For the first time ever the bicycle and pedestrian community has joined the political process and endorsed candidates for Mayor and City Council in Kansas City. These are the candidates that we feel rank best on bike/ped issues and voting record.
Print this list and take it with you to the voting booth on Tuesday [...]

Last year mayoral canddiate John Fairfield reached out to cyclists to include us in an ad for his campaign, and that ad is now on the airwaves. About halfway through the montage you can catch a brief glimpse of John talking with a group a cyclists in front of The Roasterie Cafe in Brookside.  [...]

The upcoming election for Mayor and City Council could be pivotal for bike/ped issues. It’s critical that cyclists make an effort to elect bike-friendly candidates. Here are some opportunities to meet the candidates this week. You can also read about the issues.
Monday February 12th – Northland forum
Northland Neighborhoods will host 1st and [...]

Bicycle advocates across the country are hoping for a more bike-friendly Congress in 2007. Rep. Peter De Fazio (D-Oregon) is a former bike mechanic who also just happens to be the new chair of the House Transportation Committee’s Surface Subcommittee.
Missouri and Kansas each have a Representative in the Congressional Bike Caucus – Kenny Hulshof [...]

Last night's mayoral forum didn't have any audience questions, but the focus on urban issues did lead to some candidates mentioning bicycles. Here are some highlights…
Katheryn Shields
Currently the Jackson County Executive. Stressed the environmental and sustainability benefits of promoting bicycling. Argued for mode choice, or the option to travel by "bus, bike, [...]

After many, many protests from cyclists like you, the Missouri Department of Transportation has finally conducted a study of possible bicycle/pedestrian crossings over the Missouri River. The options include retrofitting the Heart of America or A.S.B. Bridges, or constructing a new dedicated bike/ped bridge. MoDOT has committed to funding one bridge as part [...]

The campaign to extend the Katy Trail State Park to the KC metro area recently received another round of media attention when Governor Matt Blunt endorsed a call for Ameren to allow the use of its portion of the old Rock Island Line between Windsor and Pleasant Hill. There is still no response from [...]

The Northland Chamber of Commerce just came out with a position statement opposing a bicycle/pedestrian facility on the new Paseo Bridge replacement.  That group is very concerned about creating an iconic bridge, and is worried that a bike/ped path would jeopardize the project's budget.  They do support accommodation on the Heart of America Bridge, but [...]

Big thanks to everyone that turned out the City Council meeting. The resolution supporting bicycle/pedestrian and mass transit accommodation on the new Paseo Bridge was passed.
Special thanks to Councilman John Fairfield for sponsoring this resolution and for his instrumental role in keeping the bike/ped issue on the front burner of the Paseo project plannning.
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