Monthly Archives: March 2009
Alleycat race to benefit America Diabetes Association
The folks over at Team Frank Stallone are hosting a $5 alleycat race this Friday night to benefit Tour de Cure, the American Diabetes Association’s annual fund raising ride on June 14th. It’s at 9:00 p.m. at Acme Bicycle Company … Continue reading
Featured photo – Theatrical bike racks in Independence
Thanks to local cyclist Matt Garrett for sending in this photo of some new bike racks at the Sermon Community Center in Independence. The mask design of these racks is a tie-in with a popular community theater located inside the … Continue reading
Bring Bike Sharing to KC
A new program called B-Cycle is holding a national competition to pick some lucky cities to receive a bike sharing system. You might have heard of bike sharing systems like Paris’ Velib or Washington, DC’s SmartBike. They distribute bike stations … Continue reading
KC Bike Club needs volunteers for Brew to Brew
The Kansas City Bicycle Clubs organizes some really great rides like the Fountain Tour and the Summer Breeze. One way they are able to do this is by exchanging volunteers with the KC Track Club. Right now they need volunteers … Continue reading
Tour de Cure Kickoff Party
This weekend there is a party to kickoff the Tour de Cure, a fund raising ride for the America Diabetes Association. It’s Saturday at 1:30 p.m. at Grinders. Here is the notice from the association’s Christie Hammond, including RSVP info:
Roller races in KC, Part the Second
Last month Kansas City had what seems to be our first ever roller races, with much success. This weekend it happens again, with a crew from the Twin Cities coming down to participate. For the uninitiated, roller races or goldsprints … Continue reading
Katy Trail update
The KC Star has an update on efforts to extend Katy Trail State Park to Kansas City. The State of Missouri is extending the trail using $18 million from a legal settlement with Ameran, the company that owns the abandoned … Continue reading
Westport gets U-Racks
If you spend any time in Westport you might have noticed some new U-Racks popping up around the neighborhood. Westport businesses are spending over $1 million on a big streetscape project, and it includes the new bike racks. Most feature … Continue reading
3rd KC Bike/Ped Advisory Committee
March 9th at 4:00 p.m. the city’s new Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee will hold its third meeting. On the agenda this month are a presentation on the Bike Friendly Communities program, bike/ped counts, and discussion of the committee’s action … Continue reading
Cycle City moves to Parkville
Cycle City recently moved its Platte County store from I-29 and Barry Road in KC to Parkville. The new address is 6328 Lewist Street, Parkville, MO – which is in the Parkville Commons strip mall at the southwest corner of … Continue reading
