For those of you with kids…

From HaysvilleOnline.com…

Youth Firecracker Parade
July 3rd, 6:00 pm, FREE
All children ages 0-12 are invited to participate and are encouraged to wear costumes, decorate their bikes, strollers and wagons, etc. The parade will go through Riggs park, beginning and ending at the sidewalk along Sarah Lane. Line-up begins at 5:45 pm.
Children under six should be accompanied by an adult. The parade will conclude with a parachute launch, refreshments and treat bags.

From Kansas.com

Wichita is on track to create a new master plan for bike paths throughout the city and region.
City Council members on Tuesday unanimously approved spending almost $195,000 in federal grant money to pay the Toole Design Group to create the plan.
The group will examine past plans, proposals and existing trails and come up with options to add more miles of paths and improve connectivity of trail systems.
That will include an analysis of the best ways to keep bikers safe and provide easy travel.
The plan will likely be completed by the end of September 2012.

From New Belgium Kansas…

Join us at The Anchor on June 30th! We’ll have plenty of Fat Tire, Somersault, 1554, and Sunshine, plus flights that will include Fat Tire Super Cru, Abbey Grand Cru, 10.10.10, Ohh La La, and Le Terroir! It all kicks off with a slow ride bike trek around town starting at the Anchor at 7PM. Ride on!

BICYCLE DREAMS, AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY FILM ABOUT RACE ACROSS AMERICA, ON NATIONWIDE TOUR; IN WICHITA JUNE 17

Bicycle Dreams, the award-winning feature-length documentary about the Race Across America (RAAM), will premiere at several cities along the route of the epic 3,000-mile bicycle race that will be held for the 30th year in 2011. This year?s race begins on June 14 in Oceanside, California, and will end 10 days later in Annapolis, Maryland. Among the stops will be at the Murdock Theatre in Wichita on the night of Friday, June 17 at 7:30 p.m.

Continue reading “Bicycle Dreams”

Today was the ribbon cutting ceremony for the McAdams bike path. This new path connects the existing Canal and K96 paths.

The Safe Streets Wichita organization has asked the Coasters to attend their bicycle Safety Fair on Saturday June 18th from 10:00am to 1:00pm at Colvin Elementary School 2820 S Roosevelt.

Nothing special you need to do. Just show up on a cool bike, hang out and talk to kids. Help spread the love for kustom and classic bikes to a younger generation.

We can also ride the Planeview path while there.

What: Ribbon cutting ceremony for the new extension to the Canal Bike & Hike path.
When: May 27th at 10:30am
Where: Opportunity Drive, North of 21st street, near the Boys and Girls Club

From the Bicycle X-change…

The City of Wichita is holding a ribbon cutting ceremony to open our newest bike path on May 27th at 10:30 am. BXC has been requested to donate a bike for the special event. It will be an essay contest for local area teens. (On bicycles, more info to come) These would be evaluated and the teen with the best paper would be awarded the bike. BXC will present the bike to the teen at the ceremony.

We are asking for the cycling community to be at the event and ride through the ribbon cutting and help open up the new path! Lets make this a GREAT EVENT! So spreed the word!

There will be other activities at the event including a bike ride through the new park. Area bike clubs & Bike-Walk Alliance will be there and the city plans to provide refreshments and will have comments by several dignitaries including Vice Mayor Lavonta Williams, the local City Council member of that district.

From The Sedgwick County Zoo…

Wheeling Wild Wednesdays
Join us for this brand new bike club that is designed for leisurely riders. It doesn’t matter if you are young or young at heart; come on out and get some air! All ages are welcome, but you must ride a bicycle. Smaller children are welcome, but they must ride in a bike seat or an attached wagon. Fees are $30 for members and $34 for nonmembers for an 8-month session (1 ride per month: March – October). We will be meeting every third Wednesday of the month from 5:30 – 6:30 p.m. (meetings will be cancelled if there is inclement weather).

Thank you to our friends at Bicycle X-Change for their sponsorship of this great program!

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Wichita Mayor Carl Brewer today proclaimed ?May is Bike Month.? In celebration of Bike Month, the City of Wichita is highlighting recent improvements that help make traveling by bicycle easier. The featured improvements include:

Construction of the McAdams Bike Path. The newly constructed 2.5 mile McAdams Bike Path will open on May 27. The bike path was constructed using ARRA funding, and will provide a critical connection between the existing K-96 Bike Path and Canal Route Bike Path.

Installation of the 1st and 2nd street bike lanes. Bike lanes have been installed on 1st Street and 2nd streets as a pilot project. The approximately 4.5 miles of bike lanes provide an important east-west connection from the Uptown, College Hill, and Crown Heights neighborhoods to the I-135 to the Canal Route Bike Path. The bike lanes provide important access for cyclists while improving the safety of all roadway users.

Installation of Wichita Transit bike racks. To make riding the bus more convenient, Wichita Transit utilized ARRA funding to install 381 bike racks at 127 bus stop locations. The bike racks allow transit riders to bike to their bus stop and securely park their bicycle for their return trip home.

Resurfacing of the Arkansas River Bike Path. Approximately 2 miles of the Arkansas River Bike Path (Kellogg to Pawnee) was resurfaced. The project removed large cracks and bulges, resulting in a very smooth surface that everyone can enjoy.

Updated bicycle path and trails map. You can find an updated map with all of the trails and paths in the City of Wichita on the City?s website at www.wichita.gov