{"id":13787,"date":"2019-01-03T08:43:48","date_gmt":"2019-01-03T16:43:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=13787"},"modified":"2023-10-18T19:59:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T02:59:28","slug":"cover-by-kenn-kiser-for-how-indianapolis-built-america-and-how-it-will-rebuild-it-with-the-national-bicycle-greenway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2019\/01\/03\/cover-by-kenn-kiser-for-how-indianapolis-built-america-and-how-it-will-rebuild-it-with-the-national-bicycle-greenway\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover by Kenn Kiser for \u201cHow Indianapolis Built America and How it Will Rebuild It with the National Bicycle Greenway\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13770\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?attachment_id=13770\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/HIBACoverMelod12-21-18.jpg?fit=1400%2C1873&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1400,1873\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;Kenn W. 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