Archive for September, 2008 (Page 2)


  • Bicycle-Friendly Traffic Lights

    Bicycle-Friendly Traffic Lights

    Fort Collins, CO has installed new bicycle-friendly sensors at six intersections around the city: Traffic engineers say modern bicycles don’t contain enough metal to trip a sensor that is designed to detect automobiles. So they’ve installed more sensitive detectors directly in the bike lanes at some intersections that are difficult to …

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  • Tour of Missouri 2008 Wrap-Up

    Tour of Missouri 2008 Wrap-Up

    Last week’s running of the second annual Tour of Missouri professional bicycle race ended on Sunday in St. Louis. Christian Vande Velde of Team Garmin-Chipotle won the yellow jersey, beating Michael Rogers of Team Columbia by 18 seconds and Svein Tuft of Symmetrics by 48 seconds. Last year’s …

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  • Bikes Versus Cars in Kansas City

    Bikes Versus Cars in Kansas City

    Is it war on the streets between bicycles and cars? Seems some would like you to think so. KSHB-TV in Kansas City broadcast a piece they entitled Bikes Versus Cars on the Streets and muck-raking blog Tony’s Kansas City responded with It’s time to start issuing tickets to reckless Kansas City …

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  • Iowa Counties Reconcile With RAGBRAI

    Iowa Counties Reconcile With RAGBRAI

    The Iowa State Association of Counties, which had pushed for state legislation and county ordinances aimed at regulating bicycle rides, says that concessions by The Des Moines Register, which organizes RAGBRAI (the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa), have addressed the issue. “My message to the counties is that RAGBRAI …

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  • Driver Finally Pays For Killing Cyclist

    Driver Finally Pays For Killing Cyclist

    The family of John Triggs, who was run over and killed by a cement truck in downtown Kansas City, Missouri in June 2006, has finally gotten a measure of justice. John Triggs was an avid cyclist who rode his bike through most of the United States and much of Europe and …

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  • Regional News Recap

    Regional News Recap

    Bicycling-related news from Kansas and neighboring states: Kansas Lawrence Memorial Hospital is offering incentives to employees to use alternative modes of transportation, like walking, taking the bus or riding a bike. In Topeka, former city attorney Brenden Long was injured while riding his bicycle when he was struck by a driver who failed …

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  • Follow Along With The Tour of Missouri

    Follow Along With The Tour of Missouri

    The best way to follow the Tour of Missouri, of course, is live and in person, but not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to do so. For those unable to attend all or part of the race, there are a number of ways to keep up with …

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  • St. Joseph Goes Bicycle Crazy

    St. Joseph Goes Bicycle Crazy

    St. Joseph isn’t Missouri’s largest city, but this year the Northwestern Missouri community of just under 75,000 residents has taken major strides toward becoming one of the state’s most bicycle-friendly. Here are some recent developments: Tour of Missouri St. Joseph scored the coup of becoming the host city for the first day of …

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  • Cycling the Pony Express Trail

    Cycling the Pony Express Trail

    The Pony Express Trail route was once used to carry the nation’s mail from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Sacramento, California in the days before the telegraph. Using the trail, men and horses could cover the entire 1,800-mile route in just 10 days. Now the historic trail is being used for …

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  • BikeMS: Ride To End Multiple Sclerosis

    BikeMS: Ride To End Multiple Sclerosis

    Each year, thousands of cyclists ride in support of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society on one of the many Bike MS rides scattered throughout the nation. It’s a great chance to help raise money for an important cause, and to have fun at the same time. For many riders, …

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