June 10, 2016 -  College student Elena Studier’s journey stops Saturday in Fort Worth

Halfway through 10,000-mile tour, she hasn’t been disappointed yet

After riding her bike around Fort Worth, she’ll take TRE to Dallas










BY GORDON DICKSON - Fort Worth Star Telegram










America is more bike-friendly and train-friendly than Elena Studier expected.

Studier, a sophomore at George Washington University, is traveling more than 10,000 miles this summer, armed with little more than an Amtrak rail pass, her bicycle (which she has named “Stevie”) and a minimum of provisions. Her trip includes a stop Saturday afternoon in Fort Worth.

Studier’s goal is to learn how people across the country make use of transportation options that don’t include a car. Now a little more than halfway through her journey, Studier, 20, has seen cities such as Normal, Ill.; St. Paul, Minn.; and Whitefish, Mont. — and, so far, she is yet to be disappointed.
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