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August 2023

Alert: Support bicycle and pedestrian projects in MoDOT's Unfunded Needs List (public comment due August 31st)

Sat, 08/26/2023 - 9:18am

 

MoDOT has developed an Unfunded Needs Project List for every region in Missouri. Many citizens across the state were involved in creating this list over the past years. 

MoDOT is now taking public comments on the projects through August 31st, 2023. 

Please take a few minutes to submit a comment to MoDOT asking them to support more funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects.

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After 15 years of trying to get it done, Missouri Hands-Free Driving Law finally takes effect Monday

Fri, 08/25/2023 - 2:27pm

Monday, July 28th, the Siddens Bening Hands-free Driving Law goes into effect in Missouri. 

Missouri legislators have considered distracted driving and cell phone laws for nearly two decades. In that time, 48 states have passed laws banning texting while driving. Every state adjoining Missouri and in fact every state in the Midwest has banned texting while driving. And many states don't just ban texting while driving, but have even stronger rules regulating the use of electronic devices while driving - similar to the Siddens Bening Hands Free Law passed Thursday.

Thank you Missouri legislators and Missouri Governor Parson for passing and signing this important new law. And Missouri drivers: Get ready to keep your eyes and your mind on the road, your phone down and your hands free to drive safely, starting Monday.

What is in the law and what does it mean for you as a user of Missouri roads?  Read on . . . 

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Keynote Address for 2023 Summit Friday: Revitalizing a Rural Community - 1,000 feet at a time

Wed, 08/09/2023 - 3:16am

The 2023 Missouri Active Transportation Summit is coming up Friday, August 11th - attend in person in Jefferson City or online via YouTube or Teams.

Our Summit Keynote this year is about a real Missouri success story - a small rural community that has been building its bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure literally 1000 feet at a time over the past 26 years.  And has now received a $25 million federal grant to complete their system.

How and why did they do it when so many other communities - large, medium, and small - have been unable to?

Register for the Summit today to hear this and MANY other Missouri bicycle, pedestrian, and trails success stories! View the full Summit Program here (PDF).

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