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<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Office of the Mayor <br /> <br />NEWS RELEASE <br />Friday, May 08, 2009 <br />2:45 pm <br /> <br />Luecke announces 2009 additions to bicycle network <br /> <br />Contact: <br />Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications & Special Projects, 235-5855 or 876-1564 <br /> <br />or Chris Dressel, South Bend Bicycle Coordinator, 235-9660 <br /> <br />As the City of South Bend works toward attaining national designation as a Bicycle <br />Friendly Community, Mayor Stephen J. Luecke today announced the specific 10.3 miles <br />of bicycle routes that city crews will add this year to South Bend’s bicycle network. <br /> <br />“Bicycling to work or school, to the market or park, enhances our quality of life. It <br />supports our efforts to remake South Bend as a community of choice,” Luecke said. “As <br />we work with bicycling advocates to create a comprehensive network of lanes, trails and <br />other routes, these urban paths will tie our community more closely together. This <br />alternative form of transportation will lessen road congestion and enhance our residents’ <br />health.” <br /> <br />Implementation of the 2009 mileage is already under way. It features 16 different <br />segments, the longest two being the 1.6-mile extension of the Riverside Trail from <br />Oakwood Boulevard to Darden Road, and the 1.6-mile section of striped lanes and <br />“Share the Road” signs along a series of four streets – Meade, Colfax, Kaley and <br />Washington – from Bendix Drive to Summit Drive. <br /> <br />“The large number of smaller segments this year results from our team’s efforts to link <br />existing segments of the bicycle network,” said South Bend Bicycle Coordinator Chris <br />Dressel, a planner with the Department of Community and Economic Development. “As <br />these segments are completed, bicyclists will be able to experience a taste of our <br />proposed 89-mile network.” <br /> <br />Other segments planned for implementation in 2009 include: <br />? <br />th th <br />29Street/Sunnymede Avenue/30 Street – Jefferson Boulevard to Mishawaka Avenue, 0.5 <br />miles, signed route* <br />? <br />Beyer Street – Mishawaka Avenue to Northside Boulevard, 0.2 miles, striped lane <br />? <br />Calvert Street – Twyckenham Drive to Ironwood Drive, 0.5 miles, signed route* <br /> <br />