Monthly Archives: August 2009
Trail projects moving forward in both the Northland and Southland
This week the City Council’s Transportation and Infrastructure Committee will consider two ordinances to fund new trail construction on opposite ends of the city. Both are key links in the Trails KC master plan and provide much-needed transportation and recreation … Continue reading
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Featured Photo – more bike racks popping up around Downtown
The city continues to install new U-Racks around the Downtown Loop, using the design that originated on 12th Street back in 2007. The newest racks are along Broadway between the Quality Hill and Garment District neighborhoods, between 8th and 12th … Continue reading
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KC Bike/Ped proposal gets radio love
Local NPR affiliate KCUR stopped by Critical Mass last week and talked about the city’s proposal to jump start our bicycle/pedestrian plan with $45 million in federal stimulus funding. However that plan is competing with lots of other plans for … Continue reading
Tour of KC this weekend, sans Cliff Drive Classic
The second weekend of the Tour of Kansas City is coming up, but shortened. Sadly the long-standing Cliff Drive Classic has been canceled this year due to road construction on the route. The rest of the event goes on with … Continue reading
Little Blue Trace extension and other trail news from Independence
Back in December of 2007 we reported on a 3.5 mile extension of the Little Blue Trace Trail from 39th and Selsa in Independence to I-470 south of I-70. After some delay the project has finally been approved by the … Continue reading
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ACTION ALERT – support Federal stimulus grant for bike/ped in KC
Last week we mentioned a proposal to dramatically transform the local transportation system by spending a bit of the federal stimulus money on KC’s bike/ped program – bike lanes, trails, crosswalks, ADA, education, etc. This week local City Councilmembers and … Continue reading
Spin Pizza adds Wednesday ride from in the South Plaza
Bicycle-themed SPIN! Neapolitan Pizza is adding a third weekly bike ride, this one on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. from their location in the South Plaza neighborhood. Cyclists get a 10% discount on dinner after each ride. If you haven’t checked … Continue reading
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