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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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Macon’s Big Bike Ride!
Hey, y’all! Just wanted to share that we’ll be visiting our friends at Bike Walk Macon for the inaugural Big Bike Ride on November 1st and we’d love it if you joined us! The event is much more than a fun ride— it’s an opportunity for us to come together as a biking community and…
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We’d love your event feedback!
Hey, y’all! July and August have been hot and muggy. “Air you can wear,” as the saying goes. Between the weather, summer vacations, and the fact that we haven’t been advertising the events very well… Let’s just say that Ride Robins could be doing a better job of doing the things you want to be…
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Ride to Empanadas August 3!
Our first Saturday ride of August is coming up at 10am, August 3rd! This time, we’ll be taking this 4-mile route from Fountain Park to My Grandma’s Empanadas: If the rain and hot, humid “air you can wear” hold off, we may ride around a little longer than the direct route! Looks promising so far.…
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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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Rides in July!
We’ve got two Saturday rides scheduled in July! The first ride on July 6th is a 4-mile scenic tour to some delicious Mexican food at Taqueria Don Sammy. They open at 11am on Saturday, so we’ll take this slightly longer route through Shirley Hills: We’ll be cancelling the second scheduled ride on July 20th and…
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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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Fountain Park to Center Park Ride This Saturday
The weather is looking nice and sunny for our ride from Fountain Park to Center Park at Centerville this Saturday, June 15th at 10am! That said, tomorrow’s high is going to be in the upper 90s so be sure to bring plenty of water and wear your sunscreen. There’s a splash pad, too, so bring…
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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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Where to go for our group ride?
Hi y’all! I’m curious where you’d like to go on our group bicycle ride on Saturday, June 15th, so I’ve created a Google Form where you can check the boxes of places you’d like to go. If I missed any good ideas, feel free to type them in the “Other” text box! We’ll likely pick…
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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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Ride Into Summer
We’ve got a group bicycle ride coming up on Saturday, June 1ˢᵗ at 10:00am! We’re meeting at Fountain Park and riding to the city’s Summer Bazaar event at Perkins Field. Bring your wheels (e-bikes are welcome!), your helmet, and a bike lock if you’d like to leave your bike unattended while we partake in the…
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Group Ride Cancelled May 4!
Storms will be rolling through the area on Saturday and the City of Warner Robins has postponed the International City Experience tomorrow, so we are cancelling the group ride on May 4th. We hope to see you out on our next group ride, Saturday, May 18th!
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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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Riding to the International City Experience!
This upcoming Saturday, May 4th, we’ll be riding our bikes from Fountain Park to Perkins Field for the International City Experience. It’s a 3-mile ride on the residential streets between Watson Boulevard and Russell Parkway (link to the route here). There will be food trucks, live performances, and all sorts of things to do once…
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First Group Ride in the Books!
We had our first group ride yesterday! There were two of us in attendance and, after some quick bike checks and a test ride down Wellston Trail, we rode around the future downtown area of Warner Robins. We stopped by Z Beans Coffee on Armed Forces Boulevard for coffee and a scone along the way.…
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Group rides starting soon!
Hey, y’all! The weather is starting to warm up and Spring is on the horizon. We figured we’d get the season started on the right foot by starting up Ride Robins group rides on Saturday mornings! At 10 AM on the first and third Saturday morning of every month, come meet us at the beginning…
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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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