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News: KC bicycle & pedestrian blog started
News: Ozark Greenways looks to the future
News: ST. LOUIS: Nowhere to run . . .
News: More on the St. Joseph riverfront project
News: Greenway revitalizes New York neighborhood
News: St. Louis-area mall
Tips&Stories: First complete hike of American Discovery Trail
News: Regular exercise may help improve mental function
News: Walk to School Day: Walking, Biking used to be main ways to get to school
News: Urban design and bicycling make Oregon only state to stop weight gain
News: Rep. Sutherland sponsors Walk/Bicycle to School Day/Safe Routes Resolution
News: Missouri Safe Routes to School Coalition announced
Tips&Stories: Are you willing to take steps to reduce emissions?
Tips&Stories: Insurers, employers, and government considering plans to encourage fitness
Tips&Stories: Speed bumps in neighborhoods cut traffic risk to children by 60%
Tips&Stories: Pacing, fidgeting lead to weight loss; lower risk of Type II diabetes
Tips&Stories: Fitness vs. Sprawl
Tips&Stories: St. Louis University study links poor community environment and obesity
News: Missouri stats on walking
News: St. Louis writer on Segway vs. walking
News: 14-year Old Bicyclist Killed in Independence
News: Columbia not a "pedestrian-friendly, cyclist-friendly or wheelchair-friendly city" according to resident
News: Transportation Enhancements comes to House vote Thurs, September 4th
News: Further fallout from the Lawson, MO, "No Bicycle Zone" case
News: SAFETEA proposal moves through Congress
News: Suspect in KC hit-and-run pedestrian accident to be charged
News: Bike/Ped bill in Missouri legislature needs support of cyclists
News: Two bicycle-related letters in St. Louis
News: MoBikeFed issues press release on bicycle safety
News: School bus kills boy in St. Louis
News: Spring rash of bicycle-related accidents continues
News: DOTs move to make better communities, not just faster roads
News: MoDOT ready to roll out new Safe Routes to School Program
News: Ride of Silence May 19th in Kansas City, Springfield, St. Charles, St. Louis
News: Why walk/bike your kid to school?
News: Columbia's mayor kicks off week of biking & walking
Links: WalkingInfo.org
Links: RTC Southern Nevada
Links: Active Community Environments Initiative (ACES)
Links: The Pedestrian and Bicycle Crash Analysis Tool (PBCAT)
Links: FHWA COURSE ON BICYCLE AND PEDESTRIAN TRANSPORTATION
News: TrailNet gets $2.5 million in tax credits
News: Walk to Work Day April 2nd
MoDOT: Wheels and Heels - November 2005
MoDOT: Wheels and Heels - September 2005
News: Letter to the Editor controversy in St. Louis Suburban Journals
News: Walkable St. Louis
News: Jackson, MO, considers trail system extension
News: KCStar has major article on creation of walkable, bikeable communities
News: Bi-State tax in Kansas City area
News: More on Springfield's bicycle parking ordinance
News: MoBikeFed Editorial: Amendment 3 will affect Missouri's transportation future
News: Safe Routes to School in Salon
News: Mountain Biking: Kansas City Trail Maintenance Hotline
News: Bike/Walk to School Day in the KCStar
News: New 5-mile section of Smithviille Lake Trail opens
News: Walk/Bike to School Week October 4-8, 2004
News: Walk to School Day/Week
News: Gas hits $2/gallon--time to replace some car trips with bicycling?
News: Springfield uses electronic speed boards to slow traffic near schools
News: Trail between Columbia and Centralia in central Missouri proposed
News: Federal Complete Streets Amendment offered--your support needed
News: Columbia MO bike-ped pilot program in the news
News: Hannibal & St. Joseph pilot "Walk Missouri Campaign"
MoDOT: Wheels and Heels – July 2004
News: Local planning organizations make bike/ped-friendly streets better than state DOTs
News: What will the proposed MO highway safety law do for cyclists? (Part 1)
News: Bicycle and pedestrian accommodations: What did Congress intend with Tea-21?
News: Dreadful state of pedestrian accommodations in U.S. documented in 50-mile walk
News: National "Complete The Streets" campaign launched
News: U.S. teens fatter than those in any other industrialized country
News: Poor urban design discourages walking & biking, encourages heavier citizens in KC
News: "Sharing the road" in Press Journal
News: Since we're on the subject . . .
News: Last day to join KC's Bike/Ped Commuter Challenge
News: Polls: Americans want better biking, walking facilities
MoDOT: Removing Barriers to Bicycle and Pedestrian Transportation Will Improve Missourians’ Quality of Life
News: Suggest your favorite KC-area place to bike, walk
Tips&Stories: Health advocates plan campaign against obesity epidemic
Tips&Stories: The importance of walkable green spaces in cities
Tips&Stories: BPCC: A fun way to help promote walking/biking in your KC-area workplace
Tips&Stories: John O. Andersen on "Organic Exercise"
News: Safe Routes to Schools Toolkit announced
News: How to make KC a "real" city . . .
News: Leawood criticized for encouraging speed, discouraging walking
News: Further comment about KC pedestrian death
News: Cyclist killed on 50 Hwy near Linn, MO
News: Bike advocates in action one year after the death of Susie Stephens in St. Louis
News: MoDOT and city cooperate on new multi-use trails in Jackson
News: STL Bicycling and Walking Transportation Plan meeting Nov. 30, 2004, 6PM
News: St. Louis Regional Bicycling and Walking Transportation Plan meeting Nov. 30th
News: THE VOTE: Amendment 3 passes by an overwhelming margin
News: Riverfront trails in KC and St. Louis
News: Gov. Holden signs law to help trails move forward
News: Springfield encouraged to pursue "Bicycle Friendly" designation
News: Aging Americans: Stranded Without Options
News: Ride of Silence in Springfield Leader
News: Columbia road standards debated
News: U.S. House votes overwhelmingly to support strong Safe Routes to School program
News: Walk/Bike to School Week Oct 3-7
News: Public asked to car pool, bus, bicycle, and walk to save fuel
News: Missouri pedestrians harassed by drivers, too
News: KCStar story on walking, biking advocate
News: St. Louis area fails to meet new federal air pollution standard
News: Student killed by school bus in Neosho
News: Salon article highlights the real danger to children walking to school
News: KC northland river trail plan moves forward
News: Columbia, MO, to receive $25 million to become bicycleable, walkable community
News: Cost of transportation high in Missouri due to lack of transportation options
News: Trial against Kansas City for inadequate school zone markings
News: Amendment 3 will affect Missouri's transportation future
News: Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman supports saving Boonville RR bridge for Katy Trail
News: October 6th is Bike & Walk to School DAy
News: California Safe Routes to School bill signed
News: Negative input received on St. Louis Regional Bicycling and Walking Transportation Plan; your input needed to counteract it
News: More details about proposed St. Louis regional cycling and walking plan
News: Workshops address walkability in Missouri cities
News: Advocacy groups meet with MODOT Director Pete Rahn
News: Columbia's PEDNET wins national award
News: Another UMKC pedestrian struck walking to campus
News: PedNET and Columbia nonmotorized pilot program
News: New plan unveiled to connect St. Louis to its riverfront
News: America's obesity rate growing, at crisis point
News: KC area Bicycle and Pedestrian Commuter Competition coming in May
News: Gasoline prices near record high
News: MoDOT chief resigns
News: Sec. of Health says, "We need to stem the rising epidemic of obesity"

News: Bicycling and walking in Missouri compared to the national average?
AdvocacyAlerts-Your support needed now for Missouri Bike/Ped Safety Bill
AdvocacyAlerts-TEA-3 Action Alert--U.S. House of Representatives
News: JOIN NATIONAL WALK TO WORK DAY -- APRIL 2ND
News: National Bike Summit lobbies Congress
News: Report from the 2004 Bike Summit in Washington, D.C.
News: Pleasant Hill moves forward with part of Katy Trail connection to Kansas City
News: Bicycling and walking statistics from the Kansas City area
News: MoBikeFed takes part in MoDOT's "Missouri Advance Planning"
News: MoDOT Director Pete Rahn mentions bicycling in his State of Transportation speech
AdvocacyAlerts-5 FEB 2006: Ask MoDOT director to mention bike/ped issues in Tuesday's State of Transportation address

Links: America's kids are more inactive than ever--Walking can make a healthy difference
AdvocacyAlerts-[14 Febrary 2005] St. Louis Regional Bicycle and Walking Plan needs public input
AdvocacyAlerts-19 JAN 2004: MoDOT's new leadership must make Missouri friendlier for walking, bicycling, and transit
AdvocacyAlerts-[6 MAY 2005, expired] Support FEDERAL Complete Streets Now!
Links: A US DOT Policy Statement on Integrating Bicycling and Walking into Transportation Infrastructure




Tips&Stories: Exercise helps in reduce risk of and recovery from cancer
Tips&Stories: Virginia adopts "Complete Streets" policy--when will Missouri do the same?
Tips&Stories: Bicycling/walking part of "slow", enjoyable lifestyle
Tips&Stories: A city that works to make itself more friendly for fitness
Tips&Stories: Long distance walker turns into long-distance cyclist
Tips&Stories: Increasing fitness increases thinking ability in older adults

AdvocacyAlerts-Analysis of the Bush administration SafeTEA proposal, 19 May 2003
AdvocacyAlerts-America Bikes' "Haikus to Congress" campaign
AdvocacyAlerts-1 Aug 2003: Congressional action jeopardizes bicycle, pedestrian projects; Fact Sheet, Resource Guide Available
AdvocacyAlerts-22 NOV 2005: Job opening, Missouri Safe Routes to School Coordinator

News: Rep. Sutherland Sponsors Bicycle Friendly Legislation in MO

Tips&Stories: Missouri River as a national park?
Tips&Stories: A visit to bicycle-friendly Toronto
Tips&Stories: What to pack for RAGBRAI?
Tips&Stories: "Pedaling with Parkinson's"
Tips&Stories: UMC professor teaches new course on "Inactivity and Chronic Disease"
Tips&Stories: Rural and suburban areas less healthy than cities due to lack of walking and bicycling accommodations
News: Ruby Jack trail connected to Carthage
Tips&Stories: Exercise builds health in many ways
Tips&Stories: Reports Link Sprawl and Health, Underscore Need for Bicycling and Walking Investments
Tips&Stories: "Home Zones" improve neighborliness, walkability, bikeability, in the UK
Tips&Stories: More driving equals more obese
Tips&Stories: Increased bicycling dramatically reduces risk of injury
Tips&Stories: Beat the high price of gas . . .
Tips&Stories: More walking/biking leads to lower injury rate

Tips&Stories: St. Louis man starts rickshaw service
Tips&Stories: Confessions of an adult-onset athlete
Tips&Stories: Safe Routes to School Statistics
Tips&Stories: Explore KC--Bicycle & Pedestrian Commuter Challenge--May 19-23
Tips&Stories: Kirkwood couple recall walking, biking area for more than 50 years
Tips&Stories: Need some incentive to get out and ride?
Tips&Stories: Safety increases as walking and bicycling increase in an area
Tips&Stories: Walk/Bike to School Day, October 8th, 2003
Tips&Stories: U.S. obesity clearly linked to poor walking, cycling facilities

News: Springfield: Bike, Bus and Walk Week, May 15-19
Links: European Federation of Road Traffic Victims
Tips&Stories: Kansas City area town to implement walking school bus
Tips&Stories: Walking School Bus comes to KC

News: Columbia, MO, seeks bicycle/pedestrian coordinator
Tips&Stories: Man walks 30 miles across KC metro area
News: $3/gallon gas here to stay


News: National Safe Routes to School Clearinghouse established
News: First ever Missouri bicycle/pedestrian strategic plan official
News: Letter: Those who don't drive are "third class citizens"
News: Walk to School Day Oct 4th
Tips&Stories: Obesity now outweighs hunger worldwide
News: MoBikeFed releases Missouri news media listing
News: 2005 traffic fatalities were up in Missouri and across the U.S.
Tips&Stories: More bicyclists means better safety
News: Ted Curtis chosen to lead Columbia bike/ped pilot project
News: Celebrate International Walk/Bike to School Day Oct 4, 2006
Tips&Stories: Children's safety CD-ROMs released
News: Plan Walk to School Day in your community
News: Driver who hit pedestrian charged with vehicular assault
News: MO Governor Blunt Encourages Communities to Help Children Walk to School
News: Walk/Bike to School Day in MO Oct 4th
Tips&Stories: Walk to School Day in Columbia--over 800 participants

News: Raytown, MO, to adopt resolution in favor of Complete Katy Trail
News: Springfield experiences rash of school bicycle/pedestrian injuries
News: Why bike/ped river crossings are needed in Kansas City (and everywhere!)
News: Columbia works to increase bicycle parking
News: Springfield can do better in helping kids walk to school safely
Links: A Heavy Load: The Combined Housing and Transportation Burdens of Working Families
News: Roundup of recent Missouri pedestrian injuries and fatalities
News: Where Missouri stands
News: Where Missouri stands
News: Anonymous donor challenges MoBikeFed supporters
News: Plan to pave Columbia trails re-configured
News: Europeans approve anti-obesity charter
AdvocacyAlerts-17 NOV 2006: Let MoDOT and Senator Bond know there is widespread support for better bike/ped in Missouri

News: Kansas City, MO, adopts climate protection plan
News: Public meetings on Columbia's non-motorized transportation plan continue
News: Why bicycle and pedestrian accommodations are necessary in the urban core
News: Columbia prepares to apply for Safe Routes to School funds
News: Chain of Rocks Bridge named Historic Site
News: Columbia's "Bike Train" program receives national attention



News: Federal approval for new Paseo Bridge--including bike/ped design


News: President Bush to propose reducing gasoline consumption
News: Multi-tasking drivers should stop
Tips&Stories: Urban design affects citizens' health
Tips&Stories: Urban design affects citizens' health
News: Printable KC Voter Guide online (elections Feb 27th)
Links: Safety in numbers: more walkers and bicyclists, safer walking and bicycling by P L Jacobsen
News: National Bike Summit 2007 report: Representative Kenny Hulshof
News: Kansas City, MO, elects majority of bike/ped friendly candidates
News: Paris to install 20,000 "free" bikes
News: Gas may hit $4/gallon this summer
Tips&Stories: Earth Day Special: 7 simple steps to less driving
News: Enrique Peñalosa: Creating a city friendly to people
News: Bicycle-pedestrian Advocacy Day--please contact your local and state officials!
News: Columbia Bike, Walk, & Wheel Week includes school students
News: High gas prices lead to suggestions for cutting back--including more bicycling
Links: Traffic Justice Institute

Tips&Stories: How children lost the right to roam in four generations
News: Congress: New Climate Change Bill Passes House Committee
News: Kansas City Trails Plan moving forward
News: Has Kansas City hit the bottom? New trails plan moving forward . . .
AdvocacyAlerts-21 JUL 2007: Make STL's Hanley Road safer for walking and bicycling
Tips&Stories: Biking & walking to school builds physical fitness

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Tips&Stories: Overland Park to make its biggest, baddest street bike/ped friendly
News: 1st annual MO Safe Routes to School Conference
Tips&Stories: Columbia's Low-Car Challenge kicks off Sept 1st
TourOfMO: Ride the Race Route: ToM bicycle rides in St. Louis
AdvocacyAlerts-25 SEP 2007: St. Joseph bike/ped access on parkway system under attack
News: Plan Walk/Bike to School Day in your community during October 2007
News: St. Joseph citizens support bike/ped friendly parkway standards
Newsletter: MoBikeFed Press Release: PEDESTRIAN DEATH ON BROADWAY BRIDGE HIGHLIGHTS NEED FOR SAFE RIVER CROSSINGS
News: Bicycle/pedestrian improvements in Columbia stir controversy
News: Safe Routes: MoDOT funds speed reduction measures near schools
News: Bike/ped traffic safety enforcement and Walk/Bike to School Month in Kansas City
News: Area bicyclist calls for safe river crossings in Kansas City area
News: Hanley Rd mayor explains why bicycling/walking accommodations not needed
Tips&Stories: Encouraging bicycling, walking, carpooling, and transit
News: Summer membership drive final results: over 500 new/renewing members
News: Kansas City tax renewal vote Nov 6th will affect bicyclists and pedestrians
News: Kansas bicycling/walking/trails advocacy group started
Tips&Stories: Bicyclists & pedestrians inhale less pollutants
Tips&Stories: Interesting Missouri bicycling facts and statistics
News: Crawford County, Iowa, bans RAGBRAI
News: MoBikeFed, TrailNet, STLBikeFed speak at Missouri Highway and Transportation Commission
News: "Missouri Dumps its Bike Leader"
News: KCMO city council passes resolution in favor of bicycling/walking on the new Paseo Bridge












News: MU Extension holds Missouri Obesity Summit

News: Kansas bicycle advocacy group KanBikeWalk up and running
News: MoBikeFed meets with Senator McCaskill's office
News: New Paseo Bridge to include space for bike/ped
News: KanBikeWalk holds inaugural meeting
Links: Online Traffic Demand Management Encyclopedia
News: Bicycling on major highways? Reply to Columbia Tribune
News: Some small advances for walking/bicycling in the federal Energy Bill
News: Join us for Bicycle Day in Jefferson City February 26th, 2008

News: Top stories of 2007 on MoBikeFed.org





Links: Walk and Bike For Life
Links: Scottsdale, AZ, has a new transportation master plan














News: Hanley Road bicycling/walking receives key support
News: National Bike Summit: Attendees needed!



News: Join us for Bicycle Day in Jefferson City February 26th, 2008
Tips&Stories: Outdoors exercise important for health
News: Bicycle Day at the Capitol: MoBikeFed Vision released
AdvocacyAlerts-20 FEB 2008: Ask your legislator to support two key bills for Missouri Bicycle Day at the Capitol, February 26th