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Festus, MO, adopts Complete Streets policy
According to the Complete Streets Festus-Crystal City Facebook page, the Festus, Missouri, city council has officially adopted a Complete Streets...
GetAbout Columbia Nonmotorized Pilot Project--where it stands today
Since Columbia, Missouri, became one of four communities nationwide to implement a $22 million experimental nonmotorized pilot project, area...
Bike/Ped Town Hall Meeting with Mayor Mark Funkhouser Wed August 4th
MoBikeFed is hosting a Town Hall Meeting on bicycle & pedestrian issues with Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser.Town Hall Meeting with Kansas City...
Independence asks voters to renew sales tax that includes trails funding
Approval would allow city to contine building trails for transportation and recreation.On August 3rd the voters of Independence will be asked to...
ALERT: St Charles County Bicycle Ban--what you can do
St Charles County is proposing to ban bicyclists from several state highways that run through the western part of the county.If the county is...

Missouri Safe Routes to School...

In Missouri speech First Lady urges healthy, active living
Yesterday First Lady Michelle Obama addressed the NAACP national convention in Kansas City.  She talked about the national crisis of childhood...
Missouri Safe Routes to School Network takes action in twelve areas
Today the Missouri Safe Routes to School Network released its first progress report (PDF file).The Missouri SRTS Network, which is working to...
Missouri Safe Routes to School Network moves forward
Today the Missouri Safe Routes to School Network released its first progress report (PDF file).Safe Routes to School (SRTS) State Networks in...

Cycling Tips...

16 year old Liberty bicyclist wins national time trial championship
The Liberty Tribune reports on a recent national title won by a 16 year old Jacqueline Denny:Denny...
Cycling for Change riders from KC arrive in KC
A group of riders bicycling cross country, organized by Rev. Matt Ruhl of Rockhurst University in...
Watch this animation of proper lane position
The law says we should ride as far to the right as practicable, but it’s not always easy to know...
Kansas City a mountain biking mecca? Oh, yeah!
Kansas City a mountain biking mecca?Oh yeah--it already is, and it's only getting better.According...
Kansas City: Fountain Tour Sunday, June 20; Tour de Lakes Saturday, June 26
Two of the biggest rides of the year are coming to the Kansas City area in the next week.The City...

Tour of Missouri...

Governor Nixon: Decision to ax Tour of Missouri "was a good one"
According to a KMOX.com news story:Nixon says the state tourism commission's decision to pull funding for the [Tour of Missouri] and spend...
Tour of Missouri set to cancel for 2010
Event Will Cancel If Sponsorship Funding Not Released by TourismMay 27, 2010 (St. Louis, Mo.) --- After a seven-month negotiation with State Tourism...
Tourism Commission set to approve budget with no Tour of MO funding
The AP is reporting: A state tourism committee is proposing eliminating funding for the Tour of Missouri bicycle race. A budget committee for the...
Roger Kramer: Nixon's Office/Tourism Commission owe Tour of MO "courtesy of a meeting"
Is it about this?  Er, not really . . . it's about a meeting request about a bike race.Concerning "Tour of Missouri-gate," Roger Kramer recently...