Bikes and art go so well together, and folks in the Old Northeast are working to bring some awesome bike racks and public art to their neighborhoods. Several very cool, sculptural bike racks have been designed and residents are raising money to install them in areas like Pendleton Heights, The Concourse, and the Kansas City Museum.
Read more about the project, and then make a donation today!
Learn about the progress of the MetroGreen regional trail network this Wednesday evening with Parks and Recreation Directors from Kansas City, MO; Platte County; and Johnson County.
MetroGreen Update (Info and RSVP)
Wednesday, June 1st
6:00 p.m. reception, 6:30 p.m. program
Kansas City Public Library Central Branch
14 West 10th Street, KCMO
Bike parking available at the main entrance.
Today the City issued a press release warning of traffic congestion overloaded surface parking anticipated Downtown due to a morning event at the Sprint Center on Tuesday. While the release included a passing mention of carpooling, there was no mention at all of bicycling or public transit.
Wasting easy opportunities to encourage alternatives to driving won’t help the City’s efforts to improve it Bicycle Friendly Community designation or acheive the new Walk Friendly Community award. Small oversights like this show that the City still needs to do more to incorporate bicycling, walking, and transit into the culture of City Hall.
If the large and boisterous Midtown Critical Mass isn’t your scene, some folks in Overland Park offer a more mellow Critical Manners-style Mass starting in the Corporate Woods office park.
Get the details on OP Mass Facebook page.
There is a new plan afoot for the Gashland and Nashua areas, and if you want the future of the area to include better bicycling, walking, and transit – then now is the time to speak up. There is a public meeting this week and a big opportunity to share your ideas online.
BikeWalkKC has the details . . .
BikeWalkKC reports that Leawood has adopted a new Complete Streets policy on the first day of Bike Week!
On the eve of Bike Week, Fox 4 has a story that very clearly illustrates why Kansas Citians desperately need better transportation options. Many local folks are so dependent on their cars that they are selling their plasma to pay for gas.
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“When I go and donate plasma, … I’m averaging about $10 an hour … then I turn around and put it right back in my gas tank,”
WDAF-TV 4: Plasma for Gas: Many selling fluids to keep cars going. Bike Week starts on Saturday, and it provides many opportunities for people to learn more about bicycling for transportation, recreation, or health. |
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Saturday is The Wheel Cyclery’s annual Rolling Forward event with free bike classes, group rides, local vendors, and in-store discounts. This is a great chance to check out the local bike scene, community organizations, and The Wheel’s new larger store.
Rolling Forward, The Wheel Cyclery
Saturday, May 14th, 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
6401 North Prospect Avenue, Gladstone, MO
Seminar and ride list. Exhibit list.
KSHB-TV has a follow up on the death of William E. Bickel in rural Clay County. Unfortunately there isn’t much new information about how an experienced cyclist allegedly hit a parked car in broad daylight.
This coming First Friday is a very cool opportunity to test ride a public bike sharing system that will soon put KC in the company of cities like Paris, London, Denver, and Des Moines. Bike sharing has been hugely successful in other cites, and will be here in KC by this time next year.
Stop by 20th and Baltimore between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. on Friday to take a test ride on Bike Share KC. This new venture from Tricycle Transit and BikeWalkKC is bringing the B-Cycle system to KC for a demonstration. The system allows locals and visitors alike to quickly and cheaply rent a public bike for short trips around the Downtown and Midtown areas.
Learn more at bikesharekc.com.
