Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius recently announced the creation of a transportation task force called “Transportation Leveraging Investments in Kansas” (T-LINK) charged with developing the state’s next transportation program. State Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator Becky Pepper, in an email to bicycle clubs and advocacy organizations within the state, said: The T-LINK task force will develop recommendations [...]

Kansas City Mayor Mark Funkhouser has a vision of KC becoming a platinum-level Bicycle Friendly Community, and he has announced an action plan to make KC more bike-friendly, and to achieve the coveted designation, by 2020. The Bicycle Friendly Community program is an awards program administered by the League of American Bicyclists that recognizes municipalities [...]

The Iowa Bicycle Coalition‘s Mark Wyatt has put together a presentation that he uses when talking with bike clubs, civic meetings, and special events. The presentation is titled “More Iowans Biking”, and is used to promote bicycling as a safe and enjoyable recreation and transportation alternative, and to encourage improvements such as Complete Streets, Safe [...]

The month of May is the official National Bike Month as designated by the League of American Bicyclists. As part of National Bike Month, communities around the country sponsor activities and events to celebrate bicycling and get people riding. A focus of the month is Bike-to-Work Week from May 12-16, and Bike-to-Work Day on Friday, [...]