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UTAH (My City Journals) – On June 2, the Wasatch Front Regional Council will be hosting a “Golden Spoke” bike ride event to celebrate the completion of a 100+ mile long trail network spanning the Wasatch front from Provo to Ogden. The trail network is made up of several individual trails such as the Jordan River Trail, Murdock Canal Trail,

SALT LAKE CITY (Deseret News) – Outdoor enthusiasts are invited to participate in a group bike ride on Saturday, June 2, to celebrate the completion of the Golden Spoke network, which consists of more than 100 miles of connected multiuse trails linking Ogden and Provo. The free event includes two simultaneous group bike rides. One ride will begin at 6:45

UTAH (The Western Planner) – A functional bicycle and pedestrian network is only as good as its weakest link. In order to make a significant bicycling mode shift, riders and potential riders need to know that they are going to experience consistent, safe, and reliable infrastructure regardless of crossing community boundaries. Implementation of consistent infrastructure is aided by consistent planning. The

SALT LAKE CITY (The Western Planner) – While interest in fostering walkable communities in Utah has grown in recent years, the longer-term trend is showing that people are walking less. In the greater Salt Lake City region, there was a drop in the percent of walk trips from 9 percent to 7 percent from 1993 to 2012 (11, 10). This