The Examiner reports that the suburb of Blue Springs, MO is installing bike lockers at its commuter parking lots.  The 18 lockers will be split evenly between the city's three commuter lots, and are geared towards folks catching one of the commuter express buses into Kansas City or Johnson County.  Lockers are managed by the [...]

Clay County Commissioner Larry Larson is proposing a sales tax to finance expansion of the county's trail system, along with other recreational facilities.  This would be a way for the county to fund its half of the Northland Trails Plan. Platte County already has a half-cent sales tax that is funding its half of the [...]

A man and his 3 year-old daughter were hit by a teen motorist Monday evening in Eudora, Kansas, between KC and Lawrence. The girl was thrown from the bike trailer she was riding in.  Both were flown to hospitals and there is no currently no word on their condition.

KCTV-5: Teen driver hits bicyclists
KMBC-TV 9: Father, [...]

Susan K. Brewer died Thursday afternoon from injuries sustained in a crash on Wednesday morning at Main Street and Hwy 291 in Liberty. She was a bicycle commuter on her way to work as a preschool teacher. KMBC-TV 9's Bev Chapman reports on the crash and the deadly summer of bicycle fatalities. Susan is the [...]

Today was a bad day for cyclists in the Northland suburb of Liberty, MO, where two separate but very serious crashes sent cyclists to the hospital.
This morning a pre-school teacher and regular bike commuter was struck from behind on Main Street at Hwy 291. She is currently in critical condition and not expected to [...]

The Star's Brad Cooper has another article on MoDOT's resistance to bicycle and pedestrian accommodations on the new Paseo Bridge. In it, MoDOT tosses out their usual red herrings of cost, safety, and connectivity.
Meanwhile, two developements have occurred this summer. First, MoDOT has announced a study of all bike/ped bridge options near Downtown [...]

KSHB-TV 41 reports that a 44 year-old man died on Saturday at Route F and US 50 just east of Lone Jack in southeastern Jackson County. News reports indicate that the cyclist ran a stop sign and collided with a tow truck, thus the truck driver will not be ticketed.

The cyclist killed last night in Lee's Summit has been identified as Audrey Lindvall. Audrey and her sister had been working as models in New York, and she was home in Lee's Summit preparing for a move to California. KMBC-TV 9 reports that Audrey was a regular cyclist on the brutal streets of New [...]

KMBC-TV 9 reports that a 23 year-old Lee's Summit woman has been struck and killed by a semi truck at the QuikTrip at Hwys 150 and 291 in the southern section of that suburb. The cyclist was travelling on Hwy 150 when a tanker truck bound for the gas station turned into her and [...]

This week was the time for the Pitch's annual bicycle rant, the one where a columnist complains about KC's cycling environment and then fails to follow up with any more coverage for another year. This year Ben Paynter takes over the annual duty from the dearly departed Tony Ortega.
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