A Muskegon Chronicle report says that more bicycling tourists could see the West Michigan lakeshore via two wheels when existing bike trails become part of a planned nationwide bicycle roadway network.
According to excerpts from the story:
Muskegon may be visited by more two-wheeled, pedal-pushing tourists in the future because it falls along the planned "U.S. 35" bicycle route. The route, which is part of a nationwide bicycle roadway network being planned by the Adventure Cycling Association, will run from south of Jackson, Miss., to Sault Ste. Marie. Plans call for it to connect with other routes that crisscross the country. It would be one of six in the state, according to the association.
Joshua DeBruyn, bicycle and pedestrian coordinator for the Michigan Department of Transportation, said the route will be determined by local governments, based on guidelines laid out by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials. The route will use existing infrastructure, including roads and bicycle paths, he said.
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