Archive for May, 2008 (Page 2)
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Kansas City's Platinum Vision
Posted on May 16, 2008 | 3 CommentsAfter years of languishing as one of the least bicycle-friendly cities in the nation, Kansas City, Missouri has launched an ambitious initiative to turn thing around. Not only does KC want to become a Bicycle Friendly Community, it wants to become a “platinum-level” community, the highest possible designation for …Missouri Bicycling Report Card 2008
Posted on May 15, 2008 | No CommentsThe Missouri Bicycle Federation has released its first annual Missouri Walking and Bicycling Report Card, which gives grades to Missouri’s efforts to improve the environment for walking and bicycling in the state. The current situation is pretty grim: “The overall grade for Missouri’s walking and bicycling environment for 2007 was a D,” …Heartland Trail News
Posted on May 14, 2008 | No CommentsTrail news from Kansas and mid-America: Phase 3 of the Prairie Spirit Trail is scheduled to open June 7th, in conjunction with National Trails Day. With the completion of the final section, Kansas’s longest rail-trail is now 51 miles in length, extending from Ottawa in the north to Iola in …Bike to Work Week 2008
Posted on May 13, 2008 | No CommentsEach year, the League of American Bicyclists designates May as National Bike Month as a way to promote bicycling as a fun and practical way to get around. They have selected Bike-to-Work Week from May 12-16 and Bike-to-Work Day on Friday, May 16. In addition, communities throughout the nation sponsor activities …4-Year-Old On Bike Killed in Blue Springs
Posted on May 12, 2008 | 24 CommentsA 4-year-old boy riding a bicycle with training wheels was hit and killed by a delivery truck May 8th in Blue Springs, Missouri. Mason P. McBride died when the truck hit him and ran him over in the parking lot of the apartment complex where he lived. The truck was a …Biking and Hiking Colorado's Peaks
Posted on May 9, 2008 | No CommentsThis June, Andrew Henrichs begins an extraordinary journey. He’s planning to ride his bicycle to, and then climb, Colorado’s “fourteeners” — 54 mountain peaks, each at least 14,000 feet high. Andrew will ride an Xtracycle-equipped mountain bike to the trailhead of each peak, and then climb to the summit on foot. …Cyclists Asked To Help Pay For Bicycle Parking
Posted on May 8, 2008 | 1 CommentAs part of its plan to install approximately 1,000 bicycle spaces downtown, Columbia, Missouri is replacing an automobile parking spot with a “bike corral”, but keeping the parking meter, hoping that cyclists will chip in a few coins to help offset the income from the “lost” parking space. The bike …Snippets
Posted on May 7, 2008 | No CommentsBicycling-related news from here and there around the heartland: Kansas: Salina bicyclist Giang Ta of Salina, Kansas was hit by a car and injured on May 2nd. The motorist was ticketed for inattentive driving. The El Dorodo Times has coverage of last weekend’s Great Escape Bike Ride. Micah learned that Hills make you strong, …Oklahoma FreeWheel's Impact
Posted on May 6, 2008 | No CommentsThe Oklahoma FreeWheel is Oklahoma’s premier bicycle touring event. It starts June 8th at Marietta near the Texas border, and ends at Caldwell, Kansas on the 14th. This year will be the Oklahoma FreeWheel’s 30th anniversary. Along the way the tour passes through numerous small towns, and with over 1000 cyclists, …Death By Distraction
Posted on May 5, 2008 | 3 CommentsDavid Lee Harrison of Enid, Oklahoma was killed after being struck from behind by a car. Harrison, 46, was riding his Allez Elite Vittoria bicycle when he was hit by a 2008 Toyota Avalon driven by Duard Spleth, 84, of Waukomis. According to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol report, the cause …-
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