The annual organized ride across the Katy Trail just concluded with another 300 folks traversing one of the country's longest and most popular rail trails. The Columbia Tribune has a great diary and audio slide show of the ride.

The campaign to extend the Katy Trail State Park to the KC metro area recently received another round of media attention when Governor Matt Blunt endorsed a call for Ameren to allow the use of its portion of the old Rock Island Line between Windsor and Pleasant Hill. There is still no response from [...]

The topic of safety on group rides has come up on several mailing lists this week.  Here are some great tips (PDF) for folks riding in groups.  Most important – don't fall into the herd mentality and forget to obey all traffic laws.  This includes stop signs, traffic lights, signalling, etc.  Remember that when you [...]

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The Missouri Bicycle Federation is sponsoring a Bicycle and Pedestrian Roundtable on July 10th at the Central Library. With all of the redevelopment and changes happening across the city, the time is right to advance the bike/ped agenda. Please take some time to stop by and contribute your ideas for improving the biking [...]

Anyone participating in or curious about September's MS 150 ride is invited to a party at Boulevard Brewing Co. on Thursday, July 15, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. (2501 Southwest Boulevard, KCMO). Discounted MS 150 registration will be available. Please RSVP to info@nmsskc.org by July 10.

Thursday provides yet another opportunity combine two of our favorite things in life. In addition to beer at Boulevard, we also have the option of wine. The Sunflowers to Roses cancer/cycling foundation is holding a fund raiser/wine tasting/Tour de France watch party at Vino 100. It's out yonder at 135th and State Line [...]

The levees along the Missouri and Kansas Rivers provide excellent opportunities for some amazing riverfront trails in our area. The Corps of Engineers is finishing a new master plan for the region's seven levees, and now is the time to demand access to these publicly-subsidized facilities. You can download the Corps' proposed [...]

Bicycle Jousting in Portland

Here is some info on upcoming improvements to Hwy 45 in the Northland and Hwy 150 in the south.

MoDOT is planning two big road projects at opposite ends of the metro area, in areas experiencing rapid surburbanization and along prime commuter corridors (Details below). Now is the time to send MoDOT your input, asking for [...]