Thad sent these photos of the Springfield Swap Meet and some bikes that followed him home.
2009 Springfield Swap Meet
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Bike To Work Day Articles
KWCH and the Wichita Eagle both have news articles pertaining to local cycling and yesterday being “Bike to work day”.
05-14-09 Pub Pedal
Photo courtesy of Steve
Group shot from last night at Club Billiards.
Historic Hotel Tour 05-21
Thursday night May 21st at the Pub Pedal the Coasters can participate in a free Historic Flapper Tour of the Broadview hotel.
Meet at the usual place and we’ll ride to the Broadview where the tour will take place around 8:30pm. There is a limit as to how many can attend (35) so we’ll have to work this out amongst ourselves if we happen to have more than that number that are interested.
Again this is a free tour. All that is asked in return is that you only participate if you are truly interested and that you give your full attention and respect to our host and guide at all times.
What you can expect on the tour…
Colorful Tales
Local History
Famous People
Unexplained Happenings
Legends of The Broadview Hotel come alive
Story telling from our famous “Speak Easy” to our 8th floor famed roof top garden
Being a Coaster has it’s perks!
Last Night’s Pub Pedal
Bike Bunch in front of the historic Broadview hotel
Last night was the biggest turnout of the year to date. A lot of bikers came out of hibernation to enjoy the great weather.
The Bike Bunch had recently been invited to stop at the bar of the historic Broadview Hotel so last night we decided to check it out and made it our second stop. It was a fun time and I think the consensus was that we’ll stop there again.
After socializing and a little dancing at the Broadview we moved on East towards Old Town, many of us paying a visit to the hot dog man. Later in the evening it looked like we might once again be witness to a big fire on Douglas but luckily it turned out to be a false alarm.
Tour De Cure Kick Off Party
For anyone that is interested…
More on the Tour De Cure here
Mt Vernon Bike Lanes
In addition to it’s new intersection at Broadway, Mt Vernon street is also getting dedicated bike lanes in each direction from Broadway to the river. The West end of this stretch will give easier access to the Arkansas River path and the East end Tom Sawyer Bicycle Shop.
New Midtown Bike Path Open
Built on abandoned Missouri-Pacific railroad right-of-way, the 10-foot wide path stretches 1.5 miles from Wichita Street & Central Avenue to 15th Street at Broadway. Features include:
?Victorian-style pedestrian lighting;
?Brick columns and steel archways spelling out ?Midtown? at 15th & Broadway and at 8th & Wichita Street;
?A plaza at Otis Park in the form of a railroad turntable;
?Sunken planting beds (?rain gardens?) at Otis Park and Park Elementary School (9th and Main Street);
?Benches, drinking fountain, trash receptacles, and bike racks also carry out the turn-of-the-century look of the path.
The project got its start in late 2004 as a result of a grant for which the Historic Midtown Citizens Association applied. Nearly 80% of the $1.35 million project was funded by KDOT Transportation Enhancement Funds from that grant.
Several Coasters attended the ribbon cutting ceremony this evening. After the ceremony we rode the new path to it’s southern end and some of us continuing on into Delano.
BikeWichita.com
May is National Bike Month and Friday May 15th is National Bike To Work Day. A new website has been set up to promote Bike to Work Day here in Wichita.
For more information on Bike To Work Day visit BikeWichita.com.
Coasters At 2009 Peddlers Spring Swap
A few Coasters braved the weather to attend the Peddlers Spring Swap and Show this past weekend. The Saturday night pub pedal was rained out and Sunday’s swap and show a bit chilly.
Photos courtesy of Rick and Jon.