[ March 1, 2008; 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. ] Trail maintenance at the Smithville Lake trails. More info at earnyourdirt.org

KCMO Bike/Ped Coordinator Deb Ridgway just announced that Trek bikes has picked Kansas City as one of three cities to participate in the Go By Bike Challenge. The goal is to promote the use of bicycles for short transportation trips to the supermarket, video store, corner pub, etc. Two people in each city will be [...]

Kansas City’s newest bike shop is now open in Waldo. Family Bicycles is specializing in practical, transportation-oriented cycling for the entire family. Check them out at 7140 Wornall Road, Kansas City, Missouri (between Gregory Blvd and Sutherlands).
www.familybicycleskc.com

[ March 5, 2008; 5:30 pm; ] Open house starts a 5:30 p.m. with a presentation at 6:00 p.m.

Don Bosco Senior Center in Columbus Park
580 Campbell Street
Kansas City, MO 64106
(map/directions)

Today the City Council’s Transportation Committee endorsed a plan to legalize pedicabs in KCMO. Unfortunately the owners of the Country Club Plaza where able to get Councilmember Jan Marcason to carve out an exception for the Plaza. So pedicabs could soon be legal everywhere but the city’s most popular tourist neighborhood.
Please take a few minutes [...]

Today the full City Council approved the pedicab ordinance.  The city is also fast-tracking the licensing process so that they can be up and running during the Big 12 tournament next week.
We might have even turned around Councilmember Jan Marcason. I’m in DC for the National Bike Summit, but my spies tell me that Jan [...]

On Saturday Volker Bicycles has a grand opening party from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at 1717 West 39th Street, just east of State Line Road in Midtown. They will be featuring the artwork of local cyclist Chris Thomas, a.k.a. ©hrisGo.
Also check out their weekly rides.  They have a Monday night urban ride that I [...]

Today the Star’s Watchdog column covers poor trail maintenance in Johnson County.  It seems that Overland Park is having trouble keeping up with the Joneses in Olathe, but they promise to do better.
(Photo by Warren)

KCMO’s Public Improvements Advisory Committee (PIAC) has recommended funding for almost $1 million in trail projects for 2008-2009. This citizens committee makes the City Council on projects funded by the city’s sales tax. The full City Council will make the final decision later this month.
Projects recommended for funding include:

Riverfront Heritage Trail – connection between [...]

Many may know or have seen local cyclist Karta Purkh Khalsa. Last month he had a great letter to the editor published in the KC Star. Here it is:

Kansas City Star
Feb. 24, 2008
AS I SEE IT: Riding a bike is lifetime thrill
I must be honest and state initially that I am an unabashed bicycle [...]