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How Small Decisions have Big Consequences
Traffic study and Bruce st Two small city council votes Monday night Oct 20th could shape the future of Warner Robins’ – and most people won’t even notice them. The first is a parking lot expansion at the North Houston Sports Complex. Programs at this facility cater to kids, teens, and seniors – the very…
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..On upcoming road projects over the next 25 years
Few people understand how our built environment comes to be, and how the place we live is shaped not only by political leaders, land use, planning and zoning, but more subtly our streetscapes, transportation policy, and engineering standards. Once a hardscape is built, it may be 30 years until it’s touched again, and it will…
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We Need Your Transportation Input!
There are two surveys we’d love to get your feedback on. This is a big opportunity to have your voice heard by our local transportation policy makers! The first survey is from the Warner Robins Metropolitan Planning Organization, which covers all of Houston County, thenortheastern portion of Peach County, and the cities of Byron,Centerville, Perry,…
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“It’s a marathon, not a sprint!”
Hi, y’all! First off, I wanted to share that we’ll have a table set up at the HoustonHealthy 5K Race, Fun Run and Wellness Expo this Saturday, September 21st at 8:00am at the Roy H. “Sonny” Watson Health Pavilion to hand out copies of Georgia Bikes’ “Bicyclist Pocket Guide.” If you’re free, we’d love to…
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Grocery Shopping on a Bicycle
I’ve been doing a lot of athletic cycling recently since the Ride Robins partnership with the Rusty Chains cycling club began earlier in August. But I also use my bicycle to get to work and get our groceries from time to time. Especially now that the hot summer weather is showing some signs of relenting…
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We’re partnering with the Rusty Chains cycling club for regular group rides!
Ride Robins exists to promote bicycling and micromobility for all ages and abilities as an integral part of our daily lives in the Robins region. For us, the bike commuter, the rider who can’t afford a car, the athletic cyclist, the Mom and her kids, the retiree looking to enjoy the outdoors and stay active,…
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Our Honeymoon Without a Car
My wife, Zippi, and I just got back from our cross-country honeymoon and we had quite the adventure along the way. We decided to ditch the car at the Atlanta airport for the week and take Amtrak’s California Zephyr from Chicago to San Francisco. The views from Lake-Michigan-to-shining-sea were spectacular. After bidding adieu to our…
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Which Houston County Schools are most walkable and bikeable?
Houston County School’s Community Relations department was prompt and professional when I reached out for data regarding student transportation modes. Surprisingly, they do not know the percentage of students that walk, bike, or car ride to school. They did supply this link which shows information regarding transportation by bus. They also stated for the 23-24…
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Road Diet?
It was interesting to see this recent story from Dublin, GA: Dublin tries a new way to reduce speeds: a ‘road diet.’ Here’s what that is While it doesn’t fully capture the neighborhood greenways concept Ride Robins is advocating, it’s much closer than anything under discussion in Houston County. The model of residents engaging to…
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Ride Robins Routes
Ride Robins’ goal is to establish safe for all ages and abilities active transportation routes to meaningful locations throughout the Robins Region. At the outset, these will be informal routes built on folk knowledge and crowdsourcing. Over time, with support from local governments, these routes can be formalized. In a separate article we will explore…
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What a Ride!
Twenty bicyclists came out to our Ride Into Summer group bicycle ride and I couldn’t be happier! It was a nice slow roll from Fountain Park to Perkins Field and the weather was beautiful. Thanks so much to everyone that came out! We’re going to keep it up and have group rides every first and…
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Bikes, Blessings, and Committee Minutes
Hey y’all! First off, we’re planning for another group ride on Saturday, May 18th at 10:00am at Fountain Park. This bike ride coincides with the city’s Bikes & Blessings event, so we’ll try to make our way to Perkins field. It’s about a three mile ride (route here). Excited to see y’all there, weather permitting!…
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Villages?
The Houston County Joint Comprehensive Plan identifies two ideas to integrate development with neighborhoods. The first, under the subheading “Industrial Areas”, describes “nodes along major corridors”. What nodes, and where? That’s not defined, but the implication is commercial and residential development concentrated around “industrial parks”. That our large work centers should be well-connected to nearby…
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Appointed to a Transportation Committee!
The city council meeting yesterday was quite eventful— the major event that hit the news was that Warner Robins city council decided to revoke CRU Lounge’s liquor license. But, the next item on the agenda was that I was appointed to the Warner Robins Area Transportation Study Citizens Advisory Committee by unanimous decision of city…
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Getting Involved with Warner Robins City Government
It’s been a busy couple of weeks in bicycle and pedestrian advocacy land! On March 7th, I attended the Warner Robins Area Transportation Study Citizens Advisory Committee. This particular committee is basically the interface between the citizens of Warner Robins and the transportation department of the city and its surrounding metropolitan area. I’m hoping to…
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Downtown Warner Robins must put people first
Warner Robins is a product of what Strong Towns would call the suburban experiment. Georgia’s largest industrial complex broke ground in 1942, and what we now call Warner Robins developed entirely during the post WWII period. While some cities were demolished to make way for cars, in Warner Robins there was never a city to…
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Getting started!
Hi y’all! I’m super excited to get things up and running here at Ride Robins. But first, I’d like to share a little backstory! I’ve been commuting to work on my bicycle since the summer began last year. It’s not the first time I’ve commuted by bicycle. I lived in the Atlanta metro back in…
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