Archive for the 'Missouri' Category (Page 4)


  • Bike Stop Opens New Lee's Summit Location

    Bike Stop Opens New Lee's Summit Location

    Bike Stop has been a fixture of the Kansas City cycling scene for over two decades, and now they're moving to a new location, carrying a larger selection, and offering more services. The grand opening at the new Lee's Summit store is Friday, January 30, 2009.

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  • Tour of Missouri 2009 Route Announced

    Tour of Missouri 2009 Route Announced

    The host cities for the 2009 running of the Tour of Missouri have been announced. The race starts in St. Louis and ends in Kansas City, taking a northwesterly tack across the state and visiting a number of new host cities along the way.

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  • Branson Bicycle Club Launches

    Branson Bicycle Club Launches

    Bicyclists in Branson, Missouri will soon have their own Bicycle Club. An organizational meeting is planned to form the Branson Bicycle Club (BBC) on February 10, 2009.

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  • Johnson County and KC Bicycle Clubs to Merge?

    Johnson County and KC Bicycle Clubs to Merge?

    From the Johnson County Bicycle Club’s November newsletter comes this interesting bit of news: Should the Johnson County Bicycle Club and the Kansas City Bicycle Club combine resources and form a new metro-wide bicycle club? This is the question being considered by the respective boards of directors of the JCBC and the …

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  • Pledge to Put People on the Paseo Bridge

    Pledge to Put People on the Paseo Bridge

    From Laurie Chipman of Let’s Go KC regarding the Put People on the Paseo Bridge campaign: Many people have pledged their support for a walking and bicycling trail on the new Paseo bridge and we want to say “Thank you!” There is only one week left for you to help this …

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  • "Bicycle Corridors" Planned for Columbia

    "Bicycle Corridors" Planned for Columbia

    From the Missourian: Cooperation between GetAbout Columbia and Boone Hospital Center will create a series of new bicycle and pedestrian corridors throughout northern Columbia. Though there is no finished design yet, Steve Meyer of GetAbout Columbia said a possible location for one of the corridors is along East Walnut Street between North …

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  • Wheels of Justice Turn in Kansas City

    Wheels of Justice Turn in Kansas City

    News from Let’s Go KC about the status of some ongoing cases where bicyclists and pedestrians were killed on Kansas City streets: Robert Osborn – shot and killed while bicycling home from work in November 2005. Confessed killer Fabian Brown will be sentenced on Monday, November 17th. Read more at KCBike.Info. Angel …

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  • Grand Opening of Swope Trails in KCMO

    Grand Opening of Swope Trails in KCMO

    Kansas City Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Earth Riders Trails Association (ERTA), will host the grand opening of a planned 16-mile primitive, recreational trail system within Swope Park. The formal dedication and ribbon cutting ceremony is scheduled at 10:00am Saturday, November 15 followed immediately by the official opening of …

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  • Mississippi River Trail Highlighted in New Guidebook

    Mississippi River Trail Highlighted in New Guidebook

    The Mississippi River Trail follows the Mississippi River from its headwaters in Itasca, Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico. The book guides you along the designated route, turn by turn, and includes information on the available services, points of interest, and history of the areas you pass through, so cyclists can better appreciate the communities and scenery along the route.

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  • Social Entrepreneurship Forum In Kansas City

    Social Entrepreneurship Forum In Kansas City

    The Kansas City Public Library hosts a forum on problem solving at the community level as inspired by the FRONTLINE/WORLD Social Entrepreneur Series. The event will take place on Saturday, November 15, at 2 p.m. in the Helzberg Auditorium at the Central Library, 14 W. 10th St. in Kansas City, …

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