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What's new with BikeMO in 2024 - our annual fundraising ride coming up August 24th in Boonville

Mon, 07/15/2024 - 2:03am

Early Bird registration for BikeMO ends TODAY, Monday, July 15th at midnight. BikeMO, our annual ride in mid-Missouri, is in its 19th year. 

 ====> Register for BikeMO now - last chance at the Early Bird rate!

WHAT'S NEW with BikeMO this year?  

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Join Ian Mackay, quadripeligic cyclist and advocate for accessible outdoor activities for everyone, as he rides across the Katy Trail June 21-28; Special Event Mon Jun 24, 9:30am, N Jefferson Trailhead

Thu, 06/20/2024 - 9:00am

Ian Mackay suffered a spinal cord injury 16 years ago and is a quadriplegic. Since then he has worked to promote accessibility to the outdoors for people with mobility issues:  

Four years or so after the injury, I rekindled my passion for being outdoors. . . .

We live blocks away from a wonderful bike path called the Olympic Discovery Trail. I soon found I could go further and further on this trail where I would see wildflowers blooming, birds migrating, and see stunning views of the Olympic Mountains. I loved it out there and soon found myself putting 10, 15, 20 miles a day on my chair. I downloaded an app called Strava which tracks your distance, route, and speed using GPS so that I can keep track of my rides. I’ve put nearly 10,000 miles on my chair since then and am a well-known feature on the trails near my home.”

All of this lead to a desire to take a lengthy wheelchair ride and perhaps benefit a good cause at the same time....

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ALERT: Public Meetings for I-70 Corridor starting May 1st - your feedback needed on important bicycle & pedestrian elements by May 23rd

Sat, 05/18/2024 - 7:00pm

[[[[UPDATE MAY 18th: The public comment period for the Columbia-Kingdom City Section of Improve I-70 is now open - through May 23rd. Go to this page and scroll down about halfway to find "The Online Comment form for the Improve I-70:"]]]]

Public meetings on the I-70 expansion that will happen over the next few years, are happening across the I-70 corridor in the next couple of weeks.  Details from MoDOT below and on the MoDOT web site. 

Improve I-70 is a $2.8 billion project that will impact communities all across Missouri.  Because restricted-access multilane freeways are such significant impediments to safe access and contiguous routes for people who travel by bicycle and on foot, and opportunities for the project to help - or hurt - bicycle and pedestrian connectivity are huge.

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Present a Session or be an Exhibitor at the 2024 Missouri Active Transportation Summit at the Isle of Capri Casino in Boonville - call for sessions now open!

Mon, 04/29/2024 - 5:00am

We invite you to join us for the 2024 Missouri Active Transportation Summit--Friday, August 23rd in-person in Boonville at the Island of Capri Casino Hotel OR online via Zoom--where we will be sharing ideas for making our communities more active, vibrant, healthy, and economically sustainable through bicycling, walking, and trails.

The 2024 Summit Call for Session Proposals is NOW OPEN - submission deadline Tuesday, June 4th.

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Mid-America Regional Council unveils major update to the regional Complete Streets plan for the Kansas City region

Wed, 03/27/2024 - 6:09am

The Mid-America Regional Council, which is the regional planning organization for 8 counties in the Kansas City region, has announced a major update to its regional Complete Streets Policy:

 

Complete Streets are advanced in this policy so that transportation investments may result in a rising quality of mobility for everyone.  . . . this policy intends to enable Complete Street treatments to the maximum extent possible. 

Complete Streets are streets that provide a complete and safe transportation network for all modes of transportation - from motor vehicles to public transit to walking and bicycling - and for people of all ages and all ability levels.

The update took about eight months, involved extensive input from area communities, leaders, citizens, and MARC committees, and is the fourth major update to the region's Complete Streets Policy. 

 

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Apply now for new Active Transportation Infrastructure Investment Program (ATIIP) grants - due June 17th, 2024

Wed, 03/20/2024 - 3:57pm

Kevin Mills of the Rails-to-Trails Conservancy gives the lowdown on a major new program to fund bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.  Please share the word to your local city, county, metropolitan planning organization or regional planning commission, or any other agency that is looking to fund their bicycle and pedestrian needs.

ATIIP is new program designed to fund large projects - it will fund infrastructure projects $15 million or more in total project cost, or planning initiatives of $100,000 or more. See the Federal Highway Administration announcement of the program here.

Kevin Mills' information about ATIIP:

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MoBikeFed's 2024 Events - Rides, BikeFest, Summit and more

Thu, 03/14/2024 - 3:58pm

MoBikeFed's 2024 events

 

 

Queen City Century, Springfield, June 15, 2024

Elmwood Bike Rodeo, Kansas City, August 3rd, 2024

Missouri Active Transportation Summit, Friday, August 23, 2024

BikeMO, Saturday, August 24, 2024

Missouri Bicycle Festival in Urich, Fri-Sun, Sept 13-15, 2024

Tour de Wildwood, Sunday, Oct 6th, 2024

2024 SEASON PASS option - show your support for MoBikeFed and save when you ride 3 or 4 of our annual rides

Join MoBikeFed for our 2024 events! Help move forward our 2024 legislative agenda, learn about how to make bicycling, walking, and trails better in your community, or  join us for a fun ride - with proceeds benefiting our statewide advocacy work. 

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

Sat, 08/26/2023 - 8:18am

 

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 - 1:27pm

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 - 2:16am

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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2023 Missouri Active Transportation Presenters & Sessions released - it's going to be a GREAT one this year, come on out and join us in person Jefferson City or virtually online

Wed, 07/26/2023 - 6:00am

The session and presenter lineup for the 2023 Missouri Active Transportation Summit - August 11th in Jefferson City - has just been announced. And it's a doozy - a truly amazing group of presenters, representing deep knowledge and experience with advocating for, designing, planning, funding, and using Missouri bicycle and, pedestrian, and trail facilities and programs.  

Check out the full lineup below, and when you're ready, register for the 2023 Summit here.

Remember that you can attend in person in Jefferson City OR attend virtually online via Microsoft Teams OR Youtube.

2023 Summit Sessions & Schedule

Download the Summit Sessions & Schedule as a printable PDF file

* Sessions in Council Chambers will be broadcast for Virtual Summit attendees to view

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Missouri State Parks officially names and adopts Rock Island Trail State Park as the 93rd park in the Missouri State Parks system

Fri, 06/30/2023 - 4:17pm

At 10am this morning in Windsor, Missouri - where the Katy and Rock Island Trails meeting - Missouri State Parks announced the state's 93rd State Park, with a new name: Rock Island Trail State Park.

Mayors and representatives from towns and supporting organizatiuons along the corridor spoke, as did David Kelly, director of Missouri State Parks, and Dru Buntin, director of Missouri Department of Natural Resources.

You may remember that Rock Island Trail State Park was the name of the 47 mile section of the Rock Island corridor developed using funding and a land donation originating to the 1990s and 2000s.  But when the trail was opened in 2016, the name was (suddenly!) change to "Rock Island Spur of Katy Trail State Park."

Communities along the railroad line were surprised and unhappy - railroad towns usually have a strong identity with the railroad and its name.

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