Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation

Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation

The Missouri Bicycle Federation is a statewide, not-for-profit, membership organization that advocates advancement of bicycling access, safety and education in Missouri. The mission of the Missouri Bicycle Federation is to provide an advocacy platform to protect the rights and interests of bicyclists and to make Missouri a better place to ride a bicycle through the advancement of bicycle access, safety and education.

The Missouri Bicycle Federation publishes an online blog and a newsletter featuring bicycle-related news stories from around the region. Their web site also includes a directory of Missouri bicycle shops and clubs, a ride calendar, and information about Missouri routes and trails.

The Missouri Bicycle Federation also sponsors the annual BikeMO ride that takes place each October and which serves as a fundraiser for the group.

Web Site: mobikefed.org

Headlines From Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation

ADVOCACY ALERT: Contact Congress today; six-year federal transportation policy and funding in the balance 02-09-2012: Right now, Congress is working to set federal transportation policy and funding for the next six years.  Funding for bicycling and walking is under attack--and a call or message from you to our elected representatives could really make a difference.Image: read […]
Warsaw set to become "most bike friendly city in Missouri" 02-09-2012: The City of Warsaw has added the latest key link to its impressive trails system.  According to an article in the Benton County Enterprise:read more
Missouri Congressmen vote to defund bicycling and walking 02-03-2012: Yesterday Missouri Congressmen Sam Graves (Northwest Missouri) and Billy Long (Southwest Missouri) voted to eliminate federal funding for bicycilng and walking. They both supported a plan that targets bike/ped programs for elimination and reverses decades […]
Act Now to Preserve Crucial Bicycle and Pedestrian Funding 01-31-2012: If your congressman is Sam Graves (northwest Missouri) or Billy Long (southwest Missouri) you need to act now. Reps Long and Graves are on the Congressional Transportation Committee and will vote on an amendment to committee chairman John Mica's proposed transportation […]
How does Missouri stack up in bicycling and walking: Alliance releases 2012 Benchmarking Report 01-23-2012: Today the Alliance for Biking and Walking released Bicycling and Walking in the United States: 2012 Benchmarking Report. The report compares the fifty U.S. states and the fifty largest U.S. cities in various measures related to bicycling and walking.How […]
Ladue citizens band together to demand sidewalks; turn NIMBY into IMBY 01-23-2012: Ladue-Frontenac Patch is covering the story of a group of citizens in Ladue who have banded together to demand that sidewalks be added to their city streets--and are getting some real results from the city:read more
Clayton becomes 15th Missouri city to adopt a Complete Streets Policy 01-23-2012: January 10th the Clayton Board of Aldermen passed Bill No. 6294, adopting a citywide Complete Streets Policy.File: cs-mo-clayton-complete-streets-ordinance-2012-01-10.pdfread more
MoBikeFed is Hiring in the Kansas City Region 01-19-2012:  The Missouri Foundation for Bicycling and Walking is seeking three to five individuals to teach a bicycle safety-training program to elementary school students in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area.  These part-time, limited term (approximately […]
"Knowledge is the best protection for cyclists" 01-18-2012: Experienced cyclist and bicycle education instructor Martin Pion has an interesting article in today's St. Louis Beacon:read more
Visualization of U.S. bicycle statistics 01-18-2012: Kory Northrup recently won a competition with this informative presentation of bicycle-related statistics:&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;lt;a href=&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot;http://pages.uoregon.edu/northrop/flash/USDOT.php&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;quot; […]