Do you have an interest teaching kids how to ride a bike? Want to lead a bicycle rodeo at your local school or church? The Mid-America Regional Council has a group called Safety Ambassadors that teach kids safe bicycling and walking. MARC is currently taking applications for folks who want to become Safety [...]

Today 15-plus bicyclists braved the nasty weather to show up at the City Plan Commission.  The short story is that the commission voted to approve a proposal to include secured bicycle parking for residents of apartment and condo buildings.  Big names like Hunt Midwest were present to oppose the plan, but in the end only [...]

Last year saw the opening of Epic Bike in the Northland, and this year will see the opening of two new bike shops in the south.
Family Bicycles is will be opening soon at Wornall and Gregory on the Brookside/Waldo border.  This shop will be focusing on helping people to bicycle for transportation and carrying practical [...]

The Midwest Fat Tire Series has just released the 2008 schedule for the Midwest’s premier mountain bike race series. The first race is barely a month away.

2008 race calendar (PDF).
Midwest Fat Tire Series web site.

[ February 10, 2008; 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. ] Kansas’ new state-wide bicycle and pedestrian advocacy group will is meeting in Topeka this month.

More info about the meeting

KanBikeWalk mailing list

Later this month bicyclists from all over Missouri will descend on Jefferson City for MoBikeFed’s second annual Bicycle Day at the Capitol. It’s a great opportunity to meet your state reps and talk to them one-on-one about bicycling issues. Things like funding bike facilities, improving roadway safety, and prosecuting motorists who kill or [...]

1900 Priests of Pallas Parade
©Kansas City Public Library.

KCBC Advocacy Chair Laurie Chipman recently completed a big project to scan and format the city’s 1980 bikeways plan (PDF). In many ways, it’s very similar to our contemporary plans. It calls for a network of recreation and transportation routes within two miles of every [...]

[ February 19, 2008; 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. ] Location: Tony Aguirre Community Center
2050 West Pennway
Kansas City, MO 64108
(map/directions)

Meeting to plan for Bike Week 2008, or just learn more about what is coming up.

Join the mailing list to learn more.

Saturday, February 23rd is opening day for Volker Bicycles in Midtown. The new bike shop is carrying Jamis, Soma, Surly, EAI, and more. The address is 1717 West 39th Street, between Chipotle and d’Bronx.
Check ‘em out online at volkerbicycles.blogspot.com

[ February 23, 2008; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Only 80 seats available, so RSVP today.

More info…