Archive for October, 2008
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Iowa Bus Bike Racks Report
Posted on October 31, 2008 | No CommentsRecently we discussed the appalling absence of bike racks on Wichita buses. Wichita, the largest city in Kansas has no bike racks on its buses, while communities such as Lawrence, Topeka, and Johnson County do. This week, Mark Wyatt of the Iowa Bicycle Coalition offers up a report on Bus Bike …Springfield Bike Lanes
Posted on October 31, 2008 | No CommentsAndrew Cline has written an excellent Survey of Springfield Missouri Bicycle Lanes on his Carbon Trace blog. It appears that Springfield has a fairly extensive network of bicycle routes, though only a few miles of actual bike lanes. Andrew set out to “ride and survey nearly every inch of the painted …New Midtown Wichita Bike Path Approved
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No CommentsFrom the City of Wichita: Bicycle riders will have a new pathway next spring that connects the Midtown area and the north edge of the downtown core area. The Midtown bike path will run more than one mile, from the intersection of Central and Wichita Streets, north along Wichita Street to 9th …Kids Advocate For Traffic Safety
Posted on October 30, 2008 | No CommentsThe Kansas Department of Transportation recently announced the winners of their “Put the Brakes on Fatalities” poster contest, in which kids ages 5 through 13 were invited to create artwork on the theme of traffic safety. Three winners — one in each age category: 5-7, 8-10, and 11-13 — were selected …Bicyclist Killed on I-70 in KCK
Posted on October 29, 2008 | 1 CommentA man on a bicycle was killed as he tried to cross Interstate 70 in Kansas City, Kansas just before noon today. The 67-year-old man was taken to a local hospital where he was pronounced dead. His name is being withheld pending notification of family, though he is reported to be …New KC Area Bikeways and Trails Map Available
Posted on October 29, 2008 | No CommentsThe Mid-America Regional Council has just published a new edition of the Bikeways and Trails Map for the greater Kansas City region. MARC’s MetroGreen is a proposed 1,144-mile interconnected system of public and private open spaces, greenways and trails designed to link seven counties in the Kansas City metropolitan area, including …Trails KC Plan Goes to City Council
Posted on October 29, 2008 | No CommentsThe Trails KC plan is finally going before the Kansas City, Missouri City Council. The trails plan, which calls for 230 miles of off-street shared use trails, 26 miles of on-street facilities and 41 miles of equestrian trails, was unanimously approved by the City Plan Commission in September, and will now …Salina Considers City Trails
Posted on October 28, 2008 | No CommentsCity Commissioners in Salina, Kansas are considering authorizing a seven-mile multi-use hike/bike trail, to be called the the Smoky Hill River Trail, that would follow the Smoky Hill River channel through Salina. The path, could cost as little as $4 million or as much as $7.9 million, depending on what type …Trails Planned for Western Johnson County
Posted on October 28, 2008 | No CommentsThe Johnson County Park and Recreation District is making plans to develop two new parks, and upgrade an existing park, in western Johnson County, Kansas (just west of the Kansas City metro area): Campsites, athletic fields, a disc golf course, dog park and dozens of miles of trails are all in …Bike Light Law Discussion
Posted on October 27, 2008 | 1 CommentThe Lawrence Journal-World ran a story discussing bicycle lighting (Shedding light on bicycle safety), which attracted a follow-up letter to the editor that attempted to clarify Kansas statutes related to bicycle lighting requirements: The article stated that a biker “can go with one or more of three general light options.” However, the …-
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