Greater Kansas City Bicycle Federation monthly meeting
Monday, July 17, 6:00 p.m.
Acme Bicycle Company
412 East 18th Street, KCMO 64111 (18th and Locust, Crossroads Arts District)
Topic of the month - Bicycle parking. Want more bike racks at your office, coffee house, library, school, etc? Find out about new bike parking rules being proposed for [...]

The multi-use trails under development at Smithville Lake have received national recognition from US Interior Department as a National Recreation Trail. The Smithville trails are part of the Northland Trails and Greenways plan for a network of trails across Clay and Platte Counties.

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 [...]

Bicycle Jousting in Portland

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 [...]

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 [...]

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.

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 [...]

Check out our new I Bike KC schwag at CafePress…

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 [...]