New bike lanes
on 87th Street
Photo:MoBikeFed
The city’s implementation of the BikeKC network is seeing slow but steady progress in both the north and south of the city…
The infamously short bike lanes on NW Barry Road in front of Zona Rosa will be extended by one mile to the west as the road is widened between North […]

This week MoDOT will hold a public hearing on their plan to widen Route 45 through Parkville (a.k.a. NW 64th Street or Tom Watson Parkway). Right now the plan is very inadequate for bicyclists and pedestrians.  Parts of it are down-right unsafe. If you live, work, or ride in the Northland, please take half an […]

The city of KCMO is working on a plan for a network of trails across the entire city.This week there will be two open houses to give the public a chance to see and comment on the latest draft of that plan. Learn more at kcmotrails.org.
Midtown Meeting
Tuesday, April 1
4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
Presentations at 4:30 […]

Here is a project I’ve been working on for a while now.  It’s a database and map of bike parkng in the metro area. Many of the bike meccas like Portland or Chicago started by simply installing U-Racks all over town.  Giving people a place to park at the coffee shop, grocery store, or office […]

1900 Priests of Pallas Parade
©Kansas City Public Library.

KCBC Advocacy Chair Laurie Chipman recently completed a big project to scan and format the city’s 1980 bikeways plan (PDF). In many ways, it’s very similar many contemporary plans. It calls for network of recreation and routes within two miles of every resident, and the […]

Today 15-plus bicyclists braved the nasty weather to show up at the City Plan Commission.  The short story is that the commission voted to approve a proposal to include secured bicycle parking for residents of apartment and condo buildings.  Big names like Hunt Midwest were present to oppose the plan, but in the end only […]

On Tuesday there is an important public hearing on KCMO’s new development code, the law that regulates planning, zoning, development redevelopment, etc. At issue is a proposal to include bicycle parking in businesses, offices, and apartment buildings.  This means more than just a U-rack to use while you run in for a cup of coffee. […]

2007 was a huge year for bicycling in the Kansas City metro area. Here are some of the highlights…
Tour of Missouri
The largest sporting even in the history of Missouri kicked off here in KC on the Country Club Plaza. It was a huge success. The KC stage is rumored to have attracted the […]

The suburb of Lee’s Summit, MO is updating its extensive greenway plan. The plan includes a 40 mile loop around the city, as well as another 70 miles of trails inside the city. While the outer loop is mostly a streamway recreational trail, most of the interior routes would be the troublesome side […]

Grain Valley sits on the eastern edge of Kansas City’s booming suburban sprawl. Within the space of a decade it has morphed from a walkable and bikeable farming town into an automobile-dependent suburban bedroom community. Citizens seem to be realizing the impact of sprawl on their community, and the city has responded with a […]