by Mark | Jan 20, 2018 | Blog
Our Safe Routes to School program goes to classrooms, teaches bike safety, and holds bike rodeos all over Iowa. We get a grant for this program, but must provide 25% match funds. This program is even more vital after the five fatal bicycle crashes involving young...
by Mark | Jan 10, 2018 | Blog
Following the Condition of the State speech today at the Iowa Capitol, Governor Kim Reynolds released the proposed budget for fiscal year 2019 that included $2.5 million in funding for the State Recreational Trails Program. The governor’s proposal increases the...
by Mark | Jan 9, 2018 | Blog
Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $756,084 in total funding for three statewide Iowa’s Transportation Alternatives program projects. This program supports projects such as trails, Safe Routes to School, National Scenic Byways, and the preservation or...
by Mark | Jan 9, 2018 | Blog
Today, the Iowa Transportation Commission approved $1,417,770 in total funding for seven federal Recreational Trails Program projects. The federal Recreational Trails Program was created in 1991 for the purpose of developing and maintaining recreational trails and...
by Mark | Jun 30, 2016 | Blog
The daily bike maps for RAGBRAI XLIV are now available for downloading. You will find bike maps, mileage between towns, meeting towns, elevations, bike shop locations, service times and other useful information for RAGBRAI XLIV. They are available in PDF formats for...
by Mark | Jun 30, 2016 | Blog
by Coach David Ertl Number 4 on my 5 Rules of Training list is rest. God said to rest one day a week, I say you can even rest two or even three days a week if you need to. If you have been following my advice, and some of you actually do based on my emails, then you...