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.

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 [...]

From The Eudora News: In an effort to see more sidewalks throughout Eudora, officials from Eudora USD 491, the city of Eudora, citizens of Eudora and Safe Kids Douglas County have formed the Eudora Pedestrian Safety Committee. The group first met early in the spring and met again May 23 to discuss grant applications for [...]

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 [...]

From an editorial in the Topeka Capital-Journal: The Federal Highway Administration plans to recommend next year that states increase the time pedestrians have to finish crossing the street once they see the flashing orange signal in the box that tells them when it’s safe, supposedly, to walk. Reports are the highway administration wants states to [...]