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Conway Downtown Partnership (2018) Print
2018 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Transportation
└ Bikeability
└ Bikeability
Riding a bicycle into downtown Conway once involved a search for bike racks, which were in short supply. To fix this, Conway Downtown Partnership created a bike corral. Volunteers painted a brightly colored mural on the pavement to define the corral space, which features a bike rack. The corral supplies a safe, convenient place to park a bicycle and gives cyclists a place to gather and socialize before and after rides.
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