CHATTANOOGA (TN) PLANS BICYCLING IMPROVEMENTS
-> According to an August 13th Times Free Press article, "Speed limits could be lowered, parking spaces added and more speed bumps installed in neighborhoods as part of Mayor Andy Berke's plan to improve transportation in Chattanooga. But with the city's rising reputation in the world of bicycling, the newly formed Department of Transportation is already studying where to add bike lanes...
"There are too many places where cyclists who want to bike to work or tourists trying to get around downtown have to share the road with trucks and cars. To avoid the traffic, some even bike on sidewalks, running the risk of hitting pedestrians...
"To that end, a Netherlands-based cycling group has been invited to Chattanooga to host a two-day workshop called Think Bike. The Dutch Cycling Embassy and the Royal Netherlands Embassy, which have studied how to improve cycling in Austin, Texas; Washington, D.C.; and Portland, Ore., will offer suggestions for the city's current projects that include a bike lane running the length of Cherokee Boulevard..."
Source: <a href="http://bit.ly/1d5kC0l">http://bit.ly/1d5kC0l</a>;
from CenterLines, the e-newsletter of the National Center for Bicycling & Walking.