by Jeff Quandt | Mar 1, 2025 | Safe Trails Initiative
Trails are used for a variety of reasons. Recreation Exercise Commuting Transportation With the advent of ebikes, the number of people riding bikes on the trails has increased. The city of Omaha Planning Department, along with Council Bluffs, the PAPIO NRD, and MAPA,...
by Jeff Quandt | Feb 28, 2025 | Safe Trails Initiative
The W&OD Tail is a 45 mile long tail which is actually a 100 foot wide park that is 45 miles long. It is a converted railroad line to a multi-use trail. Read it’s history HERE. Along this trail there are many underpassess, overpasses, and trails, roads that...
by Jeff Quandt | Feb 26, 2025 | Area Rides
Enjoy this ride around Glenn Cunningham Lake. The lake is maintained by a family trust, but is also part of the Omaha Parks System so the rules of Omaha Parks apply here as well. The lake is 390 acres and has 6.2 miles of trail surrounding the lake. This video is...
by Jeff Quandt | Feb 25, 2025 | HCN Shows, Safe Trails Initiative
The Great American Rail Trail is a Rail Trail being developed by the Rails to Trails Conservancy. It stretches along 3,700 miles with more than 50% being completed. It will connect the East Coast and West Coast on a Rail Trail for hikers and bikers. Right now, trail...
by Jeff Quandt | Feb 24, 2025 | e-Bikes
When I get asked about ebikes, I recommend shopping at the local bike shops and not buying online. Yes, there can be exceptions, but for service on the ebike, especially the electronics (which are proprietary), the shop that sells that brand may well be the only shop...
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