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16 Nov 2019: Acting to End Traffic Violence: World Remembrance Day is Sunday, Nov. 17th – Vision Zero Network
15 Nov 2019: Hiking & bicycling in the 1.5 million acres of the Mark Twain National Forest
14 Nov 2019: How I Plan a Bikepacking Route - Justin Simoni
13 Nov 2019: The U.S. Bicycle Route System Expands to 27 States and 14,000 Miles | Adventure Cycling Association
6 Nov 2019: Ozark Trail connector hiking trail from Round Spring to Echo Bluff State Park is now finished! - Ozark Trail Association - https://www.ozarktrail.com/
27 Oct 2019: Independence wants your input on 'Truman Connected' bike path
18 Oct 2019: New Research Finds Public Investment in Trails, Walking and Biking Infrastructure Delivers a Huge Return on Investment - but Return could be 4X Greater | Rails-to-Trails Conservancy
14 Oct 2019: Jefferson County Sheriff’s Deputies using two wheels instead of four in some neighborhoods | FOX2now.com
13 Oct 2019: Video: Mountain Bike Commuting is Bliss - Bicycle2Work YouTube
12 Oct 2019: Cyclists race the Santa Fe Trail starting near the trail's historic starting point in Franklin, Missouri- News - The Rolla Daily News
11 Oct 2019: Oct 15th: Second open house on Meramec River pedestrian bridge near Sunset Hills, Fenton, Kirkwood - Call Newspapers
9 Oct 2019: St Charles to build largest BMX asphalt pump track in the U.S. - St. Charles County Parks
5 Oct 2019: St. Louis County Action Plan for Walking & Biking - 4 Public Meetings in Oct 2019 + online survey for residents
4 Oct 2019: Why I Ride My Bike to Work, by the Prime Minister of the Netherlands - EcoWatch
3 Oct 2019: Scouting the Pony Express route - Missouri to California - Jan Bennett
2 Oct 2019: Submit your local BikepackingOvernighters - BIKEPACKING.com
26 Sep 2019: City of Osceola's Healthy Places for Healthy People plan - a model for rural and suburban small & medium-sizes Missouri communities - City of Osceola
25 Sep 2019: The forgotten history of how automobile advocates invented the crime of "jaywalking" in the 1920s - Vox
24 Sep 2019: How Exercise Shapes You, Far Beyond the Gym or the Ride - thecut.com
23 Sep 2019: 5 Heroes Who Use Bikes to Steer Kids toward Healthier Lives | Salud America
22 Sep 2019: Butterfield 60 - Gravel Road event & Ribbon-Cutting of Butterfield Stage Experience Route Oct 26th - Warsaw-Lincoln-Cole Camp - Celebrating the Butterfield Stage Experience | Warsaw/Cole Camp/Lincoln Chambers
21 Sep 2019: Rock Island's St. Louis Subdivision - A Complete History through 2000 | Michael Landis
20 Sep 2019: Pop-up road diets, transit stops, bike lanes have big results quickly and on a small budget – Streetsblog USA
19 Sep 2019: City Officials Seek To Mold the Future of Driverless Cars, to put people--not cars--at the center of city design – Streetsblog USA
18 Sep 2019: Big BAM on the Katy named as one of the Best Supported Rides in the Country by Outside Online
17 Sep 2019: New 'divergabout' opens in Lee's Summit - MoDOT includes bike/ped accessibility - KSHB
16 Sep 2019: eMissourian editorial: Missouri should support Rock Island Trail | Editorials - emissourian.com
15 Sep 2019: Supporters and opponents talk about forthcoming 144 miles of Rock Island Trail | columbiamissourian.com
14 Sep 2019: Thousands of Columbia sidewalk hazards in most pedestrian-heavy part of the city require repair - | columbiamissourian.com
13 Sep 2019: Insights about the 2650-mile Pacific Crest Trail from Space | earthobservatory.nasa.gov
12 Sep 2019: Springfield commits to spending millions on plan to upgrade sidewalks around the city and make them usable by people with disabilities | News-Leader
11 Sep 2019: Jefferson City Council holds off on sidewalk ordinance that would require landowners to repair more sidewalks | New-Tribune

Quick links...

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
Much of the Katy Trail runs along the Missouri River . . . which can flood. (Ima
4 Apr 2019: Is the Katy Trail or the Rock Island Trail flooded or closed? Here is how to find out . . .

Missouri drivers: Take a survey to show your knowledge of Missouri Share the Roa
28 Feb 2019: Missouri Drivers: Take a survey to show your knowledge of Missouri traffic law
Riding a mountain biking in snow is a lot of fun . . . but most winter cycling i
20 Feb 2019: Winter bicycling: How--and why
Missouri State Parks is accepting comments on the future of the 144-segment
8 Nov 2018: Missouri State Parks invites public comment on the future of the 144-mile Rock Island Trail corridor through Nov 30th
People who walk and bicycle value good, smooth, well-maintained roads
3 Nov 2018: Kansas City Star endorses Prop D, fuel tax for Missouri streets and roads
Missouri's Katy Trail nominated for a national award--and needs your vote!
17 Oct 2018: Katy Trail nominated for American Planning Association's Great Places in America - now needs your vote to win!
Newest segment of the Deer Creek Greenway in Webster Groves
10 Oct 2018: Celebrate grand opening of new section of Deer Creek Greenway in Webster Groves Oct 13th
Katy Trail Open House in Sedalia October 16th, 2018
9 Oct 2018: Katy Trail & Rock Island Spur Open House in Sedalia Oct 16th - public invited!
IMBA image
13 Sep 2018: Advocacy Alert: Ask Congress to renew the Land and Water Conservation Fund by Sept 30th
Belle is a small rural community on the 144-mie Rock Island Trail segment shown
24 Jul 2018: Belle receives letter asking for return of grant to build a section of the Rock Island Trail creating concern among trail supporters
MoDOT funding has not been increased since the 1990s.
19 Jul 2018: Coalition supporting Proposition D, ballot initiative for Missouri transportation funding, names leadership and opens web site
Safely detected people who walk and bicycle has been a difficult problem for dri
9 Jul 2018: Advocates for Highway Safety release detailed analysis, recommendations for driverless vehicle safety
Automotive News Editor-in-Chief Keith Crain weighs in
5 Jul 2018: Automotive News Editor-in-Chief: Federal Government must act to curb self-driving tests on public roads
Missouri is a hub of the U.S. Bicycle Route System - thanks to MoDOT, we have tw
14 Jun 2018: BigBAM & OK Freewheel join for U.S. Bicycle Route 66 Ribbon Cutting set for Sunday June 17th in Joplin

The AV START Act is moving forward--without requirements for safety for people w
24 Apr 2018: Alert: AV START bill moving in Congress to allow thousands of self-driving cars; Requirement for self-driving cars to pass bike/ped Vision Test not yet included

In the news...

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)
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)
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)
22 Aug 2019: Rock Island Trail update: Missouri State Parks enters new phase with 144-mile Rock Island Trail acquisition--now working on "partnerships" and a fundraising strategy
The 144-mile section of the Rock Island under discussion
Missouri State Parks and Ameren have received another extension in their work to hammer out an agreement to transfer the next 144 miles of the Rock Island Corridor between Windsor and Beaufort. The 144-mile section of the Rock Island under discussion will someday be part of a 500+ mile cross-state trail loop system, combining the Katy, Rock Island... (read more)
22 Aug 2019: Major bike/ped goals addressed in new U.S. Senate Transportation Bill
Regular annual visits to Washington DC have made a big difference
One reason the Missouri Bicycle and Pedestrian Federation--joined by many colleagues in advocacy groups across Missouri, and many private citizens over the years--has made a point to attend every National Bike Summit since 2005 is that we know that those person contacts with our elected representatives and their staff make a real difference.... (read more)
22 Aug 2019: Rock Island Trail update: Jackson County Rock Island hits a small bump in the road, but quickly back on track
The Jackson County Rock Island Trail is the orange segment on the map
The 17-mile Jackson County portion of the statewide Rock Island Trail seemed to hit a major roadblock early this month, as a federal agency revoked the county's railroad status and all work on the Rock Island Trail project stopped.  KCUR reported: The Jackson County Rock Island Trail is the orange segment on the map, connecting the RIT to the... (read more)
13 Aug 2019: Announcing the new Guide to Missouri Road Rules, Markings, and Signs for Everyone who Drives, Walks, or Bicycles
Sample Section of the new Guide to Missouri Road Rules, Markings, and Signs for
Announcing the new Guide to Missouri Road Rules, Markings, and Signs for Everyone who Drives, Walks, or Bicycles. Ever been confused about bike lane marking or the new green bike lanes, intersection markings, pedestrian crossing signals, and other new markings that many Missouri cities are rolling out? Or do you have a friend who doesn't... (read more)
10 Aug 2019: Missouri Active Transportation Summit - powerpoints, links, notes, and followup from sessions
Thanks to all 2019 Missouri Active Transportation Summit presenters and attendee
Many thanks to everyone who attended or presented a session at the 2019 Active Transportation Summit. The Summit was packed full of inspiration, information, and good networking as always. The projects and progress we heard about from all across Missouri (and Iowa!) make all of us really optimistic about the future of bicycling, walking, and... (read more)
8 Aug 2019: Your 2019 Missouri Active Transportation Summit Schedule and Program (August 9th, Columbia)
Ladies and Gentlemen, your 2019 Missouri Active Transportation Summit Schedule and Program: 2019 Missouri Active Transportation Summit, Friday, August 9th, 9-5pm, Columbia, MissouriRegister for the 2019 Summit here. The Summit is Friday, August 9th, 2019 starting at Columbia City Hall at 9:00amFull 2019 Summit Program here (pdf format)Summit... (read more)
21 Jun 2019: Darwin Hindman, 1933-2019: Columbia Mayor, "Father of the Katy Trail," Missouri bicycling, walking, and trails champion - funeral & memorial ride Saturday
Mayor Hindman was an avid cyclist--and bicycle and trails supporter
Former Columbia Mayor and champion of bicycling, walking, and trails Darwin Hindman passed away Monday at age 86.A memorial bicycle ride and funeral service will be held Saturday, June 22nd, 2019, in Columbia: Mayor Hindman was an avid cyclist--and bicycle and trails supporterThe mile-long ride will begin at 11:45 a.m. Saturday at the Darwin and... (read more)
12 Jun 2019: Over 100 miles of Katy Trail closed to flooding, devastating effects on Katy Trail businesses, communities
Katy Trail Flooding at Good Woman Creek (MO State Parks)
According to the Missouri State Parks Current Flooding Conditions page, over 100 miles of the Katy Trail is currently closed due to flooding along the Missouri River. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch recently reported on the devastating impact the loss of business is having on the Katy Trail businesses and communities. Katy Trail Flooding at Good Woman... (read more)
31 May 2019: Rock Island Trail "Rock the Trail" ribbon-cutting June 1st, 10am - Jackson County opens Phase 1 of connector to Rock Island/Katy Trail State Park
Rock the Trail ribbon-cutting 10am on Saturday, June 1st, 2019
In 2016, Jackson County and the KCATA announced a deal to acquire 17.7 miles of the Rock Island Corridor. Now, three years later, they are ready to cut the ribbon on the first 6 miles of the completed trail, through portions of Lee's Summit and Kansas City--and they are inviting everyone to join them: Rock the Trail ribbon-cutting 10am on Saturday... (read more)
17 May 2019: Bike-to-Work Day 2019: Jefferson City named Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community, Kirkwood HM, 1.5 million Missourians now live in a Bicycle Friendly Community
Jefferson City cyclist can ride across the Missouri River to enjoy the city park
Today is Missouri Bike-to-Work Day--one of the high points of National Bike Month and Bike Week--and this year we really have something to celebrate: After years of work, Jefferson City has been awarded a Bronze Level Bicycle Friendly Community award, and Kirkwood has received Honorable Mention in the Bicycle Friendly Community awards. Jefferson... (read more)
16 May 2019: UPDATE on Rock Island State Park bill passage; Majorities were overwhelming in both House and Senate; Please say thanks to supporting legislators today
The Rock Island Trail State Park Endowment Fund was one of the top priorities at
Friday is the last day of the 2019 Missouri legislative session--and we have a LOT to celebrate this session with the passage of SB 196, which will create the Rock Island Trail State Park Endowment Fund. The Rock Island Trail State Park Endowment Fund was one of the top priorities at Capitol Day 2019SB 196, which now awaits Governor Parson's... (read more)