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Newsletter June 2009 - We had a trail dedication at Piqua and some more news about the trail from Kyle Park to Taylorsville MetroPark. The Miami County Trails Task Force is planning for lateral trails from the main North to South trail that we will begin telling you more about. I provide some construction plans by Five Rivers MetroParks for the Stillwater River Recreation Trail. There is news from Cincinnati about the Ohio River Trail. I have had a Ohio River Trail page for several years and I updated it (and other pages) this month. There is also new construction going on East of London on the Prairie Grass Trail. The Little River Cafe in Oregonia is being rebuilt. The Southwest Ohio Waterways & Pathways is available at your bike shop or park's office. There are some new cycling events going on in the Valley. This month's featured webpage is the Trail Etiquette and Safety Page as well as the Law Page (bicycling law).

Newsletter May 2009 - This month we have property acquisition news from Clinton County, Trail Construction in Miami County (4 sections will be in work this year) and several webpages updated including Events, About Trail Names, Trail Usage Statistics and Approved Projects. I have also completely revised the Trails in Miami County page. In our Did You Know? section the Cities of Columbus and Riverside got some recognition for working towards Bike Friendly status recently. The Drive Less Live More Campaign for 2009 has started. There are several new events including two trail dedications; the Iron Horse Trail in Centerville and the Towpath Trail in St. Mary's. Finally I have more information about the Interactive Trails Maps as my Webpage of the Month for May.

Newsletter April 2009 - There is new construction planned for RiverScape in downtown Dayton as well as the City of Xenia's construction plans for this year. Most importantly, I have added a New Interactive Maps page to the website. I updated a lot of pages and added several. I give you detailed information (Section by Section) about the trail construction in Miami County. I provide economic benefits of trails and give your more information about Courteous Mass, a new bicycle group in Dayton.

Newsletter March 2009 - This month I profile the winners of the Federal Stimulus money, as well as information about the Mad River Recreation Trail extension in Riverside. Next I give you descriptions and links to five Dayton Daily News stories about bicycle trail planning in the area. I talk about what changes I have made to the website (removing dead links, for example) more useful for you. And then I describe what other changes I have made to the website this past month. I tell you about a new OKI bicycle map of the region as well as a new events calendar on the new Go 4 The Outdoors website. Then I tell you more about the Outdoor Summit and the Economic Benefits of Bicycle Trails seminar I attended. Finally I tell you about new Events on my calendar including rides in Greene County with Trail Sentinels, a new street biking event called Courteous Mass and tell you that this month's webpage is the Mad River Recreational Trail.

Newsletter February 2009 - This month I give you detour information about the Paul Lawrence Dunbar Connector in downtown Dayton where the Wolf Creek enters the Great Miami River. Mike Monett has been adding updates to his Google Maps of the Miami Valley. I am abandoning the Multiply product which was the successor to MSNBC website that I used to communicate with you. There was a devastating fire at the Little River Cafe in Oregonia on the morning of February 13, 2009. I am asking you to provide letters and emails of support to Mr. Mark Burris, the owner of the Cafe. In Upcoming Events the Adventure Summit is at Wright State University 20-21 February and I have the new National Parks Service "Bike With A Ranger" schedule for 2009. And lastly this month's Webpage Of The Month is my Miami Valley Trails page where I keep track of every trail and every connected trail in the area.

Newsletter January 2009 - News this month includes more about the Friends of the Little Miami Scenic Park, information about the new bridge to be built in downtown Dayton on the Wolf Creek as well as news from the quarterly MVRPC Regional Trails Committee meeting. I repeated information about the new Google Maps overlay that Mike Monett has built for our joint use. I mentioned that I updated my end of year Web Statistics page and I tell all of you more about my move from a website at MSNBC to its replacement; Multiply. I'm still looking for pictures of the Sherman Avenue Bridge on the Buck Creek Trail and the Webpage of the Month is the Simon Kenton Trail.

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