As reported here earlier, the city of Olathe, KS is preparing to widen 2 miles of 127th Street from Mur-Len to Pflumm. The city took a proactive stance and included bike lanes in this project. Unfortunately those bike lanes have drawn the ire of residents along 127th who are opposed to the road [...]

[ May 2, 2007; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] TREK Store of Kansas City, 10412 Shawnee Mission Parkway, Shawnee, Kansas

Be Your Own Champion: basic bike maintenance; flat repair; adjustments and cleaning. Bring your bike or a wheel and tools if you have them. You will get your fingers dirty!

Clean Commute Offers FREE Bike Clinics
You know how to [...]

[ May 4, 2007 to May 6, 2007. ] The International Mountain Bike Association’s roving trail building class returns to Missouri again this year.  They will be in Jefferson City May 4-6.  This is a great opportunity to learn about building and maintaining mountain bike trails.  Go do it if you can.

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This Sunday’s Star Magazine features a cover story on the Bike Escorts service that Jason Wingate has started as a way to get more people on bikes in the city. The Bike Escorts will help you plan a route to your destination, ride with you, and help you get used to riding in traffic [...]

The City of KCMO is developing a master plan for a city-wide network of trails for bicyclists, pedestrians, and even equestrians. While the emphasis is on multi-use trails along stream corridors, the plan will include a substantial portion of on-street bike routes in the urban core and other developed areas.
This week the city is [...]

[ May 8, 2007; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ]
View draft plans for a city-wide network of trails and bike routes. Provide your feedback on routes and priorities. This meeting is an open house, with presentations at 4:30 and 6:00.

Location: 3-Trails Community Improvement District5904 East Bannister Road, KCMO (Just east of Hillcrest Road)
Street map and directions

[ May 9, 2007; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] View draft plans for a city-wide network of trails and bike routes. Provide your feedback on routes and priorities. This meeting is an open house, with presentations at 4:30 and 6:00.

Location: Midwestern Baptist Seminary, Kohn & Meyers Center
North entrance, NE 54th Street at North Oak Trafficway, KCMO
Street map and directions, campus map

[ May 9, 2007; 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. ] American Red Cross – Wyandotte Co., 1600 Washington Blvd, Kansas City, Kansas

Be Your Own Champion: basic bike maintenance; flat repair; adjustments and cleaning. Bring your bike or a wheel and tools if you have them. You will get your fingers dirty!
Clean Commute Offers FREE Bike Clinics
You know how [...]

Today at 3:00 p.m. Kansas City, MO Mayor Mark Funkhouser and the City Council will proclaim May as Bike Safety Month and May 14-18 as Bike to Work Week. Deb Ridgway of Bridging the Gap’s Clean Commute program will accept the proclamation and challenge the council to bike, walk, or take the bus to [...]

[ May 10, 2007; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm. ] View draft plans for a city-wide network of trails and bike routes. Provide your feedback on routes and priorities. This meeting is an open house, with presentations at 4:30 and 6:00.

Location: MO Department of Conservation Discovery Center
4750 Troost Avenue, KCMO
Street map and directions