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17 Jan 2020: Trailnet Announces Transportation Policy Priorities at Annual Gala – Terrain Magazine
16 Jan 2020: Vision Zero Resolution Heard at Kansas City MO City Hall | BikeWalkKC
10 Jan 2020: Barcelona's car-free smart city experiment, Superblocks - BBC News
8 Jan 2020: Americans Have Been Driving Less - And That Will Continue In 2020 – Streetsblog USA
7 Jan 2020: It's Time To Let Go Of Commuter Culture - say the **car enthusiasts** | jalopnik.com]
6 Jan 2020: Rock Island Trail supporters celebrate recent agreement, worried about contingency in the agreement, support fundraising effort to solve the problem | Marie's County Advocate
4 Jan 2020: Keep exercising: New study finds it’s good for your brain’s gray matter – Mayo Clinic News Network
3 Jan 2020: Bicycle Basics: Do you know hoiw to start and stop your bicycle? Maybe not . . . [www.sheldonbrown.com]
3 Jan 2020: Katy Trail State Park history, geology, sites in new phone app & web site - MO DNR
2 Jan 2020: Why Your Brain Needs Exercise: Exercise is vital to much more than just your cardiovascular system, especially as you age - Scientific American
1 Jan 2020: Missouri Interscholastic Cycling League, for grade 6-12 mountain bike teams, planning informational sessions KC, STL, Springfield, St Joseph, Joplin Jan 11-18 for 2020 season, looking for coaches, riders - Missouri Interscholastic Cycling League
1 Jan 2020: The Eureka Board of Aldermen just approved and major mountain bike trail system - Nomad Trails Development
31 Dec 2019: Flooding closes Katy Trail section west of Rocheport indefinitely--here is a BETTER, more scenic, low-traffic Katy Trail detour for that section - MoBikeFed
31 Dec 2019: Katy Trail bridge at mile marker 67 near Augusta replaced; trail to eopen January 2020 in this area | Katy Trail State Park
30 Dec 2019: Katy Trail Landowners: Then and Now • Missouri Life Magazine
29 Dec 2019: Pedestrians Deaths On Freeways is On The Rise - most because of lack of safe places for pedestrians to cross busy roads | Streetsblog USA
29 Dec 2019: Uh-oh: Advanced driver assistance systems are making us all bad drivers | ZDNet
28 Dec 2019: The Rock Island Trail Connects KC to the Katy - Missouri Life Magazine
28 Dec 2019: How Start a Club/Team in Missouri's new statewide school-age mountain bike league | Missouri Interscholastic Cycling League
27 Dec 2019: New Butterfield Stage Experience Bicycle Route Sets Stage For Scenic Route | Benton County Enterprise
26 Dec 2019: Busch Creek Greenway Trail in Washington MO to move forward in 2021 | eMissourian
26 Dec 2019: Lee's Summit Livable Streets Advisory Board member: Biking, even in the winter, holds many rewards | KCStar
25 Dec 2019: End the Silence on Traffic Violence - a campaign to make the epidemic of traffic violence an issue in the 2020 presidential campaign - endtrafficviolence.org
25 Dec 2019: Name the planned Chouteau Greenway through the heart of St Louis - Great Rivers Greenway
24 Dec 2019: Research: How News Coverage of Car Crashes Favors Drivers - CityLab
23 Dec 2019: Kansas City and St Louis land in top 20 of Urban Sustainability Progress - commercialcafe.com
22 Dec 2019: Kansas City becomes first major American city with universal fare-free public transit - 435mag
21 Dec 2019: Rumble strips and bicyclists: What works, what is safe | Adventure Cycling Association
19 Dec 2019: Hard won advice from 4 years of bicycle touring experience--what to do, what not to do | Spider Edwards
18 Dec 2019: Bicycle Rides and Routes in Jefferson City - visitjeffersoncity.com
17 Dec 2019: Kansas City regions' 30-year transportation plan asking for public feedback - marc.org
15 Dec 2019: Exploring Springfield and southwest Missouri by bicycle - 5 regional tours in the Springfield area | Ozark Greenways

Quick links...

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
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

In the news...

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)
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)