Iowa Policy Project Environmental Health Sciences Research Center Corridors

2007 Iowa Green Bike Tour

The 2007 Tour traveled through
Waterloo, Cedar Falls, and Waverly on September 22.

2007 Tour Info:
Schedule
Press Release
In the News
Photos
Sponsors

 

Tour Schedule and Route


Schedule for Saturday, Sept. 22:
8 am: Kickoff at Hawkeye Community College
Presentations
10 am: Arrive at UNI Center for Energy and Environmental Education
Speakers will discuss the potential for more renewable energy on the UNI campus; global warming; and wind power in Iowa.
Afternoon: Arrive at Waverly
Light & Power
Discussion of WLP's activities.
2 pm: Arrive at Wartburg College
Report on new community wind turbine; rally for renewable energy.


Route for Saturday, Sept. 22:
From Hawkeye Community College to UNI’s Center on Environmental and Energy Education:
- Leave Hawkeye Community College on Hess Rd Trail
- Travel west on Shalius Rd
- Join the Shalius Rd Trail
- At the intersection of Shaulius Rd, Sergeant Rd and Cedar Prairie Trail take the Cedar Prairie Trail, which winds around the Cedar Valley Youth Soccer Complex and follows Hwy 58 past the Green Hill Trail.
- Travel west on University Ave at the intersection of College and University on UNI’s campus. 

From CEEE to Finchford:
- Take the Hudson Rd Trail in front of the UNI Dome
- Ride north to the 12th St Trail
- There head west to Union Rd (T75). 
- At Union Rd (T75) head north to Winslow Rd,
- Take Winslow Rd west into Finchford
Water and snack break in Finchford

From Finchford to Shellrock:
- Take C55 north out of town
- Take W. Marquis Rd
- Follow W Marquis Rd as it changes to 280th St
- 280th St turns right
- Go north on T63
- At Butler Center Rd (C45) head northeast to the Shellrock Kwikstar
Water and snack break in Shellrock

From Shellrock to Waverly: 
- Take T63 out of town
- Turn east on C33 past Isle of the Saints
- Go south into town using T77 which turns into 12th St in Waverly
- In Waverly take 5th Ave NW east
- Take 1st St NW to Waverly Light & Power

- Then continue on 1st NW to Wartburg College

Tour Photos

Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Waverly: September 22, 2007

 
Tour Sponsors

The Iowa Policy Project
University of Northern Iowa Center for Environmental and Energy Education
University of Iowa Environmental Health Sciences Research Center
Bike Iowa
Bike Tech
Europa
Waverly Light and Power
Sierra Club - Iowa Chapter
Hawkeye Community College
Wartburg College
Raddish
The Fred & Charlotte Hubbell Foundation

 

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