Archive for April, 2009 (Page 2)

Omaha, Nebraska police are looking for the person who leaned out the window of a car and whacked a bicyclist in the head with a baseball bat.

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The Kansas Fat Tire Festival is an annual two-day mountain bike event on some of the most picturesque bike trails in Kansas. The event takes place each May at Hell Creek State Park, Lake Wilson, Kansas.

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Researchers at Kansas State University recently conducted a survey looking at active commuting -- biking and walking to work -- can be an easy, effective and efficient way to integrate physical activity into the daily routine.

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Thanks to $4.5 million in federal stimulus money, rehab work on Kansas City, Missouri's Heart of America Bridge, which will include a promised bike/ped lane, will be able to be completed sooner than expected.

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Wichita, Kansas has dedicated a new multi-use pathway known as the Midtown Bike Path, which adds 1.5 miles to the city's bike route network.

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Video and rider reports from the Ouachita Challenge mountain bike race in Southwestern Arkansas that took place April 4-5, 2009.

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The Kansas Department of Transportation has selected 14 projects for federal stimulus funding, totaling about $11.4 million, 6 of which are for bike/ped (the other being historic and scenic projects). KDOT reports that they received 101 project applications totaling more than $110 million, and chose the 14 projects based on their historic significance, scenic or environmental impact, and importance to bicycle and pedestrian safety.

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The first episode of the Kansas Cyclist Podcast features an interview with Kansas Cyclist webmaster Randy Rasa, as well as a recap of recent cycling news, and a preview of upcoming bicycle rides and events in Kansas and neighboring states.

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