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Don't fret if you missed the in-person Juneteenth Celebration Community Ride! We have a virtual, self-guided tour that covers many of the same sites & history, with additional historical info & recorded performances of our in-person ride! From June 20-30, choose a time that works for you to celebrate Juneteenth & St. Louis's Black musicians and artists! ... Find more information & sign-up for the virtual, diy tour here: https://trailnet.redpodium.com/2021-juneteenth-virtual-comm Thank you to our Community Rides sponsors supporting virtual rides! Lochmueller Group Moneta REI

Thank you for coming out & making the Juneteenth Community Bike Ride so amazing Hope you enjoyed the talented Black musicians & artists and learned more about the historical legacy Black artists have in St. Louis! Huge thank you to 4theville, Missouri History Museum, and St. Louis Shakespeare Festival for making the ride a success! ... One more huuuge thank you to our sponsors! Lochmueller Group Moneta REI Thank you for supporting Trailnet and our mission to make walking, biking, and taking public transit safer & better for everyone in St. Louis!

Tomorrow is Juneteenth! It’s time to celebrate and honor, June 19th! Ride and jam to live performances from Black musicians, and learn more about the historical legacy Black music has in St. Louis Car parking: Antioch Baptist Church will have parking! The blue indicated on the map is parking ... Registration & Check-in: 9AM With the musical stops, the ride may get to around 1:45 PM! Bring a water bottle for the ride! It’s going to be a hot one! Plus, there’ll be a few chances to fill up along the way. Eat a good breakfast and bring some snacks for the ride! Support a Black food truck business by buying food from Sweet Tooth BBQ and Catering at the last stop before returning to Tandy! - Huge thank you to our community sponsors! Moneta, Lochmueller Group, and REI Thank you for supporting our mission of safer streets for everyone!

We would be remiss to not honor the iconic St. Louis Diva herself, Queen Kim Massie, during this year's Juneteenth Community Ride. One of our stops will be Broa...dway Oyster Bar on the newly dedicated Kim Massie Way. We will pay tribute to this beautiful soul with vocals from Anita Jackson May the spirit of Kim Massie live on! #juneteenth2021 #Juneteenthbikeride #blackmusicmonth #bluestrianglestl https://trailnet.redpodium.com/2021-juneteenth-community-ri Trailnet Missouri History Museum St. Louis Shakespeare Festival Tre'von Griffith

Do you bike for transportation, take Metro, use a wheelchair, or walk to work or for errands? St. Louis City's Community Mobility Committee is an avenue for residents to engage with the city to improve non-car transportation for everyone. The CMC is looking for new members with diverse experience and background. If you want to play an active role in making our region safer follow the link to learn more and apply to be on the committee.... https://www.stlouis-mo.gov//d/planning/community-mobility/

We're excited to announce the winners of our year-end membership drive giveaways! Bill and Christina Hansen won the stay at Angad Arts Hotel! The winner of the bike lights and gift cards from Trek Bicycle Arnold is Greg Mueller.... ... and the winner of the Bike giveaway from The Cyclery and Fitness Center was Chris Burns! Thank you to our friends and business partners for donating these giveaway prizes to support our mission and the year-end drive!

What are your priorities for active mobility in our region? Great Rivers Greenway's 20-year priorities survey closes this Friday. Make sure your voice is heard and weigh in on the direction of greenways across our community! https://greatriversgreenway.org/envision/

We owe an enormous thank you to everyone who joined as a Trailnet member or renewed during our year-end drive! We appreciate your support especially as a way to start a new year on a hopeful note. Thanks to you we met and exceeded our goal of recruiting 300 people to the movement to build for safer streets for all!

As 2020 is coming to a close, we wanted to remind everyone of the economic incentive for charitable giving under the CARES Act. You can receive up to $300 in tax deductions without having to itemize your taxes. If you are able to support your local nonprofits, we encourage you to do so before the year is up. Gifts of any size can make a difference. https://trailnet.org/join-the-movement/donations-giving/

You can help make St. Louis a better place for walking, biking and public transit! For $5/month join the movement for safer streets for all with a Trailnet membership. Join during our year-end membership drive for a chance to win: > A new Schwinn Glenwood hybrid from our partners at the The Cyclery and Fitness Center > A set of lights and gift cards from Trek Bicycle Arnold... > A one night stay at Angad Arts Hotel in Midtown St. Louis Join now and your membership will be matched by the River City Outdoors Fund, which gave a $5,000 to double the impact of the membership drive. https://trailnet.org/join-the-movement/membership/

Our Safe Streets Glossary now has a permanent home on the Trailnet website! Safe Streets Glossary was an idea that came to us in 2020 as a way educate and provide information to people on different bicycle/pedestrian infrastructure that people may see while walking and biking across STL. Instead of going back in the Trailnet feed, you can catch up on all the previous Safe Streets Glossary posts through the link below! Check it out!... https://trailnet.org/safe-streets-glossary/ See more

HAWK Signals (sometimes referred to as the pedestrian hybrid beacon) are being used more and more to increase safety for people walking and biking across the country. The Federal Highway Administration considers the HAWK signal as one of their nine solutions to improving pedestrian safety. What are your thoughts on HAWK Signals? Are they confusing for people driving? What roads and ped crossings would benefit from a HAWK signal? Let us know!

The planned bike, walk, and bus stop improvement project on Tucker Blvd. is one step closer to federal funding. This week the East-West Gateway Council of Governments staff recommended that a City of St. Louis Government application for construction funding to build a two-way protected bike lane as well as other improvements. The rail lines south of downtown are a major barrier for people on bike and on foot in the region. This project is aimed to create safer connection acr...oss the rail yard, while also improving ADA and bus rider access. This project is sponsored by the City and grew out of Trailnet's Connecting St. Louis plan. This step is a promising sign for final approval of these funds by the EWG board later this year. Read more about this project and the next steps moving forward: https://trailnet.org//tucker-blvd-bike-walk-and-bus-const/

You may not notice them when you are walking or biking, but pedestrian refuge islands are a crucial tool used to enhance safety for people walking and biking across high-speed, multi-lane roads. Learn more about the ped refuge island in Safe Streets Glossary #14! Which roads are in need of a pedestrian refuge island in your community? Natural Bridge? Manchester? Let us know in the comments!

New week, new Safe Streets Glossary! We're switching things up this week and talking pedestrian features, and what better feature to start with than the crosswalk! There are numerous types of crosswalks, but we're highlighting 3 of the more common types you might see walking in your community. Check out more information on lined, continental, and zebra crosswalks by clicking on the photos below!

Beginning in the Spring of 2020, Trailnet began working with three St. Louis communities to improve walking and biking infrastructure and policies. We partnered with the Jeff-Vander-Lou and Ville/Greater Ville neighborhoods in the City of St. Louis and the City of Clayton to improve bicycle and pedestrian safety through improved infrastructure and policy. We've has been working with residents and community partners to plan and improve upon existing conditions within each co...mmunity/neighborhood. This work was funded with assistance from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS). Read more about what Trailnet is doing to improve connections to everyday destinations in each community below. - 4theville, City of Clayton, Missouri, Tillie's Corner https://trailnet.org//everyday-connections-neighborhood-f/

Tower Grove Park is seeking feedback on its car-less days. If you use the park, weigh in on this use of space for people walking and biking. surveymonkey.com/r/MNJYK5G

Terrain Magazine - St. Louis has a great interview with Trailnet board member, Liz Heller on her world championship and record breaking efforts on the track last year. We love and appreciate Liz's commitment to the sport of cycling and her work on our board to improve biking for the whole St. Louis community. Read the full interview:... http://digital.terrain-mag.com/NovemberDecember-2020/12/ See more