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MoDOT holds ceremony for start of Route 100 project - first protected bike lanes on a MoDOT road in Missouri | Fox2
Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) held a ceremony Tuesday morning to announce the groundbreaking of a major project along Route 100, also known as Manchester Road. The ceremony was held at 9 a.m. Tuesday morning near downtown St. Louis, on Chouteau at Ninth Street, across fro...
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November 30, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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St Joseph City receives a grant for a Pedestrian Safety Project to address 3 unsafe pedestrian crossings | News-Press Now
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- On Friday, the City of St. Joseph made an announcement of being awarded $252,000 in federal funding through the Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) to improve pedestrian safety at key crossings across the community. The Safe Crossings of St. Jose...
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November 29, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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MoDOT to fund third Amtrak run between Kansas City, St. Louis ahead of 2026 World Cup | KCTV5
The Missouri Department of Transportation will add a third daily service to the Missouri River Runner train route between St. Louis and Kansas City to accommodate increased travel demand during the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The additional service will begin April of next year and run through ...
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November 29, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Trail of Tears Walk, Ride, and Bike, including virtual option, Dec 6th - Steelville Trail Of Tears
3rd Annual, Remember the Removal Walk, Ride, and Bike along the original Trail of Tears northern route east of Steelville. All proceeds will benefit the establishment of a Trail of Tears Monument in the Community Park. For the 5-mile walk, participants should meet at the Steelville Comm...
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November 28, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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What to do about E-Motos - eBikes that are too powerful and fast to be safe? — Streetsblog USA
What happens when existing state laws don’t quite seem to fit newer types of electric motor vehicles that are being sold and used? How should we address this problem? . . . States should follow federal law and regulate all vehicles powered by an electric motor that are capable of exceedi...
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November 27, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Greenline KC: Envisioning An Urban Trail Looping Around Downtown Kansas City - Downtown Council of Kansas City
The vision of Greenline KC is to create an urban trail that loops around greater Downtown Kansas City connecting neighborhoods, showcasing art, and encouraging discovery. That vision is quietly becoming closer to reality thanks to some recent activity happening along the route. When fully...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Bucket List: Hiking Missouri's Ozark Trail | Cowboys & Indians Magazine
I had plotted and planned and schemed and dreamed about this Ozark Trail hike for months, and Cody blew up my itinerary in an instant, in a good way. He told us of a dazzling new mountain lake fishing spot like those that dot Rocky Mountain National Park. The lake is not on most maps, so ...
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November 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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St. Louis City’s first-ever mountain bike trail now open | Fox2
Federer’s Folly, the first-ever mountain bike trail in the City of St. Louis, is now open to the public at Carondelet Park. . . . Federer’s Folly is a rocky, one-mile trail, hand-built entirely by volunteers. Winding through the hills and surrounded by trees, the trail opens after nearly...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Shared-use path coming to Missouri State Road in Arnold | myleaderpaper.com
The approximately 1,500-foot pathway will create a continuous walkway from the Arnold Recreation Center complex, 1695 Missouri State Road, to the Arnold Commons shopping plaza, where a Dierbergs grocery store and Lowe’s home improvement store are located. “This segment of shared-use path...
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November 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Broadway Boulevard in Westport/Kansas City: City proposes new bike lane, angled parking to improve Midtown safety | KCTV5
Making Broadway Boulevard safer for pedestrians and drivers alike is a new goal for Kansas City leaders as they plan changes for the busy thoroughfare. . . . Between 31st and 43rd Streets, the plan is to alter the road’s layout to slow traffic. They’re looking to add a bicycle lane and r...
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November 22, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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Suspect arrested for two separate assaults on Kirkwood cyclists | Fox2
A Valley Park man has been arrested in connection with two assaults on cyclists reported in Kirkwood this summer. Kirkwood police say Kyle Valentine, 22, was taken into custody Friday and charged with assault and leaving the scene of an accident. His bond is set at $30,000, cash only. Po...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Forest Park Pedestrian Bridge from West Pine over MetroLink tracks closed and removed after car strike | Forest Park Forever
The pedestrian bridge that spans Forest Park Parkway and the MetroLink tracks in northeastern Forest Park is closed effective Tuesday, Oct. 7. The low-clearance bridge was recently struck by a vehicle on Forest Park Parkway, prompting an engineering inspection of damage to the bridge’s s...
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November 19, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Magnificent Missouri unveils new mural along the Katy Trail at Treloar Elevator Party
Magnificent Missouri unveiled a new mural by local artist Ray Harvey at the 15th Annual Treloar Elevator Party at the Katy Trail on Sunday. The mural was painted on 12 4x10ft aluminum sheets. MoBikeFed comment: See a photo of the new mural, along the Katy Trail in Treloar, here: https...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Rethinking Traffic Rules for Bikes | Vision Zero Cities Journal
Just as crossing mid-block is sometimes the safest move for a pedestrian, detouring onto a sidewalk or rolling through a stop sign might be the safest move for a cyclist. Penalizing those behaviors makes no more sense than ticketing someone for jogging on a grass median to avoid a dangero...
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November 17, 2025 at 3:15 PM
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Trying to replicate Paris’s Olympic Bike Boom in Los Angeles | Streetsblog
The Paris Games not only introduced extensive cycling infrastructure but also cemented the city’s reputation as a bike-friendly capital, a shift marked by a steady rise in ridership. The story of the legacy mobility improvements was non-linear and required vision, tenacity, and coordinat...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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Arts Brief: Kansas City Streetcar arrival energizes plan for the Arterie pathway connecting KC's cultural district – KC STUDIO
With a planned launch Nov. 2, The Arterie is a newly established winding pathway through an envisioned “cultural district” in Kansas City. Midtown KC Now, Kemper Museum of Contemporary Art, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art and Kansas City Art Institute formed a partnership to establish The...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:45 AM
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Columbia's Local Motion opposes median ordinance for pedestrian safety | Mid-Missouri News | komu.com
Local Motion, a local grassroots advocacy organization for transportation equity, released a statement advocating against the proposed ordinance for pedestrians in medians that the Columbia City Council heard at its meeting last week. In a Facebook post, the group said the ordinance woul...
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November 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Kansas City leaders launch $15M bicycle, pedestrian bridge at Berkley Riverfront
Kansas City, Missouri, leaders broke ground recently on a new Bicycle Pedestrian Bridge on Grand Boulevard. The project aims to give people a safer way to walk or bike from the River Market to the Berkley Riverfront. . . . This connector will be built adjacent to the current Grand Boule...
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November 13, 2025 at 11:00 PM
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Independence Square celebrates $3.3M downtown streetscape project to make downtown more pedestrian friendly | KMBC
After months of construction, [Independence] city officially cut the ribbon Saturday afternoon on a $3.3 million streetscape project that transformed sidewalks, bump-outs and landscaping throughout the historic downtown area. . . . The upgrades include new sidewalks, benches, light poles...
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November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Outrageously high U.S. road deaths an ‘Embarrassment’: Pedestrian Automatic Emergency Braking Still Flawed at Night
Automatic emergency braking systems are getting better at detecting pedestrians, but they're still struggling to see walkers in the dark conditions where people are most likely to die — and, in some cases, wearing high-visibility clothing could actually make the technology less likely to ...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Advocacy group pushes for immediate safety changes on Gravois Avenue | FirstAlert4
A pedestrian and cycling advocacy group is seeking immediate safety improvements on Gravois Avenue after spending months documenting concerns along one of the city’s most dangerous roadways. The St. Louis Coalition to Protect Cyclists and Pedestrians sent a letter to city and state offic...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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Missouri portion of Trail of Tears showcased at annual TOTA Conference | cherokeephoenix.org
Members of the Trail of Tears Association (TOTA) gathered in Springfield, Missouri, Sept. 29 through Oct. 1 for the 28th annual National Trail of Tears Association Conference and Symposium. The Missouri Chapter of the Trail of Tears Association hosted the conference, and Missouri TOTA C...
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November 9, 2025 at 1:15 PM
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Commentary: Speed Cameras are a Good Start for Safe Streets - Streetsblog SF
City data indicates a significant decline in speeding at locations where speed cameras are operational and the city [of San Fransisco] is issuing fines. From SFMTA's blog: "On average, there was a 72% reduction in speeding vehicles across these 15 sample sites." Here are a few other k...
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November 7, 2025 at 10:45 PM
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The Shocking Untold History of America's Rails-to-Trails Movement — Streetsblog
If you’ve ever taken a stroll on New York’s High Line or ridden along Missouri’s Katy Trail, you might assume that it was a no-brainer for communities across the U.S. to rip up the old abandoned train tracks that used to run there and build a sanctuary for people outside cars. In actual...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:00 AM
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18th and Vine Kansas City Jazz District under reconstruction as a Pedestrian Mall | KCMO
Streetscape improvements for the 18th Street Pedestrian Mall project will create a seamless corridor for pedestrian activity by removing curbs, gutters, and parking along 18th Street. Replacement parking and additional spots will be provided in a new parking garage that's being construc...
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November 6, 2025 at 1:15 PM