The Oklahoma Chapter of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society is holding its Bike MS Oklahoma event on Route 66 from Oklahoma City to Tulsa Tulsa to Oklahoma City this weekend. The ride will take place over two days and 135 miles of the Mother Road. From the chapter's Web page: More than 600 riders will … Continue reading MS ride takes place on Route 66 this weekend
Category: Bicycling
Route 66 bikeway section gets stimulus funding
A proposed Route 66 bikeway from west Bloomington to Shirley, Ill., will receive $1.44 million in federal economic stimulus funds, reported the Bloomington Pantagraph. Apparently, the bikeway got money for the project a little quicker than expected: McLean County Highway Engineer Eric Schmitt said all the work that a variety of groups have done on … Continue reading Route 66 bikeway section gets stimulus funding
Cyclists urge construction of Route 66 bike path
A group of several dozen bicyclists are riding on or near Route 66 from the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge near St. Louis to Chicago to have fun. But they're also doing it to drum up support to build a bike path along the Mother Road in Illinois, reports the Bloomington Pantagraph. Their goal is … Continue reading Cyclists urge construction of Route 66 bike path
Arrest made in Old Chain of Rocks Bridge burglaries
It appears a breakthrough has been made in the rash of vehicle burglaries that have occurred in the parking area on the Illinois side of the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge. KTVI-TV in St. Louis reports that Kenneth A. Woods-Bey, 18, of St. Louis was arrested by police in Madison, Ill., and charged with four … Continue reading Arrest made in Old Chain of Rocks Bridge burglaries
Bike ride on Route 66 in Illinois ready to roll
The Bloomington Pantagraph has some details about an upcoming bicycle ride on Route 66 from the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge to the Art Institute of downtown Chicago from Aug. 29 to Sept. 3. The ride will pass feature overnight stops in Carlinville, Springfield, Bloomington, Dwight and Joliet. "The purpose of the ride is to … Continue reading Bike ride on Route 66 in Illinois ready to roll
Break-ins migrate across Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
Car burglaries at the Old Chain of Rocks Bridge in north St. Louis got so numerous that Trailnet closed the parking lot on the bridge's west side. KTVI-TV in St. Louis now reports that car burglaries at the bridge that once carried Route 66 now have migrated to the parking lot on the east side, … Continue reading Break-ins migrate across Old Chain of Rocks Bridge
County OKs pact for Route 66 bikeway
The McLean County Board in Illinois approved a $170,000 engineering contract in an effort to build a 3-mile bicycle path next to Route 66 from west Bloomington to Shirley, reported the Bloomington Pantagraph. The county hopes to eventually attract federal stimulus money to help pay for the $1.75 million project. Getting the bikeway "shovel ready" … Continue reading County OKs pact for Route 66 bikeway
Notes from the road
A few things to move off my plate: --- One of the beneficiaries of federal stimulus package passed earlier this year is a Route 66 bicycle trail in Illinois. According to an Associated Press report, $25,000 in such funds will be used to build a four-way stop signal at an intersection for the Route 66 … Continue reading Notes from the road
Hand pedal power
Norberto de Angelis, the Italian man who sought to travel Route 66 on a specially equipped hand bicycle, apparently is on the Mother Road now. KOTV in Tulsa caught up with him. The former football player was partly paralyzed in a car accident, and is using the hand bicycle as a form of physical therapy. … Continue reading Hand pedal power
Hand cyclist begins trek on April 28
Norberto de Angelis, a disabled former football player from Italy who plans to go down all of Route 66 in a hand bicycle, has firmed up his schedule. His trek begins April 28 in Chicago, according to a press release. One of his sponsors is Route 66 Association Italy. For more about de Angelis and … Continue reading Hand cyclist begins trek on April 28