Monthly Archives: July 2007

Ozone Alert for Wednesday

Tomorrow will be our third ozone alert of the year, once again an Orange Alert. Fore more info and a daily air quality skycast go to the Mid-America Regional Council.

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ToM Stage 1: KC

Tour of Missouri folks just released the details of Stage 1, to be held in and around Kansas City. The 85 mile stage begins and ends on the Country Club Plaza. It will start out by heading straight up Main … Continue reading

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Tour of Missouri Route Announcement

The detailed route for the Tour of Missouri’s stage races will be announced at news conferences across the state. The KC announcement will be at the 810 Zone sports bar on the Country Club Plaza. 810 Zone 4686 Broadway, Kansas … Continue reading

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Tour of Missouri Update

A couple of updates on the Tour of Missouri… Next week the detailed routes for each stage will be released at press conferences across the state. The KC event is Monday July 30, 11:00 a.m. at 810 Zone on the … Continue reading

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Deb Ridgway Profile

Yesterday The Star ran a profile of Deb Ridgway, who recently moved from Bridging the Gap to the City of KCMO to be its first ever Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator. The Star: Job challengers for KC’s bike coordinator are personal … Continue reading

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Ozone Alert for Wednesday

An Orange Ozone Alert has been issued for Wednesday, which means the air quality will be bad enough to affect children as well as adults with respiratory or cardiovascular problems.  Healthy folks might also notice some effects. Everyone is encouraged … Continue reading

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Trail Closure Today

The Star reports that the Johnson County’s Mill Creek Streamway trail is closed today at College Boulevard for bridge construction.  It is hoped to re-open tomorrow.

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Critical Mass

Meet up at 6:00 p.m. and ride at 6:30 p.m. Location: The parking lot at Marsh’s Sunfresh grocery store in Westport, 4001 Mill Street 64111. KC’s Critical Mass is up to around 100 bicyclists this summer.  Come join your fellow … Continue reading

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Tour of KC set for August

A new web site for the Tour of Kansas City is up and running with details on this year’s event, August 10-12. The biggest news is the addition of a third day with a new crit in downtown KCK. It … Continue reading

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Photo of the Week

On Saturday about 10-15 bicyclists rode over to Independence and Brooklyn Avenues to place a ghost bike in honor of Michael Hammond.

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