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 Bicycle-Friendly Community. Not too shabby. Ding! Next, local cyclists fully funded the purchase of the C3FT device to help enforce … Continue reading Ding Ding Ding
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 law that requires motorists to give at least three feet of clearance when passing cyclists. But they can't … Continue reading Make Topeka safer, three feet at a time!
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 tons of sharrows and bike lanes on the road now. The City put out a great video on rules of the road to … Continue reading Shoutouts!
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 Department of Transportation, has been candid in his assessment of the road system here. Source: Iowa DOT Director: State's road system … Continue reading Iowa DOT Director: State’s road system will shrink | The Gazette
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