Clay County Commissioner Larry Larson is proposing a sales tax to finance expansion of the county's trail system, along with other recreational facilities.  This would be a way for the county to fund its half of the Northland Trails Plan. Platte County already has a half-cent sales tax that is funding its half of the […]

Sunday, September 17th, 6:00pm
Creative Minds Art Center
3109 Troost Avenue (map)
Kansas City, MO 64109
Filmmaker Bill Brown is biking through KC on a cross-country tour with his latest film, The Other Side, a program of shorts about the US/Mexican
border. Join the conversation about illegal immigration, documentary filmmaking, and long bicycle rides!
Bill Brown is an experimental filmmaker from […]

Encouraging news for cyclists… A recent UMKC survey of crime concerns found that speeding is the top priority for KCMO residents. This should help us with demands for better enforcement of speed limits and dangerous driving laws. It's also certain to be another argument in favor of the red light cameras coming soon to the […]

I occasionally get questions about where to rent a bike in KC, which can be a challenge since our city is not known for bicycle tourism. So far I have found two bike shops that offer rentals. If you know of any others please leave a comment.
River Market Cyclery (Downtown)
Located just north of the Loop […]

The city is preparing a big plan to guide the revitalization of the Hickman Mills neighborhood on the KCMO's far south side. It's a part of the city that resembles a post-WWII, inner-ring suburb like Raytown or Grandview - and as such it's aging poorly and in need of some redevelopment. Outdated tract houses, […]

A huge, national mountain bike race is debuting here next weekend. 24 Hours of Landahl is just what it sounds like, a 24 hour mountain bike race at one of the Midwest's best venues. It's produced by the same folks that do the famous 24 Hours of Moab and others. If you have […]

MoDOT is getting ready to expand Hwy 45 (a.k.a. NW 64th St. or Tom Watson Parkway) through KC and Parkville.  The budget has money us, but so far most public input has asked for an off road multi-use path.  MoDOT needs to hear from more people asking for on-street bicycle accommodation. Hwy 45 is a […]

A man and his 3 year-old daughter were hit by a teen motorist Monday evening in Eudora, Kansas, between KC and Lawrence. The girl was thrown from the bike trailer she was riding in.  Both were flown to hospitals and there is no currently no word on their condition.

KCTV-5: Teen driver hits bicyclists
KMBC-TV 9: Father, […]

Military bicycles

Here is a map of places where cyclists have died in recent years. While putting the map together I found it very sobering to see the number and distribution of of the deaths. The problem touches all part of our region - urban core, suburbs, and rural areas alike.

View the map