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How Do We Fund Complete Streets?

One of the biggest stumbling blocks we run across in Topeka (and everywhere else) when trying to convince council members and other decision makers to embrace more bike-friendly roadways is the dreaded money question.  ”That’s all well and good, but … Continue reading

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How decent bike parking could revolutionize cities

When we talk about transportation, we tend to talk about things in motion. What is often left unremarked upon, in conversations about crowded highways, is something without which those crowds would not exist: parking. That humble 9-by-18-foot space (the standard … Continue reading

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Check out the Topeka Bike Map

Check out our cyclist’s map of Topeka. We will expand this map periodically to help Topeka cyclists traverse town more easily. Give it a minute to load – if you don’t see the highlighted roads, you’re not seeing the whole … Continue reading

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Cyclists Ride to Support Recycling

Bicyclists in support of recycling will be touring the state from border to border. The ride, sponsored by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment’s Bureau of Waste Management, will include stops in several Kansas communities to show how residents … Continue reading

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“The clothes make the cyclist”

I generally don’t put a lot of thought into my attire. And it shows. That holds true whether I’m headed to a wedding or a night out or out to mow the lawn. I pretty much just throw on what’s … Continue reading

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Cops Write 17 Tickets To Bicycle Group

PRAIRIE VILLAGE, Kan. — A group of 17 bicyclists were written tickets for failing to stop at a stop sign, all at the same time. Prairie Village police have cracked down on a group of bicyclists they had warned about … Continue reading

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