Category Archives: Politics
Cycling is economic stimulus in Missouri, Tour of MO data shows
Tour of Missouri officials have released an independent study showing a $38 million impact on Missouri’s economy, in return for a $1.5 million invest of taxpayers’ money. That’s more than a 25 to 1 ROI. $20 million of the impact … Continue reading
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Lecture on the law, transportation, and sustainability
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. … Continue reading
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ACTION ALERT – support Federal stimulus grant for bike/ped in KC
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 … Continue reading
Compromise reached on angle parking
Today the City Council’s Planning and Zoning committee approved a compromise on angle parking along the 5th Street bicycle route in Columbus Park. The developer will make 5th Street wide enough to accommodate either the safer back-in angle parking or … Continue reading
Bike parking law advances!
Today the KCMO City Council’s Planning and Zoning Committee approved a new development code that includes bicycle parking requirements. This would mean most new businesses and apartments would have to provide parking for customers, employees, tenants, and visitors. It is … Continue reading
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BBC in KC
Photo by Jeff Denny If you haven’t heard it yet, BBC World Service was recently in our city to record a big feature story on our attempts to rise above our infamous last-place ranking. They spent several days cycling around … Continue reading
2007: The Year in Cycling
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 … Continue reading
Good election for cycling
Cyclist voting inside the Westport-Roanoke Community Center in Midtown. Yesterday’s election was a good one for cycling. For the first time the bicycle and pedestrian community became organized and asserted itself as an important constituency. Six of twelve incoming City … Continue reading
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Katy Trail caught in the middle of Blunt/Nixon feud
Star columnist and cyclist Mike Hendrick has yet another column on the topic of extending the Katy Trail to Kansas City. He explains that circumstances are better than ever for an extension, but that the fate of the trail is … Continue reading
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Civic Duty Day
Don’t forget to vote today for bike-friendly cadidates. Then go check out MoDOT’s proprosal for widening Route 150 on the south edge of the metro.
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