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Rethinking Growth and Fragility in Perry, Warner Robins, and Houston County
Houston County is growing. That much is clear. What is less clear is whether that growth is making life better, or simply more expensive and more spread out. The real question isn’t whether Houston County grows, but whether that growth produces long-term prosperity – or long-term obligations. New subdivisions and apartments continue to appear on…
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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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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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“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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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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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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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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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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Ride Cancelled Today
Thunderstorms are rolling through central Georgia this morning, so we won’t be having our group ride to the city’s Bikes & Blessings event today. Stay safe and dry out there, and we look forward to seeing you on our next group ride on Saturday, June 1!
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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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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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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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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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Our business cards came in!
Super excited because our new business cards came in– I’m really looking forward to sharing these around town, starting up some conversation, and getting folks involved! If you’d like some to share with your friends that might be interested in cycling advocacy here in Warner Robins, send me an email at hello@riderobins.org.
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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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