St. Louis team to tackle Race Across America this month- May 31, 2008 According to a Kathleen Nelson column today in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, a team of four riders from the St. Louis area will participate in this years Race Across America:Three decades ago, long before non-traditional sports became eXtreme, they were goofy or oddball to outsiders. Only participants viewed offbeat, grueling endurance tests as a badge of honor for the fittest of the fit.Ironman triathlons came along first, with cycling's Race Across America, or RAAM, not far behind. The latter..http://www.mobikefed.org/2008/05/st-louis-team-to-tackle-race-across.php Kansas City's Cliff Drive car-free weekends launched- May 24, 2008 In the first "car-free parkways" program we know about in the state of Missouri, Kansas City, Missouri, had the "Grand Closing" of Cliff Drive May 16th. The drive will be closed to motorized traffic every weekend during the summer, from 2PM Friday to 8AM the following Monday.Photos of the Grand Closing ceremony are here.The Grand Closing ceremony was covered in the Northeast News:The wrought-iron gates at the east entrance to Cliff Drive squeaked and groaned a little as parks and neighborhood...http://www.mobikefed.org/2008/05/kansas-citys-cliff-drive-car-free.php Ride of Silence across Missouri May 21st- May 21, 2008 May 21st, 2008, at 7PM the Ride of Silence will roll across four locations in Missouri: Saint Joseph, Sedalia, Springfield, and St. Louis.(Kansas City held its Ride of Silence on May 14th as part of the city's Bicycle Week activities.)If you live in one of these areas, please consider participating in this powerful event, whose purpose is to:To HONOR those who have been injured or killedTo RAISE AWARENESS that we are hereTo ask that we all SHARE THE ROAD More information:THE RIDE OF SILENCE...http://www.mobikefed.org/2008/05/ride-of-silence-across-missouri-may.php Bike to Work Day across the USA- May 20, 2008 This video from StreetFilms shows highlights of Bike to Work Day from four locations across the U.S.:http://www.mobikefed.org/2008/05/bike-to-work-day-across-usa.php KCMO Councilman Russ Johnson bicycles to work- May 16, 2008 Kansas City Missouri Councilman Russ Johnson, chair of the city's Transportation Committee, bicycled to work Wednesday.Later that day Mayor Funkhouser & Johnson held a press conference announcing that Kansas City is aiming for Platinum level Bicycle Friendly Community status by 2020.MoBikeFed Board Member Eric Rogers took this photo, which is Johnson in the city parking garage at his assigned parking spot--with his bike (he's the 2nd district councilman "in district" vs. the other 2nd...http://www.mobikefed.org/2008/05/kcmo-councilman-russ-johnson-bicycles.php Compton Drew Middle School Bicycle Club rides the Katy Trail- May 14, 2008 MoBikeFed President Joe Torrisi, who works for the St. Louis School District, along with Mimi Deem, a Compton Drew teacher, developed an interesting program to combat childhood obesity--a middle school bicycle club that rides in Forest Park three times every week:An area bike shop donated 30 Specialized hybrids, and the Compton-Drew Bike Club was in business. The club has become a fixture at nearby Forest Park, where the students have earned praise from park regulars for their manners and...http://www.mobikefed.org/2008/05/compton-drew-middle-school-bicycle-club.php High school teachers invite students to join them for Bike to Work Day ride- May 14, 2008 Bob Neidinger, an avid cyclist from St. Joseph, is teaming up with a co-worker to ride to work at Atchison High School for Bike to Work Day May 16th. The two teachers are inviting students to join them for the last few miles through Atchison.The two are cycling "to celebrate National Bike Month and to promote a reduction of the use of fossil fuels." The best part--students who bicycle in to school are getting extra credit.Now that's the kind of high school I wanted to go to!Read more on the...http://www.mobikefed.org/2008/05/high-school-teachers-invite-students-to.php St. Louis bicycle commuter Kyle Oberle profiled- May 14, 2008 Just in time for Bike to Work Day, the St. Louis Suburban Journals have profiled bicycle commuter Kyle Oberle, who works for TrailNet:Q: What do you find most rewarding about biking all overA: It's the whole picture - better for the environment and my health, keeps the streets free from another car and my pocketbook free from my gas tank, makes me more aware of my surrounding and it's really just a lot more fun than hopping into the car. . . .Bike commuters are invited to join The Great Rivers..http://www.mobikefed.org/2008/05/st-louis-bicycle-commuter-kyle-oberle.php KC: Wheel to Weston June 8th- May 13, 2008 Wheel To Weston is a "MoBikeFed Advocacy Event"--one of those great bicycling events around Missouri that donates a small portion of every registration back to MoBikeFed to help promote better bicycling across Missouri.So we hope you'll consider supporting this event that supports MoBikeFed:American Diabetes Association "Wheel to Weston" - June 8thDate: June 8, 2008Location: KC River MarketFor more information call: 1-888-DIABETES or visit the web site.The Kansas City Tour de Cure is a one day..http://www.mobikefed.org/2008/05/kc-wheel-to-weston-june-8th.php 1000 bicycles at the Republican & Democratic conventions- May 9, 2008 At the National Bike Summit, we heard David A. Jones, CEO of Humana, talk about the new and very successful bicycle loaner program at Humana's headquarters in Louisville.Now they're taking it on the road to the Democratic and Republican National Conventions:Humana, a Fortune 500 health insurer, will be providing 1,000 bicycles to the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis for community use during the Republican National Convention, and then leaving 75 behind for what it hopes will become a...http://www.mobikefed.org/2008/05/1000-bicycles-at-republican-democratic.php |