Monthly Archives: February 2010
Chouteau Bike/Ped Retrofit faces possible delay
Uncertainty over federal transportation funding has caused MoDOT to delay opening bids on several projects, including the bike/ped retrofit on the Chouteau Bridge over the Missouri River. Hopefully the delay will be short-lived and not impact the scheduled construction start … Continue reading
Jolie Justus sponsors legislation to add bicycles to sales tax holiday
State Senator Jolie Justus has introduced a bill to add bicycles to the list of items in the annual back-to-school tax holiday. The goal is to make it a little easier for students to have safe, affordable, and healthy transportation … Continue reading
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Missouri House considers 3 foot passing law
This week the Missouri House of Representatives will consider a bill to establish a 3 foot passing law, requiring motorists to move over 3 feet when passing bicyclists. The insurance industry killed the last attempt to do this in 2005, … Continue reading
Bicycling shut out of KC stimulus funds
Today’s announcement by Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood of TIGER transportation stimulus grants included no funds for bicycling. The City had proposed a bold $12 million project to integrate bicycling and walking into the transportation infrastructure with more bike lanes, parking, … Continue reading
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Transportation Secretary LaHood in KC on Wednesday for stimulus announcements
As we’ve mentioned before, the KC region recently applied for $83 million in TIGER stimulus money for an multimodal transportation package of transit, bike/ped, roads, and freight rail. Wednesday morning Ray LaHood will be here along with Congressman Cleaver and … Continue reading
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KC Sprints Saturday at Swagger
KC Sprints returns from their road show for home town event this Saturday at 6:00 p.m. at Swagger in Waldo, 85th and Wornall in KCMO. Details at kcsprints.blogspot.com. Also check out a video of KC Sprints from a recent race … Continue reading
Saturday: Street Cred Stage 4, the Stairmaster
Details at tricycletrackstands.blogspot.com
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MoBikePed and MoDOT seeking suggestions for high priority bike/ped facilities
The Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation and the Missouri Department of Transportation are teaming up in an exciting new project to identify high priority bike/ped/ADA projects across the state and integrate them into MoDOT’s next five year construction plan. Nominate … Continue reading
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Photos from Holiday Cross and Grojte Pris Shawnee
Here are some great photos of two cyclocross races that took place during the recent Christmas blizzard… Grojte Pris Shawnee photos by J. Smith
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