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A sampling of recent news stories about MoBikeFed's Report Card on Walking and Bicycling in Missouri: KOMU TV, Columbia: [O]ne state biking group says Missouri doesn't make the grade. A new report from the Missouri Bicycle Federation gives the state a "D" for being walker and bicycle friendly. Fred Schmidt rides his bike almost everyday, which means he only spent eighty-five dollars on gas last

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MoDOT Director Pete RahnTuesday the Missouri Bicycle Federation received an informative letter from MoDOT Director Pete Rahn. The letter outlines MoDOT's position on the recent realignment of MoDOT's Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator position, MoDOT's recent opposition to the Complete Streets Bill introduced by Rep. Mike Sutherland, the upcoming 800 Bridge project, MoDOT's attitude towards

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The Bike St. Louis project is tripling its mileage this year. Ribbon cutting for phase 2 of the project is Thursday, May 8th: Join us in celebrating the expansion of Bike St. Louis! Just in time for National Bike to Work Week, May 12-16, the Great Rivers Greenway District has announced the opening of 57 miles of additional on-street Bike St. Louis routes through St. Louis County and St. Louis

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This list of Highlights and Lowlights is also available as a printable PDF file. The Missouri Bicycle Federation has released the first annual "Bicycling and Walking in Missouri--A Report Card". Here are some of the highlights and lowlights from the report: Highlights • The first annual Tour of Missouri brings Tour de France champion Alberto Contador, attracts over 350,000 spectators, puts

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This list of Action Items is also available as a printable PDF file. The Missouri Bicycle Federation has released the first annual "Bicycling and Walking in Missouri--A Report Card". Here are a few of the most effective and simple steps citizens, public officials, and municipalities can take to improve the situation for walking and bicycling in Missouri: Build a network • Create and adopt a

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The Missouri Bicycle Federation has released the first annual "Bicycling and Walking in Missouri--A Report Card": Full Report Card (PDF)Executive Summary of the Report Card (PDF) Simple, effective Action Items communities across Missouri can take Highlights and Lowlights from the Report Card The Report Card is based on MoBikeFed's Vision of Active Transportation in Missouri, which outlines a

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Just in time for the first day of Bicycle Month, both Governor Blunt and the Missouri House have officially declared May as Bicycle Month in Missouri. The Bicycle Month Resolution in the Missouri House was sponsored by Representative Mike Sutherland--himself an avid bicyclist. The full text of the House Resolution is below. So now it's not just Bike Month--its *officially* Bike Month in

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At the National Bike Summit we saw a bike sharing program launched by Humana in--of all places-Louisville, Kentucky. What do you know--thousands of people signed up for the program and they have checked out an average of 100 bikes per day since September 2007. Now a similar program is being introduced in Washington, DC. Could we see a similar program in a Missouri city any time soon? If they

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According to this article in the Springfield News-Press, more bicycling is going on the Springfield area, partly due to recent increases in the price of gas: Just like Bonnie Wilson, SpringBike Bicycle Club member and city Transportation Advisory Board member Bruce Adib-Yazdi expects more people will take to cycling to avoid high gas prices. He advises new cyclists to acclimate themselves by

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Celebrate the kick-off of National Bike Month and join the Bicycle Friendly St. Louis partnership on Friday, May 2nd for Bicycle Appreciation Day at St. Louis City Hall. Awards will be presented to the Aldermen of the City of St. Louis who supported the Bike St. Louis project, 77 miles of on-road bike routes in the City of St. Louis and now connecting to St. Louis county. The city will also be

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HCR 34, the resolution in support of Walk and Bicycle to School Month, Day, and Week in Missouri, was passed today by the Missouri House of Representatives. Walk and Bicycle to School Month is October of each year--you can find out how your school or community can participate here. Resolution sponsor is Representative Mike Sutherland of Warrenton. House Concurrent Resolution No. 34 94TH

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Bike St. Louis has tripled the number of miles in the St. Louis City bicycle route system, according to this article from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: To gear up for National Bike to Work Week, which starts May 12, we turn to the recent tripling of Bike St. Louis routes in the area. Lines and arrows are almost complete for 57 new miles of on-street bike paths in St. Louis and St. Louis County.

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Maryville, Missouri, continues to move forward as one of the most progressive small communities in creating a bicycle friendly community. Recently a bond proposal was approved by area voters--receiving over 60% approval--to help move the area trails system forward. In a pre-election article, the St. Joseph News-Press described the part of the bond proposal relating to trails: Officials have

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You are invited to make your community friendlier for bicycling. The League of American Bicyclists in conjunction with the cities of Kansas City, Missouri, and Shawnee, Kansas, are holding a Bicycle Friendly Evening May 21st & Bicycle Friendly Workshop May 22nd. These events are designed to get communities off and running with the national Bicycle Friendly Communities program. I hope you will

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According to the Columbia Tribune: The old Boonville railroad bridge, also known as the Katy Bridge, is embroiled in yet another legal battle. A St. Louis environmental law firm this week alleged the Coast Guard tried to skirt historic preservation requirements when issuing a bridge permit to Union Pacific Railroad. Lawsuits over the ownership of the bridge have been passing through Missouri

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The most recent issue of MoDOT's Express Lane includes this interesting news item: Post Your Commets on MoDOT's New Blog - Check out MoDOT's new blog and voice your own opinion about the latest transportation news at www.modotblog.blogspot.com.Among the news items there, awaiting comment, are: MoDOT Recognized for Protecting Mother Earth - posted in celebration of Earthday, 0 comments as of 4/24

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Resolutions in support of National Bike Month (May) and International Walk/Bike to School Day (October) are moving forward in the Missouri House. Both resolutions are sponsored by Representative Mike Sutherland. Both resolutions were referred to the Special Committee on Tourism, chaired by Rep. B.J. Marsh, which gave them a "Do Pass" recommendation on April 17th. They then moved forward to

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According to the Joplin Globe: Joplin residents will have an opportunity Thursday to view plans, offer comments and ask questions about walking and biking trails the city will soon begin building. An open house where plans will be exhibited and city staff will be available will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday in the basement of City Hall, 602 S. Main St. Residents may come and go at anytime

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In a development that doesn't bode well for Missouri cities, which tend to have a high sprawl quotient, values in neighborhoods with a long commute or distant from transit connections seem to be losing value fastest. According to an article on NPR.org: . . . some neighborhoods remain practically unscathed. And a pattern is emerging as to which neighborhoods those are. The ones with short

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The Missouri Bicycle Federation had a booth at Kansas City's EarthFest 2008. We provided Valet Bicycle Parking and signed up people for MOBikeFed's team in the annual Carfree Challenge, which will be held May 10-16, 2008. The Carfree Challenge is a fun, friendly competition to see how many car trips you can replace with biking, walking, carpooling, or taking the bus. The first competition is to

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The Manchester city council has defeated a proposal to require helmets for children bicycling and participating in other activities, according to an article in the West County Journal: Mary Shapiro photo/ The Manchester Board of Aldermen defeated a bill that would have required children to wear helmets when riding bikes, wearing inline skates and similar devices. Manchester Mayor Asa Wilson

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Ground was broken for the new quarter billion dollar Paseo Bridge today. The bridge, which links north and south Kansas City, will be named after Senator Kit Bond. Senator Bond gave a rousing speech about the benefits of the project for the city and the benefits in general of keeping America's transportation infrastructure updated and functional. A group of bicyclists rode to the groundbreaking

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Missouri bicyclists, walkers, runners, & trail users, You're invited! MoBikeFed Board Meeting April 27th, 2008, 10AM-3PM 605 Washington Street, Jefferson City, MO (see directions below)If you'd like to join us for all or part of the meeting, please feel free to do so. If you'd like to discuss a particular item on the agenda, please email me (director [at] mobikefed.org) and you can have 5

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The "Kansas City Share the Road Safety Task Force" sent the following announcement today: Law enforcement reminds bicyclists, motorists and pedestrians to share the road Area agencies raise awareness of bicycle and pedestrian safety Law enforcement officers from the Jackson County Sheriff's Office and the University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) will join the Share the Road Safety Task Force

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MoBikeFed's St. Louis Cycling Commission Click for more photos from Saturday's Cycling SummitYesterday the Missouri Bicycle Federation's new St. Louis Cycling Commission held its first meeting, a Cycling Summit and Taste of Wentzville Reception. The St. Louis Cycling Commission is a pilot project for an initiative that MoBikeFed and been working towards for some years: To create a powerful

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