Category Archives: suburbs

Platte County getting self-service bike stations

Posted on May 12, 2010 by Eric

Platte County Parks & Rec and Epic Bike & Sport on NW 64th have received a grant to install a cool self-service bike station along popular trails in the county.  The stations include an air pump, repair stand, and some … Continue reading →

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Public Meeting: road projects impacting bicycling in southwest Johnson County

Posted on April 19, 2010 by Eric

KanBikeWalk sends this message about an important public meeting regarding a road project that will impact bicyclists using the popular 199th Street route between Gardner and Edgerton in southwest Johnson County.  This rural area is rapidly suburbanizing, and will soon … Continue reading →

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Rock Creek Trail opens in Independence

Posted on December 2, 2009 by Eric

The first phase of Independence’s Rock Creek Trail is now open in the western part of the city.  The first 1.5 mile segment runs from Rotary Park near 23rd and Northern to Country Club Park near 30th and Norton. It’s … Continue reading →

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Cyclists reach agreement with Prairie Village police

Posted on October 6, 2009 by Eric

Maggi Hacker, President of the Johnson County Bicycle Club, has announced the details of an understanding with the Prairie Village Police Department that addresses issues with group rides and the law in that suburb. The agreement is meant to accommodate … Continue reading →

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Volunteers needed for Shawnee bike rodeo and helmet fitting

Posted on September 29, 2009 by Eric

Headstrong for Jake is looking for volunteers to help with a bike rodeo and helmet fitting in Shawnee this weekend…

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New lowland bypass opens on Mill Creek Streamway Trail in Johnson County

Posted on September 19, 2009 by Eric

Johnson County Parks and Recreation has just opened a new section of trail that bypasses an infamous hilly section of the Mill Creek Streamway Trail (a.k.a. Gary L. Haller Trail).  The new lowland option runs between mile markers 5.5 and … Continue reading →

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Little Blue Trace extension and other trail news from Independence

Posted on August 4, 2009 by Eric

Back in December of 2007 we reported on a 3.5 mile extension of the Little Blue Trace Trail from 39th and Selsa in Independence to I-470 south of I-70. After some delay the project has finally been approved by the … Continue reading →

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Trail gap to be closed in western suburbs

Posted on July 15, 2009 by Eric

The Johnson County Sun reports that Kansas Department of Transportation and the city of Lenexa, KS are working to close a gap in the trail along 95th Street.  KDOT will soon add a barrier to the 95th Street bridge over … Continue reading →

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De Soto, KS delays lifting bicycle ban on 83rd Street.

Posted on July 14, 2009 by Eric

It looks like last month we spoke too soon about De Soto, KS lifting the infamous ban on bicycles on 83rd Street. At the last minute the town’s City Council decided to delay lifting the ban until after the road … Continue reading →

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Lenexa (and Un-Lenexa) Midnight Bike Ride recaps

Posted on July 13, 2009 by Eric

As predicted, the Lenexa’s decision move their big Midnight Bike Ride from closed and well-lit city streets to the dark wilderness of a park was a bust.  The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the supposedly family-friendly move had the opposite effect, … Continue reading →

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