Archive for the 'Advocacy' Category (Page 6)

February 26th was Missouri Bicycle Day in Jefferson City, organized by the Missouri Bicycle Federation. Dozens of Missouri bicyclists, walkers, runners, and trail users visited the capitol to talk with their legislators and express their support for legislation to make Missouri communities safer and more inviting for walking and bicycling. Citizens …

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According to the League of American Bicyclists, Lawrence, Kansas is a bronze level Bicycle Friendly Community and “is a leader in encouraging cycling and educational efforts to improve the safety of the activity,” and “The city stands out among cities in Kansas and the Plains region for its high level …

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The St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation is a bicycle advocacy group that serves the St. Louis area. They have produced a series of Public Service Announcements that are currently running on local stations. The spots aim to promote bicycling as a viable transportation alternative. Very nicely done!

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Cedar Falls, Iowa is looking at ways to enhance bicycling as transportation and to make the city more friendly to bicycle commuters. Bob Morgan, a member of the committee studying the proposal, said that use of bicycles as practical transportation could grow. “Bicycling can do more for the city. It can …

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The Missouri Bicycle Federation has released a document called A Vision for Active Transportation in Missouri (PDF). A post on their site describes the document and provides a summary: The vision encapsulates much of what MoBikeFed members have been telling us and what the MoBikeFed board has been working for over …

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America Bikes is a national group that advocates for federal transportation funding for bicycling. They have some interesting bicycling statistics for all of the states in the nation. Here is their data for Kansas and neighboring states: State Number Funding Projects Arkansas 320,808 $70,542,583 300 Colorado 516,151 $64,468,181 274 Iowa 351,159 $88,622,049 305 Kansas 322,610 $35,018,036 71 Missouri 671,425 $121,853,527 325 Nebraska 205,352 $44,575,982 127 Oklahoma 414,078 $66,107,423 124 Where: Number = Estimated number of adults riding bicycles at least once a month in the …

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On February 8th, the first Springfield Area Bicycle Summit was held in Springfield, Missouri. The event, organized by Ozark Greenways, the Ozarks Transportation Organization and the Advocacy Committee of Springbike Bicycle Club, brought together area business leaders, transportation planners, and bicycling and pedestrian advocates to discuss how the Springfield area …

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On February 5th in Kansas City, Missouri, the City Planning Commission met to discuss the new development code that regulates planning, zoning, parking, and other aspects of development in the city. One of the topics scheduled to be discussed was bicycle parking — long-term and short-term, and whether to include …

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Salina, Kansas is in the early stages of creating a new “Comprehensive Plan” for the city. This plan will help to determine the future of the community, and covers topics such as transportation, health issues, arts and culture, tourism, development patterns, and land use, with the goals of identifying …

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The Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is in the process of updating the state’s long range transportation plan with the intent of improving the Kansas transportation network and strengthening the economic future of the state. The update process consists of three phases, the first two of which (analysis needs and …

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