The Missouri Department of Transportation recently started the process of developing a bicycle and pedestrian plan for the MoDOT Kansas City District.  The goal is to identify some key issues and needs, and then start identifying specific corridors and locations for construction.  And most importantly, start budgeting for bike/ped improvements on the state highways in [...]

Uncertainty over federal transportation funding has caused MoDOT to delay opening bids on several projects, including the bike/ped retrofit on the Chouteau Bridge over the Missouri River. Hopefully the delay will be short-lived and not impact the scheduled construction start in May.
The nearby Heart of America Bridge retrofit is not effected, as the construction contract [...]

The photo on the left is the bike room at The Hamilton apartments on Armour Boulevard in Midtown. It is just one of eleven historic Armour Boulevard buildings being renovated by MAC Properties, a bicycle-friendly business that is actively marketing bicycle storage as an amenity for residents. This keycard-secured room has a capacity of [...]

Professor Robert Freilich, Ruby M. Hulen Professor Emeritus, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law
Professor Freilich will discuss the sustainability movement focusing on how the new Stimulus and Transportation Acts encourage states and localities to adopt sustainable energy policies. He will focus on specific state, city-county, and regional plans that have been successfully implemented and [...]

MoDOT is putting bike lanes and multi-use trails on the Chouteau Bridge over the Missouri River.  Tuesday evening there is an open house where you can get the details and provide feedback. See our earlier post for more information.

Great news for Kansas Citians who need to cross the Missouri River on foot or bicycle.  The Missouri Departmetn of Transportation has announced that it will retrofit the Chouteau Bridge with bike lanes and barrier-separated paths by the end of 2010. Combined with a similar retrofit of the Heart of America Bridge, we will soon [...]

Local NPR affiliate KCUR stopped by Critical Mass last week and talked about the city’s proposal to jump start our bicycle/pedestrian plan with $45 million in federal stimulus funding.  However that plan is competing with lots of other plans for the federal money – so be sure to send a quick message of support for [...]

Last week we mentioned a proposal to dramatically transform the local transportation system by spending a bit of the federal stimulus money on KC’s bike/ped program – bike lanes, trails, crosswalks, ADA, education, etc. This week local City Councilmembers and the local Congressional delegation are  negotiating over what to include in our region’s application for [...]

The KCMO City Council is currently considering what projects to include in an application for the next round of federal economic stimulus funds, which  goes by the acronym TIGER. In addition to things like roads, bridges, streetcars and more MAX rapid transit lines, city staff is proposing $45 million for the bike/ped program – bike [...]

The suburb of Leawood, KS is looking to become more bike friendly and is planning to apply to the League of American Bicyclists for a Bicycle Friendly Community (BFC) designation. Leawood’s goal is part of growing local movement. Lee’s Summit, MO is also working towards a BFC application.  Shawnee, KS already has a Bronze BFC [...]