Monthly Archives: June 2010
Hellkat Hustle Alleycat RESCHEDULED for Saturday June 19th
The 4th annual Hellkat Hustle Saturday, June 19th, 2010 RESCHEDULED 30th and Forest, KCMO. Check in at 12:00 Noon and ride at 1:00 p.m. $8.00 in advance, $10.00 at the the event. Kansas City Fixed has the details. Prizes include … Continue reading
Missouri Bicycling License Plate
The Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation is working to bring a bicycling license plate to Missouri, and needs to raise $5,000 by the end of June to make it happen. Several states now have these license plates to promote a … Continue reading
Register now for Sunday’s Fountain Tour
Kansas City’s marquee bicycle tour is just a few days away on Sunday June 20th, and advance registration will soon close. Kansas City Bicycle Club’s City of Fountains Bicycle Tour is a family-friendly ride that includes many of Kansas City’s … Continue reading
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KC communities score over $150,000 in Safe Routes to School grants
Cities, school districts, and law enforcements agencies around the metro area recently received over $150,000 in Safe Routes to School grants designed to make it safer and easier for children to walk and bicycle to school. The Safe Routes to … Continue reading
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Support Bike-Friendly Politicians
This month two bike-friendly KCMO City Councilmembers are holding campaign fund raisers. Now is the time to support the politicians who support bicycling. Get out your check books and show some love to Jan Marcason and Cindy Circo.
Bev Chapman leaving KMBC-TV 9
Long-time KMBC-TV 9 reporter Bev Chapman is leaving the station this month. As an avid touring cyclist, Bev has brought a much-needed perspective to many of KMBC’s bicycle-related stories. This May 2009 report on the river crossing issue in response … Continue reading
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New Belgium beer/film fest in KC July 2nd
Clips of Faith is a new beer and film festival traveling the country this summer. It’s stopping in KC on Friday, July 2nd at Theis Park near the County Club Plaza. In addition to screening a collection of short films … Continue reading
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Sunday is National Bike to Church Day
A church in Overland Park is organizing the first National Bike to Church Day on Sunday, June 6th. They are obviously focusing on Christians with this event, but if you are of a different faith there is nothing stopping you … Continue reading
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ALERT: Help get more bike lanes on Lone Elm in JoCo
Yesterday we heralded the opening of a bike-friendly interchange at I-35 and Lone Elm Road in Olathe. Today we are urging you to speak up and ask Lenexa to follow Olathe’s lead and add bike lanes to a new intersection … Continue reading
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New I-35/Lone Elm interchange opens with good bicycle accomodation, thanks to JCBC
Randy Rasa at Kansas Cyclist has great coverage of the bike/ped facilities that are part of the new Lone Elm Road interchange on I-35 in southwest Olathe. The new facilities are quite extensive, with bike lanes, a trail, signage, etc. … Continue reading
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