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30 Sep 2020: Bicycle stores still short on bicycles due to COVID-19 | Belleville News-Democrat
2 Sep 2020: Public feedback requested on Mark Twain National Forest Recreation Recreation Facility Strategy | MTNF
8 Aug 2020: Sioux City IA adding $2.5 million bike trail expansion along Missouri River | SiouxlandProud
7 Aug 2020: Don't get squeezed to the right side of a large truck or semi - Chester Kojro Rolla Daily N
6 Aug 2020: Fulton volunteer group teaching people to ride bikes every Monday morning this summer [www.newstribune.com]
21 Jul 2020: Interest in Cycling Soars as Bikes Are Hard Find, interview with Joe Ferguson of Revolution Cycles in Washington | eMissourian
21 Jul 2020: Our view: Well done, Joplin Trails Coalition, on recent 2.5-mile addition to Ruby Jack Trail | joplinglobe.com
20 Jul 2020: Columbia police officer charged with running over, killing of 4-year-old pedestrian to be arraigned | KRCG
20 Jul 2020: Freudenthal's Center for Parkinson's Disease receives donation of tandem bicycle, giving rides to those suffering from Parkinsons [www.kq2.com]
19 Jul 2020: Joplin area cyclist Larry Jones remembered by friends a decade later | FourStatesHomepage
18 Jul 2020: About the CoMo Trail Association – Columbia Missouri Trail Association
18 Jul 2020: Job opening: Mark Twain National Forest looking for Planning & Collaboration Officer (thru July 20th)
17 Jul 2020: Despite large COVID-19 drop in driving, Missouri outpacing 2019 traffic fatalities by 12% | FOX 2
16 Jul 2020: Walking trail that’s been in the works for years is finally under construction at Missouri Southern in Joplin | KSNF/KODE
16 Jul 2020: New St Louis-area Black People Who Hike group wants to make the Trail a More Welcoming Place for Everyone - Backpacker [www.backpacker.com]
15 Jul 2020: MoDOT launches statewide campaign to reduce pedestrian injuries and fatalities - kttn.com
15 Jul 2020: Pedestrian killed by racing car in Kansas City - another victim of too-fast, careless driving during the pandemic [salinapost.com]
14 Jul 2020: Hiking or biking Missouri's Ozark Trail in Mark Twain National Forest - how to prepare for the heat| mymoinfo.com
19 Jun 2020: Trailnet announces Juneteenth community bicycle tour that highlights the St Louis region's music and history - self-guided biking or walking tour - June 20-30, 2020 - Trailnet
18 Jun 2020: The health and mental benefits of walking - and four steps to optimize your walking gait and avoid injury - The Guardian
24 May 2020: Vehicular Cycling Advocate John Forester Dies at 90 - Bicycling Magazine Interview
23 May 2020: In the time of coronavirus, outdoor activities seem to be among the safest--as long as people follow a few guidelines - NYTimes
22 May 2020: Bicycling and bicycle sales surge nationwide - one of the best forms of exercise for social distancing - NYTimes
22 May 2020: Americans turn to cycling during the coronavirus pandemic - companies report record bicycle sales | CBS News
21 May 2020: Large and 'conclusive' study shows cycling to work 'can cut risk of heart disease and cancer by a quarter,' walking, transit commuting also helpful for health | Evening Standard
15 May 2020: If not 10,000, how Many Steps *Should* We Actually Be Walking Each Day? - InsideHook
10 May 2020: MoDOT Recommends New O’Neil Bridge Option, Direct Access to I-35 and Bike/Pedestrian Provision – CitySceneKC
10 May 2020: All Kids Bike - How to teach every elementary school student to bicycle | Strider Education Foundation
9 May 2020: Keep parks open. The benefits of fresh air outweigh the risks of infection. | tulsaworld.com
9 May 2020: A New Bible for Bike Lanes - The Atlantic
2 May 2020: How cities are reshaping streets to prepare for life after lockdown, by making communities better, safer places to walk and bicycle - FastCompany
29 Apr 2020: Exercise can be a very effective way to treat depression. So why don’t American doctors prescribe it? | Slate

Quick links...

Missouri Park & Rec Association Missouri Trail Summit
10 Sep 2020: Missouri Park & Rec Association Missouri Trails Summit Sept 22, 2020 - Virtual for 2020
10 Sep 2020: Missouri Park & Rec Association Missouri Trails Summit Sept 22, 2020 - Virtual for 2020
Current Census response rate by state - darker is better
19 Aug 2020: Remember to complete your U.S. Census form - or respond online or by phone
Missouri's Katy Trail is one of hundreds of state and local LWCF projects
4 Aug 2020: Congress passes landmark $9 billion public lands package "Great American Outdoors Act"
Mark Twain National Forest covers more than 2300 square miles of forest
16 Jul 2020: Job opportunity: Mark Twain National Forest (Rolla) looking for Collaboration & Planning Staff Officer
Vision Zero
16 Jul 2020: Systematic Safety: The Principles Behind Vision Zero (video)
Bill Poindexter - Backpacking School
14 Jun 2020: New book: "Bikepacking School: What 'they' don't tell you in the guidebooks" by KC-area cyclist Bill Poindexter
12 Jun 2020: How coronavirus is propelling a 'bicycle boom' across the U.S. (video)
19 Mar 2020: Missouri city Complete Streets planning grant due date extended to April 8th, 2020
Dozens of local agencies and organizations have teamed up with AmericaWalks
5 Feb 2020: National Walking Summit March 10-11, 2020 in St Louis
Vision Zero--with a goal of eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries-
21 Jan 2020: Missouri Vision Zero page updated with sample policies, plans, and legislation from Columbia and Kansas City
The Missouri Interscholastic Cycling League is starting up this year
17 Jan 2020: Missouri's new interscholastic mountain bike league for middle & high school students: How to start a club at your school or city, how to start coaching, how to stay informed as the first season gets started this year
National Walking Summit, March 10-11, 2020 at Washington University in St Louis
14 Jan 2020: National Walking Summit March 10-11, 20 in St Louis: Connecting Communities, Overcoming Barriers
Missouri Interscholastic Cycling League - mountain bike series for middle/high s
11 Jan 2020: Missouri's new middle/high school mountain bike league holds orientation sessions Jan 11-Feb 7, teams organizing this spring, first season this fall
Bicycling is a popular activity on the Natchez Trace Parkway
12 Dec 2019: ALERT: Ask the National Park Service to stop 40 miles of bad rumble strips on the Natchez Trace Parkway
Map of the Grant Avenue project in Springfield
7 Nov 2019: Springfield received $21 million BUILD grant to create bicycle, pedestrian friendly corridor through the heart of the city
Smart Growth America/National Complete Streets Coalition/CDC Missouri Complete
22 Aug 2019: CDC/Smarth Growth America complete streets/bike-ped technical assistance program available to 3 Missouri communities, deadline Sept 15
Routes from the north, south, east, and west to meet at the Bike-to-the-Summit l
2 Aug 2019: Bike to the Summit - 2019 Missouri Active Transportation Summit
Crossing Delmar - before
10 Jun 2019: Before & After: Great Rivers Greenways' Centennial Greenway makes major bike/ped improvement to Delmar/I-170 area in St Louis, celebration June 17th
The grant funds three trail segments that have long been in St Joseph plans
21 May 2019: ALERT: St Joseph trail rejected by Council--who are reconsidering it May 22nd & voting June 3rd - Residents, please contact City Council, attend meetings
Giving bikes away at the Healthy Living KC Fair
2 May 2019: Bike Month Volunteer Opportunity: Help MoBikeFed and the Junior League of Kansas City give away hundreds of bicycles to kids who really need them
Cyclist with disabilities and companion will ride free at all MoBikeFed rides st
16 Apr 2019: Cyclists with disabilities ride FREE at Queen City Century June 15th - and ALL 2019 MoBikeFed rides

In the news...

14 Aug 2020: 2020 Missouri Active Transportation Summit - presenter powerpoints, links, notes from today's statewide Summit
Chuck Flink, The Greenway Imperative - our Keynote Speaker
The 2020 Missouri Active Transportation Summit--our fifth annual--took place today with a full day's worth of informative and inspiring sessions. Chuck Flink, The Greenway Imperative - our Keynote Speaker If you missed the Summit this year, you can catch some of the high points below. (read more)
13 Aug 2020: 2020 VIRTUAL Missouri Active Transportation Summit - full program and session details
Chuck Flink, The Greenway Imperative, our 2020 Keynote Speaker
The 2020 VIRTUAL Missouri Active Transportation Summit is tomorrow--Friday, August 14th, starting at 9am.  It's not to late to join us--register here. You can just for just a session or two, or all day. Chuck Flink, The Greenway Imperative, our 2020 Keynote Speaker Leading off the Summit is our amazing Keynote Speaker, Chuck Flink, author of... (read more)
24 Jul 2020: Join us for the VIRTUAL Missouri Active Transportation Summit - August 14th, 2020 - Early Bird Registration thru Friday
Bicycling, walking, and trails mean business in Missouri  Friday, August 14th, 2020, 9:00am-5:00pm An online, virtual Summit for 2020!  Join from anywhere in Missouri or the world via telephone, smart phone, or computer Presented by The Association of Bicycle & Pedestrian Professionals, Missouri Chapter Missouri Bicycle &... (read more)
8 May 2020: Present a session at 2020 Missouri Active Transportation Summit - session submittal deadline July 8th
2019 Active Transportation Summit
The 2020 Missouri Active Transportation Summit is Friday, August 14th, 2020. For the first time ever the Summit will be an online, virtual event.  You will be able to present or participate by telephone dial-in, smart phone, or computer from anywhere in Missouri or the world!2019 Active Transportation Summit Would you like to tell the story... (read more)
19 Mar 2020: Bicycling, running, walking, and hiking in the time of COVID-19: What political leaders, event organizers, and people who walk, run, hike, and bicycle need to know and do as COVID-19 restrictions sweep across Missouri and the U.S.
Missouri is filled with beautiful places to explore
As Missouri, the U.S., and the world considers how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is worth considering how bicycling and walking fit into the picture, as an important part of our economy, as resilient and economical transportation options, and as important ways to maintain physical and mental health during difficult times.  Topics... (read more)
13 Mar 2020: Two grant opportunities for cities & local public health agencies to move Complete Streets forward--one due April 8th, 2020 (extended from March 23rd), the other June 15th, 2020
Complete Streets in communities across Missouri
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has announced two grant opportunities to help cities, local public health agencies, and county health departments who want to move Complete Streets. Complete Streets in communities across Missouri--from the largest to the smallest If you would like to see your community implement projects... (read more)
4 Feb 2020: Dangerous Dogs Bill introduced in Missouri Legislature--and we need your stories about dangerous dogs and bicycles to help move it forward
Rep. Jeff Shawan of Poplar Bluff is the sponsor of HB 1525
Several years ago, cyclist Barry Bean of Peach Orchard, Missouri, was seriously injured while bicycling when a stray dog ran in his path and caused him to crash. Rep. Jeff Shawan of Poplar Bluff is the sponsor of HB 1525, providing penalties for owners of uncontrolled dogs who injure people Once he had recovered from his injuries,... (read more)
23 Jan 2020: The Missouri Interscholastic Cycling League - New mountain bike clubs & teams for middle and high school students across Missouri: What is the League, Who is it for? How can I get started?
The League promotes fun outdoor activity, includes both teams and clubs
The Missouri Interscholastic Cycling League is holding informational sessions across Missouri for the next few weeks (Springfield, Joplin, St Joseph, Cape Girardeau, KC area, St Louis area), coach training this spring, forming teams and clubs starting Spring 2020, and holding its first season Fall 2020.    The League promotes fun outdoor... (read more)
17 Dec 2019: Missouri State Parks and Ameren sign historic railbanking agreement for Rock Island Trail Corridor; now must raise $9.8 million before beginning trail development
Dru Buntin of the Missouri DNR and Mark Birk of Ameren Missouri
Today officials from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources and Ameren signed an "interim trail use agreement" that allows the 144 miles of the Rock Island railroad corridor between Windsor and Beaufort to move towards development as Rock Island Trail State Park in the near future. Dru Buntin of the Missouri Department of Natural... (read more)
16 Dec 2019: Department of Natural Resources will announce decision on Rock Island Line Corridor Interim Trail Agreement Dec. 17 at 2pm in Eldon
Missouri State Parks and Ameren, Rock Island Trail agreemen t
Missouri State Parks will announce their decision whether to sign an Interim Trail Use Agreement on the 144 miles of the Rock Island Trail between Windsor and Beaufort, Missouri, Tuesday, December 17th, at 2pm in Eldon.  Missouri State Parks and Ameren have worked to create an agreement to railbank the next 144-mile section of the Katy Trail... (read more)
11 Dec 2019: Complete Streets in the Tower Grove Neighborhood: How new pedestrian connections to a park and through a neighborhood improve quality of life for individuals and a whole community
Newly installed pedestrian signal and crosswalk on Kingshighway at Magnolia
Complete Streets make communities work for everyone--those who walk, those who bicycle, those who drive or use public transportation, people of all ages, and people at all levels of ability and disability. Recently, the Tower Grove area has implemented a comprehensive plan to improve walking and bicycling connections in the area, and particularly... (read more)
24 Oct 2019: Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting for the Butterfield Stage Experience & Butterfield 60 Gravel Road Ride Sat Oct 26
Butterfield 60 Gravel Road Gran Fondo - Sat Oct 26, 2019
A grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the new Butterfield Stage Experience Route will take place on Saturday, October 26, 2019 at the Warsaw Courthouse Butterfield Monument, located at 316 Van Buren, Warsaw, Missouri. Following the grand opening, the first ride/race event utilizing a portion of the route, the Butterfield 60 Gravel Road... (read more)
24 Oct 2019: Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell To Open 2019 Oklahoma Bike Summit - along with MoBikeFed, the Katy Trail, and other MO presenters
The Katy Rail Trail will be highlighted throughout the Ok Bike Summit
MoBikeFed Executive Director Brent Hugh, former MoBikeFed president Paul Wojciechowski, and the Katy Trail will be featured at the 2019 Oklahoma Bike Summit Oct 25-26, 2019--along with Lieutenant Governor Matt Pinnell of Oklahoma, of course. The Summit is held in Oklahoma City--so a fairly close drive for many Missourians in the southwestern part... (read more)
4 Oct 2019: Jenn Bradshaw completes first official full ride of Butterfield Stage Experience route--254 miles across Missouri
Jenn's Butterfield Stage ride - anticipating the 254 miles
It wasn't much more than a year ago when the Butterfield Stage Experience was just a glimmer of an idea mentioned in a regional trails planning meeting.  Jenn Bradshaw and the historic Butterfield Stage Experience first ride This spring, when the idea the routes starting coming together--to link 8 Missouri counties and over a dozen... (read more)
4 Oct 2019: Do you walk or bicycle in the St Louis metro area? Attend an important meeting later in October--will set the tone for biking & walking in St Louis County for years to come
Public meetings for the new St Louis County Action Plan for Walking and Biking a
Everyone who walks and bicycles is invited to attend public meetings October 16-24 in various areas of St Louis County about the new Action Plan for Walking and Biking. Public meetings for the new St Louis County Action Plan for Walking and Biking are coming up later in October If you can't attend the meetings in person (or even if... (read more)