There is a public meeting tonight regarding the widening of NW Englewood west of US 169.  This street is on the city’s BikeKC plan, but I have heard that the city intends build a potentially hazardous sidepath trail, instead of bike lanes.

As many of you know, statistics show that trails alongside roads are often dangerous and have higher incidences of car-on-bike crashes than proper on-street bike lanes.  Such facilities also violate accepted national standards in the transportation planning industry.  Read more about the issue at http://mobikefed.org/2007/03/facts-and-research-about-bicycle.php

-Eric Rogers

Public Meeting Scheduled for NW Englewood Boulevard Improvement Project from US 169 Highway
to NW Waukomis Drive

An open house public meeting will be held to solicit feedback on the concept study for NW Englewood Boulevard from US 169 Highway to NW Waukomis Drive on November 5th from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at West Englewood Elementary School located at 1506 NW Englewood Road in Kansas City, Missouri.
The meeting will cover planned improvements for this section of Englewood Boulevard including conceptual roadway design alternatives, bike and pedestrian accommodations, stormwater management solutions, and landscape.  The planning process is expected to be complete this fall.
Any person with disability desiring reasonable accommodation to attend this meeting may contact the City’s ADA Specialist at 816-513-2533 or dial 711 at 1-800-735-2966 (Missouri Relay TT for persons who are deaf and hard of hearing) at least 24 hours prior to the meeting or event.
For more information about this project, visit www.kcmo.org/parks or contact Abe Shirazi, City of Kansas City, Missouri, Parks and Recreation Department, at (816) 513-7624, or by e-mail at Abe_Shirazi@kcmo.org.