Metroplan, an association of local governments in central Arkansas, has announced an ambitious system of connective pathways called the Central Arkansas Regional Greenways Plan, which will guide investment towards a world-class, multi-use pathway network spanning Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski and Saline…
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The Business of Biking: Arkansas Emerging Onto Global Stage
The Devils Den Monument Trail near Fayetteville. (Photos and images courtesy of Arkansas State Parks, Bentonville Moves, Experience Fayetteville, OZ Trails, Metroplan and USBRS) The Natural State affords its residents many opportunities to experience all the best parts of…
“Our transportation decisions determine much more than where roads or bridges or tunnels or rail lines will be built. They determine the connections and barriers that people will encounter in their daily lives, and thus how hard or easy it…
Demographic analysis is powerful because it gives a window on the future. Metroplan is a regional planning agency that makes forecasts for central Arkansas. While our main task is transportation planning, our projections are used by private sources and government…
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Share Rides, Smartly and Safely
by Tab Townsellby Tab TownsellIt’s summertime, and Arkansans are ready to hit the road. As COVID-19 vaccination efforts progress, our state’s residents are feeling more at ease about shopping, dining out and returning to their pre-pandemic routines. At the same time, our comfort levels…
Look, we get it. We’re all feeling a little stir crazy and, more days than not, desperate for the return of in-person banter, after-work cocktails and dinners out with family and friends. One silver lining to the abrupt shift in…
Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola sent a letter to the Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department on Oct. 27 outlining his top five concerns with the proposed plan to modify Interstate 30. Under the planned, referred to as 30 Crossing, AHTD…