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New e-bike bill in congress could finally set national e-bike and e-moto policy - Electrek A new bipartisan bill introduced in Congress could finally establish a long-missing federal framework for regulating electric bikes and similar micromobility devices in the US. Dubbed the Safe Standards for Personal E-Bike and E-Moto Device Specifications Act, or the Safe SPEEDS Act, the...

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The American Discovery Trail announces the America 250 Relay - Summer-Fall 2026, in Missouri Sep 29-Oct 2 The American Discovery Trail Society has announced a nationwide relay event to take place summer and fall of 2026, starting July 4th, 2026. The relay will be in Missouri from September 29th to October 2nd. You can join the relay as a participant or spectator on the Relay Page.  Americ...

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How to prepare for a bike tour - training and equipment | FlyscoutRyder After spending the last six years bicycle touring across the United States, I recently put together the "Ultimate Guide to Bicycle Touring" on my YouTube channel, Flyscout Ryder. With a community of over 10,000 subscribers and over 260 videos documenting life on the road here in the Un...

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Bike lanes benefit drivers, pedestrians, business owners - and of course cyclists, says research | Momentum Mag If you’ve spent any time riding a bike in a city, you’ve probably heard the complaint: bike lanes are bad for drivers. They take away space, slow traffic, and make commuting harder—at least that’s the common refrain. But the research tells a very different story. Study after study has fou...

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Kansas City invented the crime of jaywalking — and then led the way in repealing it | KCUR Kansas City was one of many U.S. cities with laws against jaywalking until advocates realized that police were mostly handing out tickets to Black men. Here's how Kansas City repealed its ban and reclaimed the right to jaywalk Kansas City helped start a trend by becoming the first major ...

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Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is proposing to cut $5 million from state transit funding, leaving just $1.7 million in the budget | KCUR In his January State of the State Address, Gov. Mike Kehoe proposed eliminating $5 million in general revenue funding for public transit. If approved, the cut would leave just $1.7 million in state transportation funds to be divided among 30 transit providers statewide. Under Kehoe’s lea...

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7 facts about the Katy Trail | ABC7News • The Katy Trail follows the former Missouri–Kansas–Texas Railroad, nicknamed the MKT or “the Katy.” • After a major flood in 1986 damaged the rail line, the state converted it into a recreational trail—one of the earliest and most successful rail to trail projects in the country. • The...

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Missouri is part of the Golden Gravel Trail, a new 3,804-mile route connects the Mississippi River to the Oregon Coast | Cycling Weekly The Adventure Cycling Association today launched a new 3,804-mile gravel cycling route stretching from the Mississippi River in Missouri to the Oregon Coast, marking the nonprofit’s 50th anniversary and expanding one of the largest mapped bike-touring networks in the United States. Calle...

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Mountain biking at Castlewood State Park, St Louis County | MSN . . . located 30 minutes outside of downtown St. Louis is the beautiful Castlewood State Park. This natural haven is a great place to get out and stretch your legs on a hike, go fishing, or even grab your bike and hit the trails. In fact, this park is widely known as one of the best moun...

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Kansas City’s Rock Island Bridge redevelopment is finally opening over the Kansas River, connects 3 local trails across state line | KCUR After years of delays, a historic Kansas City railroad bridge is set to reopen as a unique entertainment destination in April. The redevelopment will allow pedestrian crossings between the West Bottoms and Kansas City, Kansas, as well as elevate space for restaurants, music and events. O...

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Kansas City is Again Expanding Its Once-Mocked Streetcar — Streetsblog USA On Feb. 1, the Kansas City Streetcar Authority unveiled its plan for another free-fare line, this one going east-west to bolster the existing 5.7-mile north-south stretch along the city’s dense Main Street corridor, whose first segment opened in 2016. No matter the final route, both propo...

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Americans Demand Congress Fund Active Transportation In Next Infrastructure Bill — And Not Just The Bike/Walk Advocates — Streetsblog USA It's not just transportation activists who want active transportation. More than 1,100 organizations and businesses — some obvious ones, but also some unusual suspects — are telling House Republicans that they don't want the same old car-centric surface transportation reauthorization thi...

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The American Discovery Trail: One of the Longest Hiking Trails In America, With Ridiculous Distances | AOL Unlike the other trails on this list, the American Discovery Trail is not an official national scenic trail. But while it lacks federal recognition, it has been developed, maintained, and used enough to qualify as a singular, recognized "trail." Clocking in at approximately 6,800 miles,...

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Rock Island Trail bridge construction underway near Pleasant Hill One of the major disconnects in the Rock Island Trail is being addressed with the construction of a bridge over the railroad tracks just south of Pleasant Hill. Since the trail opened in 2016, the connection from the trail to Pleasant Hill has been difficult and convoluted because of th...

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BigBAM–Route-66 ride annoonced for Sept 4-10th, 2026 – Joplin to Eureka | Galena Sentinel Times September 4–10, 2026 — Cyclists from across the country will gather this fall for Bike Across Missouri on Route 66, a week-long, fully supported ride celebrating the legacy, culture, and communities of America’s most iconic highway. Presented by Missouri Life Magazine, the event invites ...

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What the future of self-driving car safety regulation looks like for cpclists and pedestrians | League of American Bicyclists On Wednesday, February 4th, the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation held a hearing on Autonomous Vehicles (AVs), titled “Hit the Road, Mac: The Future of Self-Driving Cars.” Leading up to the hearing, the League of American Bicyclists submitted a letter for the recor...

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More Than 1,000 Organizations, including MoBikeFed, Urge Congress to Protect Federal Funding for Walking and Biking | Momentum Mag A coalition of more than 1,000 nonprofits, businesses, and elected officials is calling on the U.S. Congress to maintain and strengthen federal funding for walking and biking infrastructure, warning that cuts could stall decades of progress and make streets less safe for millions of Ameri...

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Jefferson City seeking grant for viaduct replacement, second riverfront pedestrian bridge | Jefferson City News-Tribune Jefferson City hopes to replace one bridge and build another using a federal grant. The Jefferson City Council approved an application for a $25-million state grant to replace the High Street viaduct and build a second bridge to Deborah Cooper Park. MoBikeFed comment: The new pedestrian...

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Columbia Parks proposes railbanking 2.5 mile section of COLC railroad in city | KOMU Columbia Parks and Recreation held two open houses on Thursday detailing the specifics of a railbanking proposal for train tracks that span from Rogers Street to Brown Station Road, a 2.5-mile section of the COLT Railroad. [The railbanking proposal is for the tracks from Rogers Street to...

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Comparing federal Safe Streets for All Grants in 2024 vs 2025 | League of American Bicyclists The fourth year of grant awards for the popular Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) program were announced on December 23, 2025. . . . A clear change in the projects receiving awards is that the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA)’s Proven Safety Countermeasures were referenced in a...

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Trail developments in Warsaw MO will make physical and social connections - 7 new miles of trail plus Complete Streets initiative | KY3 The city of Warsaw has six miles of trails, but soon that number will double. A $249,000 grant from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is allowing Warsaw to add seven more miles of trails in the city and extend them out into the county. Master and comprehensive plans noted tha...

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First reviews in for Joplin's MOmentum Bike Park snapshot - 25K+ visits already | KOAM Joplin Parks and Recreation's MOmentum Bike Park is proving to be a big hit! MOmentum Bike Park has already welcomed more than 25,200 visits from over 12,000 visitors! . . . This proves how strong the demand is for outdoor recreation in our region." People are not only coming but they ...

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How many nondrivers in th U.S.? Way more chan you think . . . | Streetsblog USA Research published last September from NRDC found that 36.6 percent of the population over the age of 10 in the US cannot drive or lack reliable access to a car. Yet nondrivers remain largely invisible. I would conjecture this is largely due to who is most likely to be a nondriver: disabl...

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A United Call to Congress at a Time When Essential Funding is Under Fire: Walking and Biking Infrastructure Matters | League of American Bicyclists Today, the League joined the American Hiking Society, American Trails, PeopleForBikes, Rails to Trails Conservancy, and the Safe Routes Partnership – plus more than 1,100 nonprofit organizations, businesses, corporations and elected officials in sending a letter to Congress with a clear m...

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Columbia proposes railbanking of 2.5 miles of COLT Railroad through city - open house Feb 12th | City of Columbia, MO The City of Columbia is seeking community input regarding the proposed railbanking of the COLT Railroad from Rogers St. to East Brown Station Rd. The City of Columbia has owned and operated the COLT Railway from downtown Columbia to Centralia since 1987. Businesses along the 2.5-mile sect...

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Where do most pedestrian deaths occur? What can be done to stop them? | CDC - Higher vehicle speeds increase both the likelihood of a pedestrian being struck by a car and the injury severity. - Most pedestrian deaths (60% in 2021) occur on high-capacity urban roads that typically have posted speed limits of 45-55 miles per hour. Many of these roads suffer from ...

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Rumors Flying that Trump Admin Wants to Remove Most or All Bike Lanes in Washington DC — Streetsblog USA The feds appear to be mounting an argument that bike lanes cause congestion in the nation's capitol — and advocates are bracing for a fight. . . . The federal government is hunting for a justification to eliminate key bike lanes in the nation's capital, sources say — and if the feds are ...

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Will New Jersey's Terrible E-Bike Law Spread to Other States? — Streetsblog USA "The New Jersey law is the most serious legislative attack on bicycling in many years, and the fear is that other states will follow suit." . . . Panic is the appropriate response to the passage and signing of a new law in New Jersey that requires all e-bike riders 17 and older to have...

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Callaway County making changes after death of 9-year-old at Katy Trail crossing | KOMU Callaway County is working to make trails safer after a deadly crash at a crossing between the Katy Trail and a county road in July 2025. . . . On July 24, 2025, a pickup truck struck and killed a 9-year-old boy in the 12000 block of County Road 391. The boy was crossing County Road 391 ...

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Columbia pedestrian ordinance proposed to greatly restrict pedestrian access to major streets, citizen feedback requested | KOMU Columbia's Bicycle and Pedestrian Commission met Wednesday evening to discuss a potential new pedestrian safety ordinance. . . . "It will impact all of Columbia because we have major roadways", said Commissioner Chair Elke Boyd. "Pedestrians will be affected because it will make it ba...

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