Category Archives: Bridges
Economic stimulus allows MoDOT to accelerate HOA bike/ped lane
During negotiations over a bicycle and pedestrian path on the new Paseo Bridge, the Missouri Department of Transportation committed to building such a path on the Heart of America Bridge (Route 9, Oak St., Burlington). The original commitment was to … Continue reading
Pitch covers Put People on Paseo
Here is a good story from the Pitch about the Put People on Paseo campaign. If you haven’t pledged yet, please do it now. We want to get $100,000 in pledges by Thanksgiving, and show the region that there is … Continue reading
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Paseo Bridge Update
A few weeks ago City Councilmember Jan Marcason (4th District) addressed concerns she was hearing from constituents and asked for an update on the status of bike/ped on the new Paseo Bridge. This Thursday Patty Hilderbrand of the Public Works … Continue reading
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Photo of the Week: Paseo Bridge Ground-Breaking
A group of about 30 bicyclists rode to Friday’s ceremonies to mark the beginining of construction on the new Paseo Bridge. Here are some photos on Flickr and Mark Breeding has many more.
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Pitch on MoDOT’s sabotage of Complete Streets
The Pitch covers the attemp to pass a Complete Streets bill in Missouri, and MoDOT’s last-minute move to kill the bill that they earlier supported. The Pitch: MoDOT tosses cyclists over the handlebars A great way to show MoDOT some … Continue reading
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Invite to the Paseo Bridge Groundbreaking
On Friday, April 18 Senater Kit Bond and MoDOT will have a groundbreaking for the new Paseo bridge. If you can spare half an hour on a Friday afternoon, please go and attend the ceremony as a visible reminder that … Continue reading
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Paseo Bridge Open Houses
This week and next MoDOT will hold two open houses to brief the public on plans for the upcoming bridge replacement project. For more information read our Paseo Bridge page. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and there will be a … Continue reading
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2007: The Year in Cycling
2007 was a huge year for bicycling in the Kansas City metro area. Here are some of the highlights… Tour of Missouri The largest sporting even in the history of Missouri kicked off here in KC on the Country Club … Continue reading
New Paseo Bridge Unveiled
Today MoDOT released plans for the Paseo Bridge replacement, to be known as the Christopher S. Bond Bridge. As promised, the design allows for a bike/ped lane to be added in the future, once there are levee trails for it … Continue reading
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Paseo Update
Today the Star has an article on the progress of selecting a design-build contractor for the Paseo Bridge project. There is much discussion about the secretive nature of the process, which is a consequence of using the design-build strategy. More … Continue reading
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