[ January 1, 2007; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Join the Kansas City Bicycle Club and the MS 150 for the year’s first ride. Leave from the recreation center at the Longview campus of Metro Community College.

500 SW Longview Road
Lee’s Summit, MO 64081

Details on the KCBC site (PDF)

Bicycle advocates across the country are hoping for a more bike-friendly Congress in 2007. Rep. Peter De Fazio (D-Oregon) is a former bike mechanic who also just happens to be the new chair of the House Transportation Committee’s Surface Subcommittee.
Missouri and Kansas each have a Representative in the Congressional Bike Caucus – Kenny Hulshof [...]

The Crossroads Community Association is conducting survey of neighborhood issues like parking, transportation, safety, etc. There is one question about bikes and “alternative” transportation. This is a good opportunity to comment about the need for bike parking, bike lanes, etc. in the Crossroads.
Parking is one of the big issues in this neighborhood, but [...]

[ January 6, 2007; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Spend the morning helping maintain some of the region’s best mountain bike trails

More info at EarthRiders Trails Association

The motorist in the January 2005 hit-and-run of 13 year-old Juan Portillo has plead guilty and will serve up to four months in jail for the felony of leaving the scene of an injury accident.  The charge can carry up to a four year sentence.
Juan was struck while riding near Truman and Bennington.  The motorist [...]

[ January 7, 2007; 12:00 pm to 3:00 pm. ] Don’t miss the last cyclocross event of the season…

Location: Herman Laird Park.  Johnson Drive and Cody Street, Shawnee, KS.

More info at kccrossnationals.com

Local Cycling has a recap and photos of the cyclocross season’s final race on Sunday.

I just found another local cyclist/blogger/commuter over on Noah’s blog.
Warren-T: warren-t.blogspot.com 

Bikes at Liberty Memorial
Originally uploaded to Flickr by mr_jeffreed.

[ January 10, 2007; 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] Location: The Coffee Girls
310 Southwest Boulevard, KCMO
*No bike parking, but plenty of light posts

Planning for Bike To Work Week in May 2007 is starting this month.  If you are interested in working on this growing event please contact Deb Ridgway at Bridging the Gap, deb@bridgingthegap.org.