Johnson County Bike Plan

The suburb of Overland Park, KS is working on a bike plan for the city's northern half, including it's first consideration of on-road cycling.

Overland Park is holding a public meeting to discuss their plans for
> extending trails and bikeways within their city limits between I-35
> (Antioch-Metcalf) and I-435 (Roe-Quivera).
>
>  7 p.m. Thursday, June 8
>  City Council Chamber of City Hall,
>  8500 Santa Fe Drive
>
>  Their plan includes their first, long-needed efforts to recognize
> on-road bicycling, even if only on secondary streets.
>
> http://www.opkansas.org/_Res/Parks_and_Recreation/Places/Bike_Trails/trail_expansion.cfm

Everyone who has, does, think they will or supports those who do
> bicycle in north Overland Park north, particularly bicyclists who live
> in Overland Park, need to take a close look at this plan.  As I
> understand, the plan was developed internally without much public
> input during its development. JCBC has offered its experience and
> knowledge three times, but never received a response or indication
> they were interested in our views or needs.  That doesn't necessarily
> mean its a bad plan.  However, we need to make sure our needs are
> addressed.  Overland Park doesn't have a history of recognizing and/or
> accommodating on-road bicyclists, so I urge you to take the time to
> review their plans, attend the meeting and let them know your
> opinions.
>
>  They've already had one public meeting with no apparent outreach to
> the bicycle community.  This picks my interest as to why they would
> not want our input.
>
>  Dale Crawford
>  JCBC Bicycle Chair
>
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