.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dot.ga.gov\/travelingingeorgia\/bikepedestrian\/Documents\/BikeMaps\/Bike_2010_pg_18-Valdosta.pdf\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:right;border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3736\/8916917264_4fcfa2a825_m.jpg\" alt=\"GA Bicycle Route 10\"><\/a>\r\nThis event will feature speakers on the topics of challenges to\r\nbuilding bicycle friendly infrastructure, bicycle safety and how our\r\ncommunities can be healthy, happy, wealthy and wise when it comes to\r\nbicycling. Brent Buice, from Georgia Bikes! will help lead a\r\ndiscussion on what our communities can do to become more bicycle\r\nfriendly.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nTo RSVP for this event, please contact Corey Hull at chull@sgrc.us\r\nor at 229-333-5277.\r\n<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>\r\nThe newsletter also has a list of bike trails, with a pointer to\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sgrc.us\/transportation\/RoutesMaps.htm\">\r\nPublic Hiking and Walking Trails of Southern Georgia<\/a>.\r\nThe state also has\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dot.ga.gov\/travelingingeorgia\/bikepedestrian\/Pages\/maps.aspx\">\r\nmaps of bicycle routes<\/a>, including\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dot.ga.gov\/travelingingeorgia\/bikepedestrian\/Documents\/BikeMaps\/Bike_2010_pg_18-Valdosta.pdf\">\r\nthis one for the Valdosta area<\/a>:\r\n<\/p><!--more-->\r\n<p style=\"text-align:center\">\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dot.ga.gov\/travelingingeorgia\/bikepedestrian\/Documents\/BikeMaps\/Bike_2010_pg_18-Valdosta.pdf\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" style=\"border:none;\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.staticflickr.com\/3736\/8916917264_4fcfa2a825_z.jpg\" alt=\"GA Bicycle Route 10\"><\/a>\r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\n -jsq\r\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Biking is the lead story in the Spring Transportation Newsletter from the Valdosta-Lowndes Metropolitan Planning Organization and the Southern Georgia Regional Commission. 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