Monthly Archives: March 2010
43rd and Main bike artist profiled
The Pitch’s Carolyn Szczepanski has a great profile of Matt Urlaub, the KCAI student responsible for the bike art at 43rd and Main and elsewhere around Midtown. I had the pleasure of meeting Matt a couple months ago. He’s a … Continue reading
Tour of Missouri in jeopardy again, KC Council expresses support
Governor Nixon has once again put the Tour of Missouri on the chopping block, despite the fact that it has a huge return on investment – more than a $30 million economic impact from a $1.5 million investment of state … Continue reading
National Virtual Lobbying Day
Today is a National Day of Action in support of your delegates to the National Bike Summit. Please call and/or email your Congressional representatives. It’s easier than you think, and doesn’t take much time. Get all the details at the … Continue reading
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Google Maps gets bike directions, including KC
Today at the National Bike Summit, Google is announcing the long-awaited addition of bicycling directions to Google Maps. KC coverage is really good. They have most of the BikeKC network, even though it isn’t signed yet, plus all of the … Continue reading
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Columbia mayor gets award
Tonight Columbia, MO Mayor Darwin Hindman received a lifetime acheivement award at the National Bike Summit. Hindman was an early champion of the Katy Trail, and the 70-plus mayor still bikes daily.
MoDOT creating metro bike/ped plan
The Missouri Department of Transportation recently started the process of developing a bicycle and pedestrian plan for the MoDOT Kansas City District. The goal is to identify some key issues and needs, and then start identifying specific corridors and locations … Continue reading
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Blogging the National Bike Summit
We’ll be Washington, DC this week with the Missouri delegation to the National Bike Summit, including meetings with Senators Bond and McCaskill and Congressmen Cleaver and Graves. The agenda includes Complete Streets, Safe Routes to School, and better funding bicycling … Continue reading
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Contested Streets screening and discussion
On March 11th there will be a screening and panel discussion of Contested Streets, a powerful documentary showing how modern cities can be redesigned to put people first, not cars. Two local streets will be selected for further study of … Continue reading
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