The Car Free Challenge invites all bike commuters, transit riders, pedestrians, and carpoolers to their first monthly Ride From Work event. Meet fellow car-free commuters, enjoy some happy hour specials, and pickup some door prizes.
Ride From Work
Friday, July 30th, 5:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m.
McCoy’s Public House in Westport
4057 Pennsylvania Avenue, KCMO
Are you taking the Car Free Challenge? Every month they giveaway a bus pass and $100 gift card to folks who log at least four car free trips. Sign up today and see how much CO2 you can keep out of our air.
A roundup of the next few days…
Thursday, July 22nd: Groundbreaking for Waterfall Park Trail in Independence
5:30 p.m. behind Nature’s Pantry, 19019 40 Highway. City officials will begin work on a new trail connecting Waterfall Park to the popular Little Blue Trace Trail and creating pedestrian access across I-470/291.
Saturday, July 25th: Bicycle Swap Meet
From sunrise to mid-afternoon at El Torreon Ballroom, 31st and Gillham on Union Hill.
Saturday, July 25th: Tour de Lizard mountain bike race
All day in Arkansas City, KS. Details here.
Thursday, July 29th: Fund raiser for Coucilmember Russ Johnson
5:00-7:30 p.m at Chapell’s Restaurant, 323 Armour Road, NKC. Support a KCMO City Councilmember who supports bicyclists.
Bike Week might be long gone, but the Car Free Challenge is still going strong. Just log at least four bike/bus/walking/carpool trips per month and you could win a $200 gift card, a bus pass, or a party for your team.
Get started today at www.carfreekc.com.
While an attempt to ban bikes near St. Louis is making national news, a city closer to home has just chosen to retain a long-standing bicycle ban. De Soto in the far western suburbs has long banned bikes on 83rd Street, and last week their City Council broke a promise to lift the ban after the road was improved.
Tuesday evening the Smart Cycling KC Midtown series continues with See and Be Seen, a free class all about getting lit and staying visible at night. Free lights while supplies last. 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Tony Aguirre Community Center on the Westside, 2050 West Pennway 64108.
Register now!
This time last year the big story in the bike community was the Prairie Village Police Department cracking down on cyclists who break traffic laws in big group rides. The Johnson County Bicycle Club stepped in to mediate the dispute, and they reached a good understanding the police department. JCBC recently held a follow-up meeting with police, detailed below by President Ken Cobb.
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Real estate agent Laura Sterchi is offering free bike tours of local neighborhoods, including properties for sale or rent and neighborhood features like shops, restaurants, parks, etc.. This is a great way to explore your city and get to know your potential new neighborhood!
Her next tour is Saturday, July 17th in Columbus Park and River Market – two great neighborhoods just north and east of the Downtown Loop. Columbus Park has an historic mix of single family homes, apartments, condos, and restaurants reflecting its heritage as home to both Italian and Vietnamese immigrants. And of course the River Market has hundreds of lofts surrounding the City Market and with access to the Missouri River.
Learn more on Laura’s blog, sign up for a tour on Meetup.com, and join Biking KC Neighborhoods on Facebook.
The law says we should ride as far to the right as practicable, but it’s not always easy to know when it’s OK to take the whole lane. The above animation from Commute Orlando shows when and why to take the lane and not hug the curb.
Tomorrow is the one-year anniversary of Bill Poindexter going completely car free in Prairie Village, Kansas. He invites you to join him in celebrating this anniversary by going car-free or car-lite yourself.
www.carfreeamerican.com
