At the July city council meeting, a new city resident and active cyclist Brett Kendon of 2370 N. Ft. Thomas Avenue approached the council with the idea of having bike lanes created in Fort Thomas. Mr. Kendon believes that such lanes would provide better safety for the numerous bikers around town. “I contacted council and […]
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Fort Thomas Enters Agreement to Maintain, Develop Mountain Bike Trails
CORA (Cincinnati Off-Road Alliance) signs Memorandum of Understanding to create working partnership for sustainable trail building in Tower Park A trail in Tower Park. FTM file. CORA (Cincinnati Off-Road Alliance), the local chapter of the International Mountain Biking Association (IMBA), has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding with the City of Fort Thomas to assist in […]
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Revive the Drive Promises Rolling Lane Closures All Weekend
A new wrinkle in Kentucky Transportation Cabinet (KYTC) District 6’s Revive the Drive project, now culminating its second and final phase of major upgrades to I-471, will hit the road this weekend as overhead signs are replaced for a major portion of the highway’s southbound lanes. This will result in weekend-long lane restrictions and periodic […]
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Alt Rte: Bike Rack Plans Roll Forward
Rendering of design for new bike rack at Fit Philosophie Roughly one month ago, Alt. Rte. reported on one Fort Thomas resident/entrepreneur who hopes to jumpstart an initiative to beautify the city by installing artistic, designer bike racks at strategic points throughout town. FTM is happy to report that Jennifer Lynn, owner and operator of Fit […]
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Beautify Fort Thomas… with Bike Racks?
It can be done. Fit Philosophie, N. Ft. Thomas Ave. Jennifer Lynn, owner and proprietor of Fit Philosophie on North Ft. Thomas Ave., looks around Fort Thomas and sees a lot of things she likes. Local businesses (like hers) taking hold, residents getting up, out, and walking through town on summer evenings, kids staying active […]
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Alt. Rte: How to Ride Your Bike to Coney Island
By Pat Lafleur As of last Friday, it is officially summer, and — in that spirit — here’s an Alt. Rte. post devoted to getting you pedaling over to one of Cincinnati’s most beloved, most historic summer destinations: Coney Island. I only made this trip for the first time last Friday, on the first evening […]
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Ft. Thomas Woman Harrowing Bike Trip to “Build Houses and Lives”
Nate Tokarek, Arden Stewart, and Jessie Modrall By Pat Lafleur, Alt. Rte. Columnist It was to be an 80-mile ride, from Pahrump, NV to Baker, CA — a solid day’s trek for a bike touring group. That’s 80 miles through nothing but heat, dust, and pavement. No rest stops, no gas stations. Nothing. The temperature […]
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5 Simple Rules to Sharing the Roads in NKY
By Pat Lafleur FortThomasMatters City Beat Like any Kentucky-grown boy on Memorial Day, I took this long weekend as a chance to be outside as much as possible. For me and — to my delight — for many others, this meant riding my bike all over Kenton and Campbell counties. By Saturday evening, I’d lost […]
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Alt. Rte. (New FortThomasMatters.com Feature Column)
Alt. Rte. By Pat Lafleur, FortThomasMatters.com City Beat It’s no secret that Greater Cincinnati/Northern KY is a region driven almost exclusively by the automobile. But, there is another way! Many other ways! Alt. Rte. is a new, recurring feature on FTM that will explore what it means to live in and commute through Northern Kentucky […]