Velocipede: History and future of bicycling in St Louis, from Buffalo Soldiers to Bike Share, Ghost Bikes, & the Chouteau Greenway expansion | Blinders Off

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St Louis is and has been a biking city. Don't believe us? We've got several stories that prove our point, including the 25th Bicycling Infantry, the Velodrome repairs, Bike sharing, Bworks, Ghost Bikes, and the upcoming Greenway Chouteau expansion. Join us as we explore the Twitter Troll horrors of Limebike fails, the City's permit for Bike sharing, the future of bicycling paths in St. Louis, and more.

MoBikeFed comment: 20 Buffalo Soldiers--and African American infantry regiment--bicycled from Missoula, Montana to St Louis, Missouri in 1897. More info here:

http://mobikefed.org/2017/05/relive-historic-bike-ride-buffalo-soldiers-...

https://www.blindersoff.show/blog/2018/6/30/who-were-the-buffalo-soldiers

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