Topeka Bikeways update
The City of Topeka has completed 9 miles of the Bikeways Masterplan (red), will complete 32 miles during Phase I this fall and next spring (yellow/black), and will complete another 13 miles of...
View ArticleA radically simple solution for the Polk-Quincy Viaduct problem
Topeka, like many cities, is immured in a ring of ailing interstate highways. This network of roads had lofty goals at its onset, but its effects have produced unintended consequences. The Polk-Quincy...
View ArticleFree Ride Day on Topeka Metro buses tomorrow
Tomorrow, Topeka Metro is offering free rides on all its fixed routes in the city, in recognition of the 60th Anniversary of Rosa Parks’ bus protest. Have you ever wanted to try out the bus? Tomorrow...
View ArticleTopeka Public Schools to offer bicycle education program as part of P.E. classes
Enter a caption THAD ALLTON/THE CAPITAL-JOURNAL-Marsha Pope, left, vice president of the Topeka Community Foundation, presented a check Monday for $10,000 to Andy Fry and Katie Snider of the Topeka...
View ArticleEcology of cycling – the cyclist you design – katsdekker
Here’s a great, simple graphic from Katja Leyendecker. The better your cycling infrastructure, the more diverse your cyclists will be. Perfect! Source: Ecology of cycling – the cyclist you design –...
View ArticleWhy Texas is Spending too Much on Roads and How to Stop — Strong Towns
How is this relevant to Kansas? We’re about to spend $200 million over the next couple decades on a mere 3-mile section of highway in our downtown corridor. At what scale will that ever be sustainable?...
View ArticleIowa DOT Director: State’s road system will shrink | The Gazette
Kansas is in the same boat. We can’t maintain all that we currently have. In no way should we be considering building more. The state’s top transportation official, Paul Trombino, director of the Iowa...
View ArticleShoutouts!
It’s Friday and Topeka is crushing it in the biking and walking game lately, so some shoutouts are due. First: Topeka Planning Department. Bikeways Plan is happening, being implemented, and we have...
View ArticleMake Topeka safer, three feet at a time!
The Topeka Community Cycle Project and the Topeka Police Department are teaming up to buy a “3-ft device” to measure how close a car passes a bicycle. The device will be used to help enforce the Kansas...
View ArticleDing Ding Ding
Is that the sound of a bike bell ringing? Or the sound of sweet success? Three victories to celebrate this week: First, the League of American Bicyclists awarded Topeka with Bronze status as a...
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