Towns and Trails

The 2010 Tri-State Trek, a 3-day 282-mile bike ride from Newton, MA to Greenwich, CT to benefit the ALS Therapy Development Institute, will take place on July 23-25. For those not familiar with this ride, it is an incredible event that raises critical funds for ALS research.

Secretary of Transportation, Ray LaHood, says that the government will no longer favor automobiles in transportation planning and when handing out federal money for projects.

Although bike commuting is no longer a part of our daily routine here at Towns and Trails, Planet Green offers some helpful tips for those who tough it out during the cold winter months.

Well, if you are going to ride your bike naked, New Zealand is the place to do it! Two cyclists who were caught riding around in the buff were issued a warning for not wearing… get this… helmets.

Bike helmets are goofy looking. Well, at least on most of us. I know that when I strap one to the top of my head, it ends up looking like I got my head stuck in a bowl. Not very flattering.

Boston officials have reportedly reached a deal with a Canadian company, the Public Bike System Company, to bring a network of bike sharing stations to the city.