Archive for January, 2010
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Vintage Kansas Cyclists: Newspaper Delivery Men
Posted on January 30, 2010 | No CommentsThis photo shows delivery agents for The Daily Free Press in Winfield, Kansas, taken about 1914.
Biking Across Kansas 2010 Route Announced
Posted on January 29, 2010 | 3 CommentsBiking Across Kansas, the annual week-long supported tour across the Sunflower State, has announced their 2010 route, which runs from Goodland in the west to Leavenworth in the east, for a total of about 478 miles, June 5-12, 2010.
Complete Streets in Garden City?
Posted on January 29, 2010 | 1 CommentThe Garden City Comprehensive Plan endorses Complete Streets and possible bike/ped improvements in Garden City, Kansas.
First Segment of Blue River Rail Trail Opens
Posted on January 21, 2010 | No CommentsA two-mile segment of the Blue River Rail Trail recently opened in Marysville, Kansas, and is planned to stretch to the Nebraska state line, where it will hook up with the Homestead Trail.
Kansas Cyclist Podcast: Episode 16
Posted on January 20, 2010 | No CommentsEpisode 16 of the Kansas Cyclist Podcast features a conversation about commuting and randonneuring with 'commuterDude' Keith Gates, plus information on the Wheels to Wells cross-country tour, as well as news, rides, and trail news.
Kansas Trail News: January 19, 2010
Posted on January 20, 2010 | No CommentsRail-Trail Building Seminar and Sunflower Recreational Trails Meeting Feb. 6; KC’s Riverfront Heritage Trail Gap Closed; Topeka Approves Landon Trail Extension; Legislative Watch; Cold/Snow Slows Trail Projects.
Wheels for Wells
Posted on January 19, 2010 | No CommentsWheels for Wells is a cross-country bike tour to raise money for clean drinking water in Africa. It passes through Kansas July 12-18. If you're looking for a fun and meaningful tour for this summer, check it out.
2010 Cottonwood 200 Honors Bob Frederick
Posted on January 18, 2010 | No CommentsThe 2010 edition of the Cottonwood 200 will honor former KU athletic director Bob Frederick, a longtime Cottonwood participant who died in a cycling accident last year. Registration for the 3-day tour is now open.
Emporia: Is Angled Parking Unsafe For Cyclists?
Posted on January 15, 2010 | 3 CommentsEmporia, Kansas is installing new bike racks to encourage cycling, but at the same time the message seems to discourage cycling on streets with angled parking. Are such streets safe to ride on?
Kansas Cyclist Bill Hancock to Speak in De Soto
Posted on January 14, 2010 | 3 CommentsAwkward: Prairie Village cyclist Bill Hancock, author of 'Riding with the Blue Moth', about his cross-country bicycle tour, will speak to the Chamber of Commerce in bicycle-hostile De Soto, Kansas.-
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