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.
Kansas Kids Teach Traffic Safety
October 29, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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.
New Hampshire Adopts 3-Foot Passing Law
October 1, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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.
Kansas #25 in Bicycle Friendliness
September 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
Latest Obesity Statistics Point To The Need For More Active Transportation Choices
July 18, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Des Moines Envisions “City Life Without Cars”
June 5, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Kansas City’s Ambitious Bicycle Plans
May 19, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Pedaling Toward Cleaner Cities
May 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
Iowa’s Bicycle Advocacy Presentation
May 11, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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 [...]
May is National Bike Month
May 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment
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, [...]
