{"id":16963,"date":"2023-01-12T09:38:00","date_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=16963"},"modified":"2023-10-18T19:58:34","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T02:58:34","slug":"why-mr-greenway-ray-irvin-feels-the-nbg-is-needed-now-more-than-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2023\/01\/12\/why-mr-greenway-ray-irvin-feels-the-nbg-is-needed-now-more-than-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Mr. Greenway, Ray Irvin, feels the NBG is needed now more than ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15285\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2020\/02\/15\/ride-a-lighting-to-indy-get-free-aero-panniers-and-a-podcast\/nbg_logo_web\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NBG_Logo_Web.png?fit=1538%2C1657&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1538,1657\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"NBG_Logo_Web\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NBG_Logo_Web.png?fit=950%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\" wp-image-15285 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NBG_Logo_Web.png?resize=474%2C511\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"511\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NBG_Logo_Web.png?w=1538&amp;ssl=1 1538w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NBG_Logo_Web.png?resize=557%2C600&amp;ssl=1 557w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NBG_Logo_Web.png?resize=950%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 950w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NBG_Logo_Web.png?resize=768%2C827&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/NBG_Logo_Web.png?resize=1426%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1426w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">I<\/span> believe biking the\u00a0 full length of the National Bicycle Greenway is more important now than ever. It should become a life long quest to take a week of vacation each year and do a section till your have completed your journey across the American landscape and come to understand our nation, its people and their places in it.<\/p>\n<p>It would bring people together and help heal the divide that\u2019s been created in our nation, and connect each of us to our history, national treasures and the creatures that share it with us.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2011\/08\/15\/ray-irvin-mr-greenway-speaks-with-nbg  transcript http:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalMayorsRide2006\/Indy\/IrvinInterview.php\">Ray Irvin<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15299\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2011\/08\/15\/ray-irvin-mr-greenway-speaks-with-nbg\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n.jpg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"960,960\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n.jpg?fit=960%2C960&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-15299 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n.jpg?resize=960%2C960\" alt=\"\" width=\"960\" height=\"960\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n.jpg?w=960&amp;ssl=1 960w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n.jpg?resize=600%2C600&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/12705372_10208701011503927_8775692654593990708_n.jpg?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I believe biking the\u00a0 full length of the National Bicycle Greenway is more important now than ever. It should become&#8230; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2023\/01\/12\/why-mr-greenway-ray-irvin-feels-the-nbg-is-needed-now-more-than-ever\/\">read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[150,35],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nbg-blueprint","category-ray-irvin-mr-greenway"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3VuuR-4pB","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15302,"url":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2020\/02\/18\/urban-form-award-named-after-mr-greenway-ray-irvin\/","url_meta":{"origin":16963,"position":0},"title":"Urban Form award named after Mr. Greenway, Ray Irvin","author":"awakeagainmartin@gmail.com","date":"February 18, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Here is Ray Irvin, the man who led the charge that made the 250-acre White River State Park a reality. 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