Sunday Tour de Brew mixes cycling with beer brewing history

The annual Tour de Brew brings bicyclists through Midtown as they tour beer-related sites and history. This Sunday’s tour is expected to be the largest yet, bringing riders once again along Main Street and into Westport. Bicycling and ...

All Metro and MAX buses now have bike racks

Happy bike month. The Area Transportation Authority (ATA) is taking this opportunity to remind us that all Metro and MAX buses now have bike racks. Last year at this time all 30- and 40-foot Metro buses had bike racks, the ATA says. But since ...

Regional bike map and app available

Bikers, a new version of a regional bike map is now available – and it shows 1200 miles of trails and bikeways. Here are details from the Mid-America Regional Council. Just in time for National Bike Month in May, a new KC Regional Trails ...

Signs to remind drivers to share the roads with bikes

Photo courtesty CIty of Kansas City. Kansas City is continuing its goal of becoming more bike friendly by adding reminder signs along its bikeway streets. This map shows Midtown signed bike lanes in purple. Main routes include Roanoke, Wyoming, ...

Budget flap over buses leads to transit reevaluation study

What’s in the future for Midtown transportation? A debate over money for buses tied to this year’s city budget is causing the council to reevaluate transit spending.A new study group will evaluate how money should be shared between buses, ...

KC bike maps, hot off the presses

The Kansas City bike map, the first ever in the city, is now available following a a ceremony Tuesday evening. The pocket-sized map shows both existing and new bike lanes and routes and trails. The map is also available online, where it will ...

Be the first to get the new KC bike map

The new KC bike map shows bike lanes, special bike routes and a new type of designation called a “sharrow.” This combination of shared lane and arrow tells bikers and auto drivers that bikers can use the entire lane. The newly-painted sharrows ...

When will bike sharing be available in Midtown?

Eric Rogers pedaled down to MainCor last week to give Midtown a glimpse of Kansas City’s new bicycle sharing program, and let folks know when bicycle sharing will be available south of downtown. He demonstrated the rental bikes that are now ...