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RNZ News
a day ago
- Sport
- RNZ News
Creating space in Rodney for cycle trails
Cycleways are often a hot button topic, but not in the Auckland district of Rodney, where plans are underway to build a 120k trail from Puhoi to Mangawhai for cycling, walking, running and even horse riding in some areas. Currently there are 23 'Great Rides' around the country, cycle trails that attract cycling tourism and stimulate local economies but none of them are in the Auckland Province. New Zealand marathon great Allison Roe is the founding Chairperson of the Matakana Coast Trail Trust, she spoke to Jesse about the issue. Photo: Supplied
Yahoo
23-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Gahanna unveils mountain bike trail at Academy Park
GAHANNA, Ohio (WCMH) – A mountain bike trail recently opened in Gahanna after nearly a year of construction. City officials unveiled an approximately three-mile-long path at Academy Park, located at 1201 Cherry Bottom Road, on June 6. The recreational trail is designed for mountain biking, or the sport of riding bicycles off-road on unpaved terrain. Construction began on the trail last summer. The pathway features both dirt terrain and five raised, wooden structures designed for mountain biking. The structures range from 31 feet to 57 feet long and are raised 1-2 feet off the ground. The trail also contains a variety of humps, hills, turns and creek crossings. Beatty says she was targeted by alleged Minnesota gunman 'Our goal is to provide recreational opportunities that reflect and serve everyone,' Mayor Laurie Jadwin said in a statement. 'By expanding our programs and amenities, as we did with the addition of the mountain bike trail, we can reach more residents and enhance the overall quality of life in our city.' The path was built to serve both new and experienced mountain bikers, a Gahanna spokesperson said. The city spent $250,000 on the new trail. Capital funding, generated from a ballot measure including recreational funding, known as Issue 12, helped support the project. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
CBC
22-06-2025
- CBC
Scoudouc River bridge replacement in the works as Shore-Line trail nears halfway mark
Trail was conceptualized in 2016, and plans now include connecting 12 municipalities in southeast N.B. Image | Scoudouc River Caption: These piers across the Scoudouc River will be the supports for a new bridge that will be built to connect the regional trail network. (Victoria Walton/CBC) Open Image in New Tab The historic steam engine railbed in Shediac has been unused, at least in any official capacity, for decades. Locals bike and walk along the railbed-turned-trail, but it comes to a dead end when it meets the Scoudouc River. But that's going to change soon. "We hope that by the end of next year we have started and hopefully finished converting this," says Marc Leger, regional trails co-ordinator for Plan 360, the land use planning division of the Southeast Regional Service Commission. The plan is to install a new bridge across the 80-metre span, using the old piers that are still in place. "It'll be a pretty humble bridge, steel spans, and then it'll be a wooden deck with an observation space at the midway point," says Leger. "Because it's a really pretty view here up and down the river." 'You eat an elephant one bite at a time' The span will add a piece to what's set to be the Shore-Line Trail, a 170-kilometre trail network connecting every municipality in southeastern New Brunswick. Phase 1 of the project will start at Fundy National Park, and connect Fundy Albert, Riverview, Moncton, Dieppe, Shediac and Cap Acadie. Phase 2 will turn that 170 kilometres into 202 kilometres by connecting outlying communities to the trail: Three Rivers, Maple Hills, Salisbury, Straight Shores, Tantramar, and Memramcook. "Phase 1 is really the spine of the network, and Phase 2 is all these branches out to all the remaining communities," said Leger. Leger says this project was first conceptualized back in 2016, and work has really kicked off this year. "We have a commitment over the next 10 years to try to build out our whole regional network, that we'll have a trail connect to every municipality in the region. That's our timeline," he said. Leger spends much of his time making connections with landowners to try to get permission for the trail to cross their land. Some landowners have concerns about theft or privacy, but Leger says usually he can mitigate their worries. "Trails bring people into places, and where there's people regularly, you see less trouble because there's eyes on the street," he said. But every landowner negotiation has to take place individually, and Leger is taking it piece by piece. "You eat an elephant one bite at a time, and this is kind of one of those projects," he said. "There's lots of different challenges, but the long and tedious work in this project is finding the space, getting agreements in place. Building the trails is really the easy part." Connecting broken links The good news is that many municipalities already have trails, they just aren't connected to each other. "We really bridge the gaps between the municipalities, the municipal networks that exist today," said Leger. The Shediac section is a priority to complete because it'll connect people in Moncton to Parlee Beach, a popular destination in the summer. "We really believe that this is going to be one of the more heavily used segments of the trail," Leger said. "To be able to bike from, from your home to the beach is a pretty unique experience. From downtown Moncton it'll be about just shy of 40 kilometres. So that's a doable biking distance for a lot of folks, especially where e-bikes are becoming more and more popular." Leger says the regional service commission has committed to the project financially, but hopes that the provincial and federal government will also commit funds. A private fundraising campaign will also raise money for "benches and washroom facilities, and all of those other accoutrements that go along... with a great trail experience." By the end of this summer, Leger estimates that the Shore-Line trail — which may be renamed in the future in consultation with First Nations — will be about 45 per cent complete. "I always say that the trail is the infrastructure," said Leger. "The product is nature, the product is community, is history, is all of these things."
CTV News
21-05-2025
- CTV News
Mounties arrest 2 after indecent acts reported on Vancouver Island
A section of the Galloping Goose Trail near Victoria on Dec. 20, 2018 (CTV News)
CBC
14-05-2025
- Politics
- CBC
The draft plan for the Alaska Highway multi-use trail is out
The trail would be about 30 kilometres long with the Yukon government looking to make the corridor more accessible for people who are biking, walking or running along the highway.
