Bicycle tourism presentation held at community center

Bicycle tourism was the main topic during a community presentation held Monday evening at the Cheyenne County Community Center in Sidney as a consultant with the Nebraska Tourism Commission discussed ways Sidney could make the city more friendly to visiting cyclists.

Eco-tourism consultant Alex Duryea with the Nebraska Tourism Commission led the hour-long presentation, covering the growing popularity of long-distance and rural cycling across the country as well as ways that Sidney could capitalize on that growth by building on its existing resources.

Duryea said the first step is to decide wha...