Construction will soon begin on the next phase of Grand Teton National Park’s shared-use pathway system. The new pathway segment (1.25 miles from Moose Junction to Antelope Flats Road) is expected to be completed by late fall 2015 and open for public use in spring 2016. In addition, intermittent closures of the 14.5 miles of existing park pathways will occur through mid-October to allow for application of a sealant material and for safety improvement work. Continue Reading →
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Grand Teton set to celebrate completion of second phase of multipurpose pathway
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Members of the public are invited to join local dignitaries in taking a celebratory ride next week on the recently completed second phase of the multipurpose pathway near Moose, Wyo. in Grand Teton National Park. The special community event Thursday, Aug. 9 will help publicize a federal initiative called America’s Great Outdoors, and mark the completion earlier this year of the park’s pathway segment that links up with a Jackson Hole Community Pathway leg originating in Jackson, Wyo. Continue Reading →
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Grand Teton pathway adds additional section, seeks volunteer “ambassadors”
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A multi-purpose pathway that winds through Grand Teton National Park and its gateway communities will add an additional newly completed section later this year, and the National Park Service is seeking volunteer "ambassadors" to help manage traffic on the popular route. For the fourth year, Grand Teton National Park is recruiting volunteers to serve as ambassadors for the pathway that extends from Dornan’s restaurant and wine shop in the Moose area to South Jenny Lake. Volunteer ambassadors will patrol the eight-mile-long paved pathway on foot, bicycle or roller blades to meet and greet other pathway users, provide emergency assistance and inform people of regulations. Continue Reading →
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Proposed law could ban bicyclists from some roads in Grand Teton National Park
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A paved multipurpose pathway that stretches eight miles through part of Grand Teton National Park has received high marks from bicyclists since it opened in 2009, but some of those same bikers worry that a proposed federal law may force them off the adjacent highway and require them to use only the pathway. The situation is not unique to Grand Teton. A pending federal transportation spending bill, dubbed the "mandatory sidepath law" by opponents, would require cyclists to use paved bike paths on any federal lands where the path is within 100 yards of a federal road with a speed limit of 30 mph or higher. Continue Reading →