tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38702312008-04-29T14:29:54.567-05:00Brent HughBlogger110125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-90237832499191350722008-04-29T14:20:00.004-05:002008-04-29T14:29:55.167-05:00

Walter Finch of the League of American Bicyclists sends the following important advocacy alert. Click here to find contact info for your Congress member and send a message. The House Congressional Resolution on Bicycling (H.Con.Res. 305), introduced in February, calls on the United States Congress to adopt a national bicycling strategy to fully realize the incredible benefits of getting more

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-58323076394657005182008-04-16T23:50:00.003-05:002008-04-17T00:07:48.268-05:00

Bicycle and pedestrian groups, including the Missouri Bicycle Federation, have been working with MoDOT on the design of the propose Highway 45 upgrade in Parkville, Missouri, for a couple of years. Hwy 45 will be the only through road in this part of the county. Now MoDOT is holding a public meeting and inviting public input into the project. Click here to use a "two minute response form" to ask

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-89558302478500001132008-04-16T23:42:00.003-05:002008-04-17T00:10:19.211-05:00

MoBikeFed and a coalition of running, walking, bicycling, trails, and community groups in the Kansas City area have been working for several years to create the first safe, accessible bicycle and pedestrian crossing of the Missouri River in center city area of Kansas City. The afternoon of Friday, April 18th, bicyclists, walkers, runners, and transit users are gathering at the Paseo Bridge

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-71978372354325475552008-03-14T12:41:00.003-05:002008-03-14T13:10:09.302-05:00

Andy Clarke of the League of American Bicyclists sends the following request for help: Thanks to everyone that made it to the National Bike Summit this year – we had record attendance, a strong program, and some good specific asks of our elected representatives. Even if you weren’t able to attend this year, I’d still encourage you to ask your members of Congress to support the congressional

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-82509825884619278932008-02-20T22:34:00.003-06:002008-02-20T23:25:18.073-06:00

Over 40 Missourians are planning to come to Jefferson City February 26th for Missouri Bicycle Day at the Capitol. Our goal is to personally talk with all 197 Missouri senators and representatives February 26th to build support for our legislative initiatives for 2008: Complete Streets legislation (HB2206) Safe Streets legislation (HB2205) Can you support our Bicycle Day visits by writing your

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-89850993346414512192007-12-03T15:35:00.000-06:002007-12-03T15:49:55.128-06:00

The settlement between the state of Missouri and AmerenUE on damages for the Taum Sauk disaster includes an agreement for the most problematic connection needed to "complete the Katy Trail"--the 46-mile section of the Rock Island Railroad between Windsor and Pleasant Hill. Over 5000 Missourians wrote the Department of Natural Resources and the Attorney General in support of the Katy Trail

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-57562562937955183982007-10-22T16:43:00.000-05:002007-10-22T16:54:37.069-05:00

TrailNet and the St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation have been doing some excellent work with the county and municipalities involved with the upcoming Hanley Road project. The original project was very deficient in providing for safe access for those who walk, bicycle, and use transit to meet their transportation needs. Now thanks to hundreds of supporters who wrote two key decision-makers,

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-49736680756005085422007-09-25T23:28:00.000-05:002007-09-25T23:33:45.865-05:00

Missouri bicyclists, You may know that Senator Kit Bond of Missouri has not always been the best friend of bicycle and pedestrian issues. However, recently on the floor of the Senate, Bond strongly defended funding for retrofitting Kansas City's Heart of America Bridge to create the first good, safe safe bicycle/pedestrian crossing of the Missouri River in the Kansas City metro area. Just a

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-23532743123636144852007-09-25T15:33:00.000-05:002007-09-25T15:35:29.509-05:00

MOBikeFed sent the following alert to our contacts in the St. Joseph area on 25 September 2007: [MOBIKEFED ACTION ALERT: Please forward widely through Friday, 28 Sept 2007] The future of safe access for those of us who walk and bicycle on St. Joseph's Parkways (streets like Cook Road and Riverside Road) is now being discussed. Eliminating bicycle and pedestrian access on these roads is a very

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-79891479045190086282007-07-12T17:18:00.000-05:002007-07-12T17:22:07.109-05:00

Ann Mack of TrailNet recently sent the following advocacy alert for those in the St. Louis region: The St. Louis County Department of Highways & Traffic, in association with the cities of Brentwood, Maplewood, and Richmond Heights, have undertaken a study to develop a plan for the Hanley Road Corridor in central St. Louis County. St. Louis County is now proceeding into the design phase of phase

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-5352001243313392842007-07-05T15:44:00.000-05:002007-07-05T15:56:44.416-05:00

The following alert came from the RailTrails Conservancy: In recent months, increasing budgetary pressures have forced the government to repeatedly cut domestic spending. While Rails-to-Trails Conservancy understands competing legitimate demands on federal funds, we are committed to protecting trail funding from unfair cuts. Thank you for standing with us and continuing to respond to our calls to

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-33023361656040216242007-06-11T23:50:00.000-05:002007-06-15T23:00:12.911-05:00

If you live in the district if Missouri Congressman Kenny Hulshof, please take a couple of minutes to email Representative Hulshof with the message, "I support the Bicycle Commuter Act sponsored by Congressman Blumenauer--please support its inclusion in the Energy Bill". You can email Rep. Hulshof here. Hulshof represents the 9th District, which includes Columbia, Washington, Warrenton, Hermann

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-5228286995006517172007-05-08T23:15:00.000-05:002007-05-09T00:24:50.301-05:00

Missouri Bicyclists, Here is a little warmup to our upcoming introduced a resolution to officially declare May as Bike Month this year. It should come up to a vote this week. He was able to round up no less than 34 (!) co-sponsors for the resolution. (Our MoBikeFed lobbyist Jim Farrell might have had a little to do with that . . . ). Could you take just a couple of minutes and email a few of

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-1164684676518893822006-11-27T21:31:00.000-06:002007-04-22T18:39:43.093-05:00

According to a Columbia Missouri article: Columbia residents will get their chance to see the PedNet Project’s vision for bicycle and pedestrian commuting and comment on it at two public workshops, senior planner Ted Curtis said after Monday’s meeting of the PedNet Project’s executive committee. The PedNet Project is the name of the Non-motorized Transportation Pilot Program created by a $21

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-1163737371795533562006-11-16T22:22:00.000-06:002006-11-16T22:22:51.856-06:00

We asked MoDOT to include bicycle and pedestrian accommodations as part of the plan for the new Paseo Bridge. But they don't want to do it. Shouldn't this be routine in every major bridge project--especially right in the middle of a major city? Especially when there is no other safe bicycle/pedestrian river crossing! Senator Bond has arranged $50 million of the project's funding. So his

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-1159491201101541882006-09-28T19:53:00.000-05:002006-09-28T19:53:21.100-05:00

The Missouri Bicycle Federation, in cooperation with many other bicycling, walking, running, and community organizations, has been working to get the first safe, accessible bicycle and pedestrian crossing of the Missouri River established in the Kansas City area. Last Spring a new regional policy for bicycle and pedestrian accessibility on river crossings was established. Now the first fruits

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-1159491097962608602006-09-28T19:51:00.000-05:002006-09-28T19:51:38.030-05:00

East-West Gateway invites you to participate in the St. Louis Great Streets Symposium, where you will learn how arterial streets can be transformed to better meet the needs of all constituents; how to launch a Great Streets design; how to bring multiple jurisdictions together to make it happen; and how to nominate a street to be a demonstration project. The day-long kickoff meeting is Tuesday,

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-1157436652656120112006-09-05T01:10:00.000-05:002006-09-10T00:57:23.550-05:00

Right now is the best chance in a generation--or more--to make the Katy Trail Connection to Kansas City happen. Read why here. If we can galvanize support over the next month or two, it could make a crucial difference. If we fail to do it, this opportunity could slip through our hands. If you can take even one or two of the actions below it will help make a difference. Literally thousands of

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-1154020590511065792006-07-27T11:54:00.000-05:002006-08-06T17:35:14.153-05:00

[Update 6 August 2006: This situation has been resolved. The DJs have apologized, the station has agreed to run bicycling PSAs and invite bicycle advocates to a show to discuss bicycling and road safety, and they indicate that this will not happen again on their station. Many thanks to all those who wrote the station and to the St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation for taking the lead in

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-1146801130166161742006-05-04T22:52:00.000-05:002006-05-04T22:52:11.016-05:00

Bikes Belong is asking us to write our two U.S. Senators to support the Bicycle Commuters Benefits Act: Email Senator Kit Bond here. or phone (202) 224-5721 Email Senator Jim Talent here or phone 202-224-6154Many employers already offer this type of program to their employees who use transit or carpool. So this is a logical extension of that existing program. And we know that this type of

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-1143392016112332792006-03-26T10:53:00.000-06:002006-04-16T13:50:37.670-05:00

St. Louis Regional Bicycle Federation is working to get all area congressional representatives on the Congressional Bike Caucus. The only member of Congress in the St. Louis region who is not a Bike Caucus members is Todd Akin. If you live in Congressman Todd Akin's District (which includes Ballwin, Chesterfield, Creve Coeur, Des Peres, Ellisville, Eureka, Florissant, Hazelwood, Kirkwood,

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-1143172112138996522006-03-23T21:48:00.000-06:002006-03-23T21:48:32.186-06:00

Bicyclists, The International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) sent along this advocacy alert. The message to members of Congress from Missouri is: Please fully fund the Rivers, Trails and Conservation Assistance Program (RTCA), a division of the National Park Service. You can find email, fax, & phone links to all MO congressmen here. Details (from IMBA): Stop Budget Cuts

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-1141366633669849382006-03-03T00:17:00.000-06:002006-03-03T00:17:13.703-06:00

Our best guess is that in the past three weeks over 1000 people have written KDOT in support of better accommodation of bicyclists and pedestrians. Thanks to all who have done so--if you haven't you can still do it, it less than 2 minutes, here. This has had a big impact on KDOT and, indirectly, on MoDOT. Here are some results so far: I just received the draft River Crossings policy which

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-1140756218485258892006-02-23T22:43:00.000-06:002006-04-03T20:55:39.516-05:00

Missouri Bicyclists, Pedestrians, and Runners, MoDOT is currently working on their long-range (30 year) plan. The planning process is now nearing its end. Several of us representing bicyclists and pedestrians in Missouri have been on citizen committees that have worked through a whole process to develop major areas of focus and possible solutions. Of course, we (bike/ped advocates) have

Brent Hughtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3870231.post-1138945705990097612006-02-02T23:48:00.000-06:002006-02-23T22:47:04.473-06:00

Click here to use MoBikeFed's 2-minute action form on this issue. Background Bridges across the Missouri and Kansas Rivers in the Kansas City area remain a major impediment to safe bicycle and pedestrian access in the region. Where a city like St. Louis has numerous Missouri and Mississippi River bridges that are accessible to bicyclists and pedestrians in various ways, the Kansas City area has

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