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What: Toys For Tots Bicycle Ride
When: November 8, 2015 at 1:00 PM
Where: Exploration Place West parking lot
What Else: The 4 mile route will be along the Arkansas River Path so there will be no street crossings (pending completion of path construction scheduled on east side of river at 1st Street Bridge). Perfect for every age of elf. The Marines will meet us at the park to receive toys, non-perishable food items and cash donations. Refreshments will also be available. Last year over 250 riders donated 344 toys and over $300 in cash. Help us make this year the best ride ever. For more information visit the community page on LeesBike.com.
The Tornado Alley Young Marines, Reverie Roasters, and friends and family of Lee’s Bike Shop will be at the park to provide drinks, cookies, and thanks to all of the riders that attended.

The Delano District could use your help regarding a couple of bike related projects… Phase III of the Delano Bike Racks and development of the Chisholm Trail Parkway (the railway corridor north of Douglas). If you are interested in serving on either of these committees or would just like to know more, please attend a Delano Mixer on Tuesday, August 25th at Mexico Café Delano from 5:30 to 8:00. There will be information on the bike racks, the parkway and several other projects that they have going on.

Work was recently completed on the Schweiter Bicycle Boulevard which is Wichita’s first bicycle boulevard.

“A bicycle boulevard is a low-speed street which has been “optimized” for bicycle traffic. Bicycle boulevards discourage cut-through motor-vehicle traffic but allow local motor-vehicle traffic. They are designed to give priority to bicyclists as through-going traffic. They are intended to improve bicyclist comfort and/or safety..”

Continue reading “Schweiter Bicycle Boulevard”

Bike Walk Wichita is excited to announce the Kansas Premier of Inspired to Ride, a documentary following a handful of cyclists from around the world as they race unsupported inaugural (2014) Trans Am Bike Race, following the famed Trans America Trail and passing through Newton, KS. Their mission is to cover 4,233 miles, traversing through ten states in a transcontinental adventure of epic proportions.
Follow the journey as these cyclists prepare, compete and experience what riding 300 miles a day feels like with only a few hours sleep. No teams, no support vehicles, no special jerseys and not a dime in prize money.
The movie will kick-off Bike Month on Thursday, April 30 at 7pm at the Murdock Theater (536 N Broadway). Doors open at 6pm and the movie will begin at 7pm. Billy Rice and other special guests will be in attendance, you’re not going to want to miss this event!
Details and ticket info can be found online at http://bikewalkwichita.org/inspired-to-ride

Bicycle show and swap meet at Garvin Park in Augusta KS on October 18th.
Admission is free to shop, look, buy, and sell, but a nonperishable food donation for the Augusta Community Caring Center is encouraged.

New route!

What: 4th Annual Toys For Tots Ride
When: Sunday, November 9th 2014 1:00pm.
Where: Exploration Place parking lot at 300 N McLean, Wichita, KS.
What else: Bring on your bicycle a new, unwrapped toy, non-perishable food item or cash donation. More info call 316-978-9623.

You can provide comments and learn more about the draft designs for the following bicycle facilities, which are located in many areas of Wichita. The draft designs for these projects are scheduled to be presented at the District Advisory Board meetings listed below. Some of the draft designs are scheduled for an Open House, which will be before the presentation at the District Advisory Board meeting. These projects are recommended by the Wichita Bicycle Master Plan, endorsed by the City Council in February 2013.

For more information on a specific project, please click on the title of the project you are interested in.

Bicycle Lanes on 1st and 2nd Streets- District Advisory Boards I and VI

District I Advisory Board: Monday, August 4, 2014, at 6:30 PM the Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center, located at 2755 E. 19th Street.

District VI Advisory Board: Monday, August 4, 2014, at 6:30 PM the Evergreen Recreation Center, located at 2700 N. Woodland.

Bicycle Lanes on Market and Topeka Streets- District Advisory Boards I and VI

District I Advisory Board: Monday, August 4, 2014, at 6:30 PM the Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center, located at 2755 E. 19th Street.

District VI Advisory Board: Monday, August 4, 2014, at 6:30 PM the Evergreen Recreation Center, located at 2700 N. Woodland.

Schweiter Bikeway- Open House and District Advisory Board I

Open House Meeting: Monday, August 4, 2014, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center, located at 2755. E 19th Street N.

District I Advisory Board: Monday, August 4, 2014, 6:30 p.m. Atwater Neighborhood Resource Center, located at 2755. E 19th Street N.

Sycamore Street Bikeway- Open House and District Advisory Board IV

Open House Meeting: Monday, August 4, 2014, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Lionel Alford Library, 3447 S. Meridian.

District IV Advisory Board: Monday, August 4, 2014, 6:30 p.m. Lionel Alford Library, 3447 S. Meridian.

Armour Bicycle Boulevard- Open House and District Advisory Board II

Open House Meeting: Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Fire Station #20,
2255 S. Greenwich

District II Advisory Board: Tuesday, August 5, 2014, 6:30 p.m. Fire Station #20, 2255 S. Greenwich

For more information…

Red Powell Drive in Derby has been reconfigured and now includes a bike lane and a sharrow. This will allow cyclist to more safely access the businesses along K15 from the bike path along Buckner.

Westbound is a bike lane.

Eastbound a sharrow.

For more of Derby’s bike paths and routes see this map.

From F5…

As the official festivities of bike month wind down this Saturday, riders of all ages are invited to take to two wheels for a world record-setting finale that confirms the growing crowd-appeal of cycling.

In cooperation with the River Festival and with the support of local bike shops, the Wichita Downtown Development Corporation and KMUW public radio, Wichita’s cycling community will attempt to claim the Guinness Book world record for the longest line of bicycles ever assembled in one place.

Read more here.