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Transportation
2:01 pm
Wed May 8, 2013

Michigan ranked 12th most bike-friendly state

Cyclists will descend on Detroit for the 11th Annual Tour de Troit on Saturday.
Credit Brian Stoeckel
Bike to School Day is celebrate nationwide, with more than 80 schools in Michigan participating in 2013.

Students across Michigan hopped on their bikes this morning, in celebration of the country’s second annual Bike to School Day. According to the National Center for Safe Routes to School, more than 80 Michigan schools geared up for the two-wheeled holiday, up from 45 schools in 2012.



Bike to School Day rolls around just days after the League of American Bicyclists released their report on the most bike-friendly states in the country. Michigan earned a spot in the top twenty, falling in 12th place on the group’s survey. In the Midwest region, Michigan was ranked fourth.

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Offbeat
10:51 am
Fri February 15, 2013

Downtown Grand Rapids to see an increase in bike racks

Folks in Grand Rapids could find it easier to ride their bikes if they plan to be downtown this summer.

Eric Pratt is with the Grand Rapids Downtown Development Authority. He says a proposal to install more than 200 off-street bicycle racks and six on-street racks is being finalized for the upcoming season.

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