Comments on: Quebec Makes Bold Cycling Statement http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/29/quebec-makes-bold-cycling-statement/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:31:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Jim Sayer http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/29/quebec-makes-bold-cycling-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-33361 Jim Sayer Mon, 02 Jul 2007 16:08:08 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/25/quebec-makes-bold-cycling-statement/#comment-33361 This is a great accomplishment -- on behalf of Adventure Cycling Association (ACA), I'm going to Quebec Aug. 5-10 for their celebration of the 4,000+ km network, along with other U.S. and European reps. FYI, ACA has a project in the works with AASHTO to create an official US Bike Route System -- for more info, check here: http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/nbrn/usbikewaysystem.cfm Also, we are on the 7th version of a National Corridor Plan, with a lot of input from advocates and agency officials. The PDF is here: http://www.adventurecycling.org/routesandmapping/NBRN-pp.pdf Let us know if you have any comments/thoughts. And thanks for Streetsblog -- definitely one of my favorite blogs, period. Jim Sayer Executive Director Adventure Cycling jsayer@adventurecycling.org 406-721-1776 x201 This is a great accomplishment -- on behalf of Adventure Cycling Association (ACA), I'm going to Quebec Aug. 5-10 for their celebration of the 4,000+ km network, along with other U.S. and European reps.

FYI, ACA has a project in the works with AASHTO to create an official US Bike Route System -- for more info, check here: http://www.adventurecycling.org/routes/nbrn/usbikewaysystem.cfm

Also, we are on the 7th version of a National Corridor Plan, with a lot of input from advocates and agency officials. The PDF is here: http://www.adventurecycling.org/routesandmapping/NBRN-pp.pdf
Let us know if you have any comments/thoughts.

And thanks for Streetsblog -- definitely one of my favorite blogs, period.

Jim Sayer
Executive Director
Adventure Cycling
jsayer@adventurecycling.org
406-721-1776 x201

]]> By: Ryan http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/29/quebec-makes-bold-cycling-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-33352 Ryan Sun, 01 Jul 2007 04:33:02 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/25/quebec-makes-bold-cycling-statement/#comment-33352 Whoops, I missed a digit. I knew the calculation seemed off. Thanks for pointing that out. Oh well - all the more impressive. Whoops, I missed a digit. I knew the calculation seemed off. Thanks for pointing that out.

Oh well - all the more impressive.

]]> By: mike http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/29/quebec-makes-bold-cycling-statement/comment-page-1/#comment-33349 mike Sat, 30 Jun 2007 21:56:02 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2007/06/25/quebec-makes-bold-cycling-statement/#comment-33349 I think the Miami blog has the mileage a bit too low. According to the Route Verte website, they will have 4347 kilometers completed in 2007 - thats 2700+ miles of marked trail. Quote: From June to August 2007, Québec will inaugurate the Route verte, a marked bicycle route that extends for more than 4,000 kilometres. This vast bikeway network links 16 regions and passes through 320 municipalities, stretching all the way from one end of Québec to the other. More here: http://www.routeverte.com/ang/facts.lasso?page=avancement I think the Miami blog has the mileage a bit too low.

According to the Route Verte website, they will have 4347 kilometers completed in 2007 - thats 2700+ miles of marked trail.

Quote:
From June to August 2007, Québec will inaugurate the Route verte, a marked bicycle route that extends for more than 4,000 kilometres. This vast bikeway network links 16 regions and passes through 320 municipalities, stretching all the way from one end of Québec to the other.

More here:
http://www.routeverte.com/ang/facts.lasso?page=avancement

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