Brent Hugh
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Status of Key Bills Affecting Bicycling, Walking, and Trails With One Week Remaining in Legislative Session
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With just one week left in Missouri's 2017 legislative session, we have had some really important bills moving--some very good and some very bad. Where are they now?
Why a Rural Missouri County Wants Complete Streets
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MacDonald County, in the far southwestern corner of Missouri, has been a leader in bringing better, safer walking, bicycling, and Complete Streets to rural Missouri. Why is the County so interested in doing this?
Dispatches From Capitol Day 2017
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Supporters of bicycling, walking, and trails in Missouri visited Missouri's Capitol Monday for the 14th annual Bicycle & Pedestrian Day at the Capitol. We held our annual legislators ride and rally and visited the office of every Missouri state elected official with an information packet about our legislative priorities for 2017. News media from around the state covered Monday's event.
KC Approves $600M for Complete Streets; St. Louis Approves MetroLink Expansion
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In recent years, voters across the nation have proven they are willing to approve major infrastructure initiatives if they include public transportation, bicycling, walking, and trails. Tuesday we saw that the trend holds true in Missouri as well.
April 4th Elections: Kansas City Council Adopts Complete Streets Initiative
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Cities across Missouri have started to make a practice of including important walking, bicycling, and trails projects and maintenance in their regular capital funding and bonding proposals. But Kansas City never has -- until now. After many months of work by citizens, community leaders, city staff, and elected officials, Kansas City has a very important capital improvement bonding proposal on Tuesday's municipal elections ballot.
2017 Missouri Legislative Session: A Bill Could Stop the Rock Island Trail
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Several bills have been introduced in the 2017 Missouri legislature that will, if passed, dramatically affect our Missouri State Parks system. Our primary concern is HB 698. If passed, HB 698 could derail progress on Rock Island Trail State Park.
Will the New Champ Clark Mississippi River Bridge Be Walkable and Bikeable?
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For about the past year, the Missouri Bicycle & Pedestrian Federation has been talking with MoDOT and local citizens in the Louisiana, Missouri area about including bicycle and pedestrian accommodation on the new Champ Clark/Hwy 54 Bridge across th...
Bicycle & Pedestrian Day at the Capitol April 10th
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This year we have a new governor, new administration, and many new legislators who need to be educated about the importance of bicycling, walking, and trails to Missouri. Your personal visits at Capitol Day are by far the best way to do this.
New Bike/Ped Crossing of Missouri River Underway
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A new bicycle and pedestrian crossing of the Missouri River--long under discussion and study--is finally underway in St. Charles and St. Louis Counties. Engineering and design is now moving forward on the project, which is fully funded.
Kansas City’s Riverfront Heritage Trail Marks Major Milestone
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The trail, which has been under development for two decades now, has finally created a seamless connection between downtown Kansas City, Missouri, downtown Kansas City, Kansas, and historic Kaw Point, where the Kansas and Missouri Rivers converge.
St Louis County Councilman Threatening to Kill Key Trail Connection
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A St. Louis County Council member is holding up an important new trail connection in St. Louis County. If you live, work, or visit St. Louis County, spending a few minutes contacting your County Council representative could save this important tr...
2017 Bills Affecting Bicycling, Walking, and Trails
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We are just in the third week of Missouri's 2017 legislative session, and already we have seen a number of bills introduced that are important to people in Missouri who walk, bicycle, and use trails.