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Celebrate Greater Kansas City Bike Week
See how a bike can change the way you see the world
May 13, 2010
Citizens across the greater Kansas City region are invited to leave their
cars behind and see how bicycles can change the way they think about transportation
during Greater Kansas City Bike
Week 2010 (May 17-21). Numerous community organizations and advocacy
groups have planned a variety
of activities promoting biking and walking as viable forms of transportation,
as well good methods of recreation and fitness. Choosing to bike instead of
drive helps reduce traffic congestion, contributes to clean air, improves personal
health and saves money on fuel costs and auto maintenance.
Bike Week celebrations will begin on Sunday, May 16, in Kansas City, Mo.,
with the inaugural Sunday
Parkways event, the city’s first true Ciclovía – a
festival-like event that will temporarily close Cliff Drive and Gladstone Boulevard
to automobile traffic to promote non-motorized transportation and encourage
community interaction. Sunday Parkways expands on the city’s Car
Free Weekends on Cliff Drive program.
Opportunities and resources are available for bicyclists of all skill levels
to ride while having fun and meeting new people. If you’re a beginning
cyclist, Bike Week offers many chances to learn about bike transportation,
safety tips, commuting by bike, proper traffic laws and more.
Among the numerous regional events and activities scheduled for Bike Week:
- Workshops on bike repair and riding safety
- Morning bike-commute rest stops, sponsored by various communities
- “Bike-In” movie events
- Group rides for all skill levels
Bike Week also marks the beginning of the Car-Free
Challenge, a friendly competition that encourages citizens
to reduce their number of automobile trips by walking, biking, carpooling
or using public transit. To learn more or to register as an individual
or a team, visit www.bikekc.org/bikeweek/challenge.php.
Bike Week is a regional effort involving local governments, area bicycle clubs
and advocacy groups, planning agencies, and bike-friendly businesses. For a
full list of participating communities, sponsoring organizations and an interactive
calendar of regional events and bicycle resources, visit www.bikekc.org.
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