Update: The city has posted video of the ground-breaking ceremony.
Today local officials held a ground-breaking ceremony for a project that will fill in a big gap in the Riverfront Heritage Trail.  A new underpass at the ASB Bridge will finally connect Berkley Park with the Riverfront West area, including the Town of Kansas Bridge that [...]

Saturday June 6th is National Trails Day, and it will be celebrated locally with events at several metro area trails.  The Mid-America Regional Council has a list and map of local events.
An especially important event is a ceremony to dedicate the new bike/ped bridge over US 71 Hwy in southern Kansas City. The new bridge [...]

North Kansas City is planning for the future of the Burlington Street, and one of their main goals is to make the corridor safer and more accessible for bicyclists, pedestrians, and transit users. The Burlington/North Oak corridor is one of the metro area’s primary north/south arteries, so it is great news that it might become [...]

Work is now underway on the long awaited extension of Katy Trail State Park to the Kansas City metro area.  The first five miles going eastward from Pleasant Hill in the southeast metro will open in 12-18 months. Eventually the new segment will extend 46 miles to the current trailhead in Windsor. During June the [...]

The next monthly meeting of KCMO’s new Bike/Ped Advisory Committee will get an update from the Missouri Department of Transportation on the new bike/ped path planned for the Heart of America Bride.  There will also be a presentation on plans for to upgrade the bike lanes over the Chouteau Bridge.
Monday, June 8th
4:00 p.m. to 5:30 [...]

The local bicycling scene has recently seen the emergence of two good podcsts.  Both are worth a listen and some space on your MP3 player.
Kansas Cyclist Podcast covers all things bike-related around the state of Kansas.
Limited Warren T – a local bike commuter provides regular news updates from around KC and the country.

Photos of the dedication of the new bike/ped bridge over US 71 Hwy in south Kansas City.

The Kansas Department of Transportation is in the midst of a giant planning process for the future of transportation for KCK and the Kansas suburbs.  Take this survey to let KDOT know what you think should be the priorities in the future.  This is your chance to ask for things like bike routes, transit service, [...]

Local organizers of the KC stage of the Tour of Missouri are soliciting public donations to cover their expenses.  It costs about $150,00o for things like police, logistics, etc. While the race has attracted sponsorship from big national companies and St. Louis businesses, it has struggled to engage Kansas City companies to particpate in the [...]

Bike & Build is a cross-country bike ride where college students travel the country building houses with Habitat for Humanity. A group of 32 students is stopping in Kansas City this week, on their way from Virginia to Oregon.  Tuesday evening the public is invited to hear about their ride and mission. Bike & Build [...]