The City of Gladstone is including new bicycle lanes and sidewalks on several upcoming road projects, according to an article in the Sun Tribune .

I spoke with Interim Public Works Director Tim Nebergall, who indicated the plans are for five-foot bicycle lanes on the segments of Broadway, Old Pike and 76th Street.

For all of you on this list that live or work in Liberty, attached is a survey regarding a cycling initiative in Liberty being conducted by a William Jewell student as part of a leadership class

If you have an interest in helping out, complete the  survey and return it to her at the email listed in the survey.

Missouri Selected to Participate in the Safe Routes to School State Network Project

Get Involved!  The Missouri Foundation for Bicycling and Walking is pleased to announce that the Safe Routes to School National Partnership selected Missouri to participate in the 2010 and 2011 phase of the State Network Project . Nineteen states and the District of Columbia were chosen to participate in this project, which is being funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Kaiser Permanente, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Missouri Network will work to increase physical activity among all students, ensure that federal SRTS funds are spent on quality projects, work to leverage additional state resources for SRTS initiatives, and advocate to remove barriers to walking and bicycling to schools through policy initiatives . The 2010-2011 phase of the State Network Project also includes a focus on serving lower-income populations and reducing crime .