Are Bike Share systems only for big cities, or can they work in rural areas, too? Metro bike shares certainly get all the attention, but the need for bike share in rural locales is in many ways even more acute. Over the last decade, Allen County has made significant...
The Allen County Bike Share program has added a new location in Iola at Allen Community College. Thrive Allen County has purchased 5 bikes through a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas to grow the Allen County Bike Share fleet to 20. The bikes are available...
The Allen County Bike Share program has added a new location in Humboldt at The Frame Shop. Thrive Allen County has purchased 5 bikes through a grant from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas to grow the Allen County Bike Share fleet to 15. The bikes are available...
Iola’s trail system was in the running to be named Kansas Trail Guide Town of the Year, and Iola won the poll by a landslide! Thrive Allen County will be presented the award for the 2017 Kansas Trail Guide Town of the Year on Thursday, July 20 at 2pm at the...
Have you seen the new Allen County Bike Share bikes on the downtown Iola square? Thrive Allen County, in partnership with Velo+, has purchased 10 bikes for this pilot program. The bikes are located outside of Thrive Allen County and Wavefire Games and are available...
Allen County’s new bicycle shop Velo+ will have its grand opening on Saturday, April 29th, from 3 p.m. – 5 p.m. at 112 South Washington Ave. A group of bicyclists will be riding down from Lenexa, the home of the original Velo+, for the Grand Opening and...
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