Starting on Saturday the MS Society is offering classes for people who would like to learn about riding on the street in traffic. Check out this great opportunity to become a confident city cyclist.

Road 1 Bicycling Basics

Date: June 21, 2008 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.  Also August 16, 2008
Instructor: Sean Staggs
Location: 7611 State Line [...]

The Missouri Bicycle Federation reports surging bike sales across the state, partly due to motorists turning to transportation alternatives as gasoline prices continue to rise. And it’s a national trend. New York is even experiencing shortages as the high demand exceeds supply.
Closer to home, I’ve mentioned before that KCMO gained three new bike shops in [...]

Good news on the BikeKC front. Bike lanes are coming to Beardsley Road.  This road is a popular bike route connecting that runs along the west side of the downtown bluff, connecting the West Bottoms and Westside neighborhoods.  The road has been closed for two years for reconstruction, but should reopen in late June or [...]

With spring in full swing and summer just around the corner, the KC region’s many group bicycle rides are going strong.  There several rides that are particularly good for beginners. If you or someone you know would like to get some experience riding on the road with a group, then these are the rides to [...]

Many of you probably know Kenneth Walker’s great work to encourage bicycling as a healthy outlet for African American and inner city youth.  You might not all know that Kenneth’s own sons are competitive bicycle racers.  Yesterday Christian Walker won the youth division of the Missouri State Road Race. Great job, Christian!

For the third year in a row, Kansas City’s Bike Week has broken all records. In just three years it has grown to 60-plus events all over the metro area, and a record 799 people taking part in the Car-Free Challenge. A big crowd gathered at Boulevard Brewering Co. today to celebrate the end of [...]

Let’s Go KC has a report on the inaguration of car-free weekends on historic Cliff Drive.  Every weekend between now and October it will be the exclusive domain of families, pedestrians, bicyclists, runners, roller bladers, and other healthy, positive activies.

Today Kansas City, MO Mayor Mark Funkhouser held a press conference to outline the city’s new push to become a truly bike-friendly city, including an action plan to become a Platinum Level Bicycle Friendly Community by 2020. To help League of American Bicyclists’ highest designation, Councilmember Russ Johnson is sponsoring the formation of a citizens [...]

Have you considered riding your bike to work, or thought about riding your bike more often on errands? Learn how at a clinic hosted by Family Bicycles.
Deb Ridgway, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for the city of Kansas City, Mo., will give an introduction to bike commuting, covering topics such as clothing, hygiene, parking, inclement weather, [...]

During the month of April, law enforcement agencies across the metro are will be conducting special operations emphasizing bicycle and pedestrian safety.  For example, there will extra efforts to enforce the laws requiring motorists to stop for pedestrians in crosswalks and to share the road with bicyclists. But the enforcement will apply to all road [...]