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Eastern Michigan University student-athlete hit by truck while cycling in Webster Township

The Washtenaw County Sheriff's Office is now looking for the driver who took off

WEBSTER TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WXYZ) — An Eastern Michigan University student-athlete was riding her bike in the middle of the day, taking every precaution, she could when she was hit by a truck and seriously injured in Webster Township.

The height of your bike seat, or saddle, is important for comfort and performance. A rough estimate is to align it with your hip while standing next to the bike. Alternatively, you can use a bike seat height chart based on your inseam measurement for a more accurate adjustment.

Wheelie Good News! September 2024: A cargo bike library and a Wheelie Good podcast!
Saddle up! As we steer toward autumn, our Wheelie Good podcast debuted with BAW co-founder Nate Phipps, who announced a new cargo-bike lending library spearheaded by Human Electric Hybrids.

Washtenaw County Road Commission - Road Closures & Projects (2022)

Alexey Vermeulen has ridden up to 20 hours a week with his girlfriend's dog Willie in a backpack.
Alexey Vermeulen is no newbie at preparing for bike races. Having raced internationally since 2011 as a junior, Vermeulen has pinned on numbers at everything from Liège-Bastogne-Liège to the road world championships. This year, the former LottoNL-Jumbo racer is tackling Unbound Gravel for the first time. His secret weapon for Unbound training? Sir Willie the Weiner.

The Jackson County Department of Transportation will close Green Road from approximately 3,000 feet east of Hideway Lane to Loveland Road on Wednesday, May 5, 2021, for approximately one year.
Aggregate Industries currently operates an aggregate mining operation on both sides of this section of Green Road. The County entered into an agreement with Aggregate Industries that allows for mining gravel under the existing road. Aggregate Industries will reconstruct the road and reopen it within one year of the road closure, at no cost to the County. Additionally, Aggregate Industries will compensate the County for all gravel removed from the Green Road right-of-way.

Green Road from Clear Lake Road to the point of closure will remain open to traffic. The closed section of the road will not be accessible to the public until early 2022. No detour will be posted and motorists should seek an alternative route.

In 2019, the League published the "Benchmarking Report", a compendium of data on biking and walking. Last week, we launch data.bikeleague.org in order to make that data more accessible. This new portal allows you to find statistics and make comparisons on a variety of biking and walking data from multiple federal, state, and local sources.

Next year, it'll be a little easier to be a cyclist in Livonia.

In partnership with St. Mary Mercy Hospital and Healthy Livonia, the city plans to build a biking path or lane along Stark Road. The planned pathway would stretch between the Stark Road recreation area, which includes Ford Field, and would lead into Hines Parkway.

Once on the Hines trail, cyclists can head into Northville, Westland, Plymouth or Dearborn Heights.

“I think Hines is a pretty popular area and something we want to link up to in our regional trail network," said Ted Davis, the city's parks and recreation superintendent.

Unlike some of the city's popular park trails, like those at Rotary Park or Clements Circle, the Stark Road pathway would connect cyclists to a larger trail network. The project is park of the city's Bike and Walk Plan, which is meant to foster more non-motor travel throughout the city.

AABTS member, Lynn Babcock, spearheads charitable program to provide bikes to Afghan refugees