Monthly Archives: May 2008
Alleycat race: Tour de Cowtown
Acme Bicycle Company 312 East 18th Street, KCMO 64108 (18th and Locust in the Crossroads) This is one of the most interesting alleycat races of the year, as it tests your knoweldge of our city and its history. Oh yeah, … Continue reading
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Swap Meet
Acme Bicycle Company 312 East 18th Street, KCMO 64108 (18th and Locust in the Crossroads) This swap meet is free for buyers and sellers. Sellers provide their own tables n chairs. We have restroom facilities and free coffee/water on site. … Continue reading
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Ride of Silence
63rd and Brookside Boulevard, Kansas City, MO 64111 Join cyclists worldwide in a silent, slow-paced ride in honor of those who have been injured or killed while bicycling on public roadways. A brief memorial ceremony will take place at 6:30 … Continue reading
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Commuter Convoy on KSHB
The Lenexa Commuter Convoy. Photo by Noah Dunker. If you watched the morning news on KSHB-TV 41 this morning, hopefully you saw the live report featuring Noah Dunker’s convoy of bicycle commuters heading from Lenexa to Downtown. It was one … Continue reading
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More bike lanes for KCMO
New bike lanes on 87th Street Photo:MoBikeFed The city’s implementation of the BikeKC network is seeing slow but steady progress in both the north and south of the city… The infamously short bike lanes on NW Barry Road in front … Continue reading
Blue Springs boy killed by delivery van
There is some sad news on the eve Bike Week, with the first bicyclist fatality of 2008. This evening a four year-old boy was killed by a delivery van while bicycling in the parking lot of his apartment complex in … Continue reading
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KCTV-5 bike to work blog
Just in time for Bike Week, CBS affiliate KCTV-5 has a new blog all about biking to work. It’s written by weather producer Amanda Graor and will chronicle her experiances riding to work. You might have already seen the teasers … Continue reading
Missouri Bicycling Report Card
The Missouri Bicycle Federation just released a “report card” on bicycling conditions in the Show-Me State. Our state’s overall grade is a disappointing D, but we did score better in many of the individual subjects. And many initiatives are underway … Continue reading
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Alt. Transportation in Camp Magazine
The latest issue of Camp Magazine includes a story titled “Bikes, Buses and Feet – How to Make Alternatives to the Car Work for Kansas City.” It covers some great info for getting around without an autombile. The story also … Continue reading
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Cyclist hit on 87th Street in Johnson County
KMBC-9 reports that yesterday a bicyclist was hit on 87th Street at I-35 in Johnson County, KS. There are few details, but this intersection is notoriusly challenging for bicyclists and pedestrians. A lot of the problem is KDOT’s use of … Continue reading
