Kansas City Bicycle Log

Posts, email, and ideas related to bicycling and bicycle advocacy.



I post these mostly for my own convenience in being able to keep them archived and searchable, but if you get some use of them, more power to you!

Among other interesting items here is a fairly complete record of my involvement with the grassroots effort in support of the BikeKC initiative in the Summer of 2002.

You can find everything from press releases to letters to the city council to exhortations to other bicyclists to write letters to the editor. See what worked well and what caused us problems in the effort to pass BikeKC.

From my point of view, this was almost a picture-perfect grass-roots movement. The result was that BikeKC was passed on August 15th, 2002.

Now we have to work to make sure the plan becomes reality!

Most of that is in the 8/25/2002-8/31/2002 archive.

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Sunday, August 25, 2002
 
Press Release

For immediate release

Contact: Dr. Brent Hugh




Bike KC Bike Parade, 12:45PM, Wed, August 7th, 2002

Join other Kansas City bicycle riders for a fun ride in support of the BikeKC proposal


Kansas City bicycle riders are invited to join a Bike Parade to City Hall in support of the BikeKC proposal. Riders of all ages and abilities are invited. The ride will depart from Berkley Riverfront Park (near the Isle of Capri Casino) at 12:45PM sharp on Wednesday, August 7th, 2002.

The ride will proceed south on Grand Avenue, west on Pershing, then north on Main/Walnut to 12th Street and then to City Hall. Length is about 4.5 miles.

The crucial Kansas City Council committee meeting that will decide the fate of the BikeKC proposal starts at 1:30PM on the 26th floor of City Hall. Many bicyclists will be riding to attend the meeting (although this is not required).

Those wishing a shorter ride can park at Union Station and join us as we pass by at about 1:00PM for the final 1.5 miles to City Hall.

For more information about the ride and BikeKC, see www.bikekc.org


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posted by Brent Hugh at Sunday, August 25, 2002 | permanently archived here

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