Category Archives: transit
Smithville Lake trails closed for deer hunt this weekend
This weekend the paved, mountain bike, and hiking trails at Smithville Lake will be closed for the Corps of Engineers’ semi-annual managed deer hunt. Details at Smithville Lake Trails blog.
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Light rail and bikes
Next Tuesday KCMO voters will decide whether or not to tax ourselves to build the first part of a regional light rail system. While not directly bicycle-related, anything that provides more transportation options is ultimately good for making the city … Continue reading
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Bike Week Bus
enlarge To promote Bike Week and the Car-Free Challenge, the city of Kansas City, MO has wrapped a KCATA Metro bus with a Bike There, Walk There ad. The message is that any trip under two miles can be on … Continue reading
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Bikes and Light Rail
Hopefully you’ve heard that light rail is a big deal around river city lately. Even if Clay Chastain’s plan is nixed, all signs point towards some kind of plan eventually getting built. So, what would that mean for cyclists? On … Continue reading
Bikes on Gondolas
One of the more, um, creative components of Clay Chastain’s light rail plan is the addition of aerial gondolas traversing Penn Valley Park, between Union Station and the Liberty Memorial. So, vigilant bicycle advocates must be on guard as gondola … Continue reading
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Bike Racks Now on ALL Buses
As of this week the KCATA has finished installing bike racks on all 20- and 40-foot Metro buses on fixed routes. This covers virtually everything but the short buses serving the MetroFlex routes.
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