Monthly Archives: October 2009
Bright at Night safety demonstrations and free lights
Hopefully you have noticed that the days are getting shorter and darkness is creeping into the typical commuting hours. So if you haven’t done it yet, put some new batteries in your lights and break out the reflective gear. Also … Continue reading
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TV coverage of school’s bike program
Family Bicycles provides this video from Fox 4 News about the bicycle program at the Scuola Vita Nuova charter school in Pendleton Heights, Old Northeast KC. Students are given new bicycles and taught how to safely ride to school. The … Continue reading
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Armour Boulevard apartments are bike-friendly
The photo on the left is the bike room at The Hamilton apartments on Armour Boulevard in Midtown. It is just one of eleven historic Armour Boulevard buildings being renovated by MAC Properties, a bicycle-friendly business that is actively marketing … Continue reading
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Congrats to St. Louis on Bicycle Friendly Community award
Today the City of St. Louis was awarded a Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists. St. Louis is the second Missouri city, Columbia was awarded Silver earlier this year. Some of the things that … Continue reading
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KCPT special on childhood obesity, walking, and bicycling
KCPT-TV 19′s series Generation XL covers the American epidemic of childhood obesity. Tonight’s episode focuses on physical activity and talks about getting kids walking and bicycling as a way to combat the sedentary lifestyles that lead to obesity. The episode … Continue reading
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Line Creek Trail progress
New trail segment in blue. Construction is in full swing on the first segment of the Line Creek Trail in Platte County. This segment runs along the east side of the Platte Brooke neighborhood, from NW 68th to about NW … Continue reading
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BikeMO fall foliage ride
Here is one more opportunity for a fall ride. This Saturday, BikeMO is the MoBikePed’s annual fundraiser set in the rolling hills and lush fall foliage of Mid-Missouri. The ride offers several routes between 17 and 100 miles, all over … Continue reading
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Sunday: Northland Nightmare Ride
The Northland Nightmare is the KC Bicycle Club’s final organized ride of the year. The ride is very appropriately named considering the weather forecast and the Northland’s rolling terrain. The action begins and ends in Liberty. Get the details and … Continue reading
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Cyclists reach agreement with Prairie Village police
Maggi Hacker, President of the Johnson County Bicycle Club, has announced the details of an understanding with the Prairie Village Police Department that addresses issues with group rides and the law in that suburb. The agreement is meant to accommodate … Continue reading
Volunteers needed to count bicyclists
Volunteers are needed this week to count bicycle and pedestrian traffic at several locations around Kansas City. Collecting this data is critical to getting better facilities like bike lanes, trails, bridge access, sidewalks, etc. Please consider volunteering if at all … Continue reading
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