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Bike/Ped allocated $12.1 Million in regional transportation stimulus application

As we have mentioned before, the metro area is applying for another round of transportation stimulus funds from the federal government. After much negotiation, regional leaders have settled on $12.1 million in bicycle and pedestrian projects in the City of … Continue reading

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KC’s bike/ped stimulus proposal targets disadvantaged communities with active transportation and sustainable development

Kansas City’s $35 million bicycle/pedestrian proposal for federal TIGER stimulus money would include a couple of very innovative programs with an intensive focus on promoting bicycling, walking, and transit in disadvantaged communities. Both programs compliment the Green Impact Zone, a … Continue reading

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KC Bike/Ped proposal gets radio love

Local NPR affiliate KCUR stopped by Critical Mass last week and talked about the city’s proposal to jump start our bicycle/pedestrian plan with $45 million in federal stimulus funding.  However that plan is competing with lots of other plans for … 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

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Federal stimulus money could fund huge advancement in KC bike/ped program

The KCMO City Council is currently considering what projects to include in an application for the next round of federal economic stimulus funds, which  goes by the acronym TIGER. In addition to things like roads, bridges, streetcars and more MAX … Continue reading

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