The Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation and the Missouri Department of Transportation are teaming up in an exciting new project to identify high priority bike/ped/ADA projects across the state and integrate them into MoDOT’s next five year construction plan.

Nominate a project
MBPF is coordinating the creation of this wish list for MoDOT and taking suggestions from the public.  Go to mobikefed.org/HighPriority to learn more and suggest a project.

Here are some great photos of two cyclocross races that took place during the recent Christmas blizzard…

Holiday Cross by Chris Thomas	Holiday Cross by Laterne Rouge
Grojte Pris Shawnee photos by J. Smith

Head down to the West Bottoms tomorrow for the Urban Cyclocross Challenge, Stage 3 of the Street Cred series. High Noon at Hickory Street and St. Louis Avenue.

Get all the details at tricycletrackstands.blogspot.com.

February 16th is the Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation’s annual Capitol Day.  It is MBF’s biggest advocacy event, and an excellent opportunity to meet your legislators and talk about how pedestrian and bicycle issues relate to sustainable transportation, health and fitness, recreation, economic development, access to jobs, etc.

Visit www.mobikefed.org/capitolday to learn more about the issues and register for the event.

If there is enough interest, a bus from Kansas City to Jeff City will be available.

Local bike commuter Noah has a cool review of the Swobo Baxter for Bikecommuters.com, and it appears to be a great vehicle for transporting bottles of Boulevard’s Smokestack Series.

Photos by Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation.

MoBikeFed has some photos of yesterday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new ASB Underpass on the Riverfront Heritage Trail.  There was a huge turnout despite the sketchy weather.  In addition to dozens of cyclists, there were lots of politicos like former mayor Dick Berkley and Councilmembers Terry Riley, Deb Hermann, John Sharp, and Cathy Jolly.

Mayor Funkhouser gave a great speech highlighting the importance of bicycle and pedestrians facilities in providing transportation options to Kansas Citians, as well as recruiting and retaining the talented workforce that our needs to compete in the 21st century.

A vital and long-awaited piece of the Riverfront Heritage Trail is finally opening this week.  The ASB underpass carries the trail under the ASB Bridge and its railroad tracks, finally uniting Berkley Park on the east with the Town of Kansas Bridge and River Market neighborhood on the west.

The official opening on Friday at 10:00 a.m. will feature a gourmet brunch by Albert Tash, Executive Chef at the Ameristar Casino, and take place under a nicely heated tent.  So come on down and be among the first cyclists to ride under the bridge!

ASB Underpass Ribbon Cutting
Friday, January 15th, 10:00 a.m.
20 Grand Boulevard, KCMO

Read more about the ASB Underpass project

Sunday’s Grojte Pris Cyclocross race got a bit of TV news love on NBC station KSHB-TV, including a star turn by localcycling.com’s Mark Thomas.

Sunday’s Grote Prijs Shawnee is the last race of the local Cyclocross season, and it looks like the weather might warm up to a respectable temperature just in time for it.

Details at www.series60cx.com