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.

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 how to re-imagine them as “green streets” designed for human livability.
Panelists include KCMO City Councilmember [...]

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, safety education, skills building, and bike industry job creation.
The total exclusion of bicycling is surprising [...]

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 Mayor Funkhouser to announce we’ve been awarded.  At this time there [...]

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 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Details at tricycletrackstands.blogspot.com

Update…. Registration extended to January 11th.
Take a break from the winter riding to enjoy the company of fellow cyclists at the Kansas City Bicycle Club’s annual Winter Banquet.  Enjoy a great some great Italian food, prizes, and a preview of the upcoming ride calendar. Register by January 11th.
KCBC Winter Banquet
January 16th, 6:00 p.m.
Finnegan’s Banquet Hall
503 [...]

The Tricycle Trackstands blog has the announcement of the 4th annual Street Cred alley cat series in January and February.  Check it out.

On Tuesday, City officials and community leaders will hold a ribbon cutting ceremony for the newest segment of the Indian Creek Trail in southern Kansas City. This important new segment runs from 99th and Holmes to Bannister and Lydia.  It gets the trail closer to the Blue River and a future connection to the Trolley [...]

This Sunday the annual Cranksgiving event returns to benefit a local food pantry.  The goal is to see who can gather the most food in the least amount of time.  Every participant will get a list of items to find, and a list of stores to visit.  Be sure to bring a device for carrying [...]