The Kansas Department of Transportation is performing a study of the I-70 Polk-Quincy Viaduct (I-70 in downtown Topeka), and is asking for public input. This is a great opportunity for us to tell KDOT that we need safe highways crossings.
The Kansas Department of Transportation recently announced the winners of their “Put the Brakes on Fatalities” poster contest, in which kids were invited to create artwork on the theme of traffic safety. Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you for leading the way in improving traffic safety. Everyone can learn for your example.
As of Jan. 1, 2009, a new state law in New Hampshire will require motorists to allow bicyclists at least three feet of clearance when passing, with an additional foot required for every 10 mph increment above 30 mph. The new law was passed with the support of the Bike-Walk Alliance of New Hampshire, a Concord-based pedestrian and bicyclist advocacy group.
The League of American Bicyclists has released its preliminary list of Bicycle Friendly States. Kansas is located in the middle of the country geographically, and its bicycle friendliness is smack dab in the middle of the pack of as well: #25. We have some work to do…
Results of a 2007 survey from the Centers for Disease Control:
More than one-fourth of all Americans are obese, a number that has grown by almost 2 percentage points since 2005.
In only one state — Colorado — are fewer than 20 percent of the residents obese. The rate is above 30 percent in three states: Alabama, [...]
In an editorial in The Des Moines Register, Rox Laird writes:
With gasoline nudging $4 a gallon and people increasingly aware of the need to walk or bike more and drive less – for their health and the health of the planet – interest is growing in transportation alternatives to automobiles.
The trouble is, it is nearly [...]
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 that [...]
What single silver bullet can simultaneously reduce air pollution and oil dependency, roll back urban congestion, and fight obesity?
It’s not a pill, nor a complicated formula concocted by the World Bank. People around the world are turning to bicycles by the millions, as governments rush to create incentives for the low-tech transport alternative to gas-glugging, [...]
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 Routes [...]
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, [...]
