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As cyclists hit the Greater Akron area's trails and bike lanes, they should remember to take something with them that they are going to lose along their way - water.

AMATS' Market Street Bike-N-Brainstorm was a success for aficionados of velocipedes. Timed to coincide with National Bike Week, the May 17 workshop began with a bike ride along Akron's well-traveled Market Street Corridor...

Over the course of 38 years, Bob Pfaff went from being behind the wheel of a METRO bus to being the executive director of Summit County's transit authority. The authority's board of trustees decided that it was time to ho...

The AMATS Bike User Map has been getting positive reviews since its recent roll out. The Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study has actually had to order a second printing of the maps to keep up with demand.

This video marks the debut of our new "Ask the Experts" features for cyclists in the Greater Akron area. These features will present useful cycling tips from area bike shop owners and personnel. Ask the Experts features ...

In mid-February, AMATS unveiled its Draft Regional Bike Plan in a series of public meetings in Kent and Hudson. The agency also gave attendees a sneak peek at its upcoming web site, Switching-Gears.org, and its new Bike U...

Columbus Crossroads and COTA teamed up to help passengers get through the construction zone.

AMATS' Connecting Communities Planning Grant Program enters its second year with a new round of grants awarded to the city of Ravenna and the village of Boston Heights.

After years of frustration, Kent expects to put the finishing touches on its replacement for the Crain Avenue Bridge next year. Kent City Engineer Jim Bowling says that the four-year, multi-million dollar project represen...

This slideshow depicts the construction of Akron's Mill Street Bridge.

New highway message signs are part of Ohio Department of Transportation's upgrade to the state's Buckeye Traffic System.

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AMATS Transportation Planner Phyllis Jividen made a mid-July appearance before the Green City Council's Transportation, Connectivity and Storm Water Committee to describe her agency's efforts to promote regional connectivi...