Cyclist Rick Beard killed in St Louis hit-and-run; Cyclists to gather June 30th 8am to ask STL for key changes

After local cyclist Rick Beard was killed in a hit and run collision Friday night, St Louis area cyclists have been meeting, demonstrating, and discussing with the media what needs to be done to make streets safer for people who bicycle and walk.

Today St Louis area advocacy group Trailnet released a statement with important information about this issue and a list of changes and improvements the city must make to address safety issues for people who bicycle and walk in the city.  Trailnet is calling on the city to reduce the number of bicycle and pedestrian fatalities from its current rate--higher than the national average--to zero by 2019:

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MoDOT announcing project list for $6 billion funding plan Friday; Public meetings across MO soon; Please attend & stand up for bike/ped!

For the past several years we have been working to integrate funding for bicycling and walking into Missouri's state transportation funding plan.

After fending off a last-minute attempt to removing bicycling from the proposed $6 billion Missouri transportation funding initiative in April, the plan is now set to appear before voters in August. 

MODOT PUBLIC MEETINGS

The public is invited to attend the open house-style meetings at any time during the advertised hours to speak to regional planning partners and MoDOT representatives. No formal presentations will be made. RSVPs are not required.

MoDOT may add more meetings to this list or change details--check the MoDOT Moving Forward page for up-to-date details or to give online feedback.

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