Monthly Archives: March 2010
Heart of America Bridge Ground Breaking
This morning MoDOT and City officials held a ground-breaking ceremony for the new bike/ped path being added to the Heart of America Bridge. There was a huge crowd of cyclists, including several who turned out for KCBike.Info’s ride from Midtown … Continue reading
Tweed Ride in the Star
The Star has a nice feature on the First KC Tweed Ride and its organizers. The ride starts at Noon on Saturday in Loose Park: kctweedindeed.wordpress.com
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HOA ground-breaking ride
KCBike.Info is organizing a group ride to Wednesday’s ground-breaking ceremony for the Heart of America Bridge bike/ped project. It will be five miles at an easy pace, mostly on the planned BikeKC routes. We’ll leave from Westport Road & Pennsylvania … Continue reading
HOA Bridge animation and details
MoDOT’s YouTube channel has an animation of the new bike/ped lane planned for the Heart of America Bridge. Don’t forget the ground-breaking ceremony at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday. Watch this video on YouTube The details of the retrofit include… An … Continue reading
HOA Bridge groundbreaking and start of construction!
Great news! Kansas City is taking a big step forward towards a safe crossing of the Missouri River. Construction will soon start on MoDOT’s project to retrofit the Heart of America Bridge with a barrier-separated bicycle and pedestrian path by … Continue reading
Bicycle Polo 101 this weekend
Update: Event moved to Sunday the 28th. This weekend there is a great opportunity to learn about and practice bicycle polo, a growing sport here in Kansas City. This event is especially geared towards the curious and first-timers. Kansas City … Continue reading
Job: Bike/Ped planning intern
The City of Kansas City, MO has an opening for a paid internship to assist the Bike/Ped Coordinator with Bike Week, Sunday Parkways, National Trails Day, and other programs. This is a great opportunity for a student studying urban planning, … Continue reading
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Wednesday movie night: We Are Traffic and Return of the Scorcher
Wednesday night Bridging the Gap’s Clean Commute program at the University of Missouri-Kansas City will show two documentaries about bike culture. We Are Traffic! chronicles the history and development of the Critical Mass bicycle movement, one of the most spirited … Continue reading
Got your tweed yet? KC’s first tweed ride on April 3rd
KC’s first Tweed Ride is coming up on April 3rd, so that there aren’t many shopping days left to get the requisite bespoke attire. This leisurely , family-friendly ride celebrates the Golden Age of Bicycles with all things Victorian, tweed, … Continue reading
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Job: Family Bicycles wrench and sales
Family Bicycles in Brookside/Waldo has an opening for a part-time mechanic and sales position…
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