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Volunteers Needed for Bicycle and Pedestrian Counts

August 22, 2016 /

Counting Volunteers are needed to manually count bicycles and pedestrians at several locations across Lawrence, Eudora, and Baldwin City in September. The Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization, with the help of volunteers, will be conducting bicycle and pedestrian counts on:

Wednesday, September 7^th 10am – 12pm

Thursday, September 8^th 5pm – 7pm

Saturday, September 10^th 12pm – 2pm

Wednesday, September 14^th 10am – 12pm

Thursday, September 15^th 5pm – 7pm

Saturday, September 17^th 12pm – 2pm

Saturday, September 24^th 12pm – 2pm

Rain Dates:

Wednesday, September 21^st 10 am – 12 pm

Wednesday, September 21^st 5 pm – 7 pm

Volunteers will be taught the National Bicycle and Pedestrian Documentation Project method created by Alta Planning and Design and the Institute of Transportation Engineers by watching a 4 minute training video.

Data collected on bicycling and walking will assist city and regional leaders in estimating usage and demand for bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The counts will also be used to track the region’s progress on increasing the use of non-motorized transportation, strengthen grant applications to leverage additional federal funding for bicycle and pedestrian projects, evaluate existing projects, and help determine the location of future investments.

To sign up visit: www.lawrenceks.org/mpo/volunteer

Let’s Celebrate

July 22, 2016 /

The Lawrence-Douglas County Bicycle Advisory Committee has invited local biking enthusiasts to celebrate the installation of five bike repair stands, two bike corrals, and twenty-two inverted U racks as a result of a LiveWell Lawrence Community Wellness Grant.

These facilities will provide accessible repair stands for bicyclists to make repairs or adjustments as well as additional secure bicycle parking downtown. Visit www.lawrenceks.org/lprd/bike to view the other new bike repair stand locations.

The celebration is scheduled for 4:00 p.m. on Thursday, August 4, in front of the parking garage at the Lawrence Public Library, 707 Vermont Street.

Lawrence-Douglas County Bicycle Advisory Committee

Lawrence’s Summer 2016 Community Bike Ride is THIS Saturday (7/16)

July 11, 2016 /

Plans have been made and volunteers have been scheduled so that this Saturday 7/16 anyone can come out to the Lawrence Rotary Arboretum and participate in this year’s summer Community Bike Ride.

The rides and activities start at 8:00 am to beat the summer heat. There’ll be rides and activities for everyone ranging from a 1-mile easy loop around the Arboretum and Training wheel take-off for kiddos who want to the three-mile family ride out to the Clinton Lake overlook and back. Lastly, there is the 10-mile ride up to I-70 and back.

During all of the rides in the parking lot of the Arboretum there will be:

Helmets Fittings and Safety vests to participants (while supplies last).
Kid’s Zone with inflatables to burn off that extra energy.
Sunflower Bike will have a maintenance and bike check stand set up.
The Merc will have a great array of healthy snacks.

What a great way to spend a Saturday morning! We hope to see everyone there!

Mark Your Calendars for the 2016 Summer Lawrence Community Bike Ride

June 15, 2016 /

We posted the save the date – and now here are all the details..

Be sure if you’re stopping in at any of the sponsors of this year’s rides to thank them for supporting a safe way for people to get into bicycling and an active lifestyle here in Lawrence, and Douglas County.

Save the Dates for This Year’s Lawrence Community Bike Rides

May 19, 2016 /

The dates are set, the sponsors are on board. It’s going to be great! More info Coming soon or check out the facebook pages by clicking on the images.