Archive for January, 2007
Local blogger/commuter Noah brave this weekend’s winter storm for a grocery run in Johnson County.
The Mid-America Regional Council has updated its Greater KC Bikeways and Trails Map. This much-improved map should look familiar to folks who have used the excellent bike maps in Chicago, Portland, etc. The KC map includes on-street bike routes, bike lanes, off-street multi-use trails, mountain bike trails, bike shops, and hospitals.
The free [...]
KC is getting a new bike shop this year. Epic Bike and Sport will be located in the new Tuileries Plaza shopping center on NW 64th Street at I-29. It will be one of 12 new concept stores affiliated with Specialized. The new shop is being promoted as a new approach to bike retail, [...]
Local bike blogger/commuter Warren has an update on Johnson County’s Indian Creek Trail, which has been partially due to highway construction.
[ January 17, 2007; 9:30 am to 4:00 pm. ] Location: Metro Community College - Business and Technology Center
1770 Universal Avenue (I-435 and Front Street), KCMO (PDF Map)
The Quad-State Trail is planned network of trails linking Missouri, Iowa, Kansas, and Nebraska, with KC at the hub.
More information
Bikes at Liberty Memorial
Originally uploaded to Flickr by mr_jeffreed.
I just found another local cyclist/blogger/commuter over on Noah’s blog.
Warren-T: warren-t.blogspot.com
Local Cycling has a recap and photos of the cyclocross season’s final race on Sunday.
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 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.
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