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Bike Lockers for Blue Springs

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 … Continue reading

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Clay County trails tax proposed

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. … Continue reading

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Father/daughter hit in rural Kansas

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 … Continue reading

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Deadly Summer

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 … Continue reading

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Two bike crashes in Liberty today

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 … Continue reading

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Paseo Bridge update

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 … Continue reading

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Cyclist killed in Lone Jack

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 … Continue reading

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Audrey Lindvall

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 … Continue reading

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Bicyclist killed in Lee’s Summit

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 … Continue reading

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Pitch’s annual bicycle rant

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 … Continue reading

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