Detroit Free Press: Cycling in freedom’s footsteps on the Underground Railroad route
The sun is burning down. I’m partway through a five-day ride tracing the path our enslaved ancestors took, risking their lives seeking freedom. As soon as I learned the Adventure Cycling Association was sponsoring a bicycle tour that followed the route of the Underground [...]

Star Tribune: Cities’ dueling bicycle events create some challenges
More than fun is riding on the outcomes of parkway bike tours scheduled for successive weekends in St. Paul and Minneapolis. When the first Minneapolis parkway bike tour was scheduled for a week after the 13th pedaling of the St. Paul Classic, Mary Morse [...]

Philadelphia Inquirer: Make way for the bicycles
No death cabs – for Cutie, or anyone else. No trucks, no buses. No roaring demon motorcycles barreling down behind you. For a few sublime hours Sunday morning it will be possible to ride your bike along many of Center City’s major arteries – the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, [...]