Missouri Bicycle News Article

The Missouri Bicycle Federation is sponsoring a fun Children's Bicycle Ride on the Riverfront Heritage Trail at Berkeley Riverfront Park near downtown Kansas City, Missouri, 8:30 AM Oct 11th.

The ride is in support of the need for safe river crossings in Kansas City for bicyclists and pedestrians.

The ride is free but children (and parents!) will be invited to donate their pennies, nickels, quarters, or dollars to the new "Put People on Paseo" campaign that will help MoDOT and KCMO fund that last 1% needed to actually put the bike/ped path on the Paseo Bridge when it is built.

We'll have fun prizes for all participating children--and parents are welcome as well!

Meet on the path directly under the Paseo Bridge at 8:30AM sharp on Oct. 11th.

Media will be invited--so we'd like to have a good showing of participation (both children and adults--adults feel free to bring your bicycles as well!).

Background on the Paseo bike/ped issue - and the general issue of bike/ped crossings on all Missouri River bridges in Kansas City, where currently no safe bike/ped crossing exists.

Route
The route for the Children's Ride is an approximately 1.5-mile trail loop that children can ride as many times as they like.

The trail features beautiful views of the Missouri River as well as views of:

* the ASB railroad bridge (where a pedestrian/trail underpass connection is under planning/construction)
* the Heart of America Bridge (where MoDOT has promised to create a safe bicycle/pedestrian path by 2012)
* the Paseo Bridge (where MoDOT has found 10 feet of deck space for a bicycle/pedestrian path "in the future" but hasn't yet found the last 1% of funding needed to actually build the path today).

Location/Parking
The ride will be held at Berkeley Riverfront Park, on the riverfront near downtown Kansas City, Missouri (directions).

Google map of the location and parking.

Childrens Bicycle Ride, "Put People on the Paseo"
8:30 Am, Saturday, Oct 11th, 2008
Berkeley Riverfront Park near downtown Kansas City, Missouri
Meet on the trail directly under the Paseo Bridge at 8:30AM sharp
Free ride, but donations accepted for "Put People on Paseo" campaign

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