Is Traverse City Bucking A Nationwide Decline Of Bike Commuting?
By Craig Manning | Jan. 18, 2019
Fewer people are riding their bikes to work, but according to Julie Clark, executive director for TART Trails, Traverse City might be bucking that national trend.
Based on the most recent nationwide U.S. Census data, from 2016 to 2017, the number of commuters listing “bicycle” as their go-to mode of transportation dipped 3.2 percent. Even as trails, bike lanes, and bike share programs become more common, the number of people using bikes to get around is apparently dropping.
Clark says local numbers tell a different story. In 2014, TART started tracking trail visits using counters along the trail. The first year, the trail recorded 232,000 ...
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Big Group / Small Works Art Show
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Furniture, Fiber, Photography, and Sculpture
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Norman Kline Paintings
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The Art of: The Other Traverse City
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Storytime at Leland Township Library
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Fresh Cuts: The Art of Papercraft
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Local Artist Spencer McQueen
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Grand Traverse Art Bomb
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Homage: Inspired by Outstanding Canadian Women
This exhibition features 40 framed neckpieces created as a celebration & tribute to Canadian women, past & present ... More Info >>1:00 PM
Pangnirtung Weavings from the Dennos Museum Center's Collection
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Visions of American Life: Paintings from the Manoogian Collection, 1850-1950
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