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Yesterday, a ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the extension of the Deer Creek Trail into Dornwood Park. City and Shawnee County leaders and elected officials attended the event and a group of bikers tested out the brand new trail with a short ride.

#Futures2045 is out for public comment! Open House tommorow May 25 from 4-6PM at @TopekaLibrary or review and comment in story map link storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d608fd…

KDOT announces early phases of Polk Quincy Viaduct project to begin this summer. bit.ly/3qL0NYT @cityoftopeka

What should the region’s transportation and mobility system look like between now and 2045? Register for one of our two virtual meetings this week at storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d608fd… #futures2045

And double kudos @KDOTHQ 🤦🏽

HUGE news for our downtown, riverfront, north topeka, and trail friends!! Answers top priorities we heard for bikes - a better connected #Topeka and a safer lower stress network. Kudos @cityoftopeka @SnCoParksRec 🚴🏽👀

Topeka, Shawnee County receive grant funding to expand trails cjonline.com/story/news/loc… via @CJOnline

A 13-year study of a dozen cities found that protected bike-lanes led to a drastic decline in fatalities for ALL users of the road. As for painted bike-lanes? No safety improvement at all. And for sharrows, it’s safer to NOT have them. Via @StreetsblogUSA usa.streetsblog.org/2019/05/29/pro…

National Bike counts are here again! The City of Topeka will be conducting a bike count on Wednesday, September 16th from 10-12, Wednesday, September 16th 5-7 p.m. and Saturday September 19th from 12-2 p.m. A website has been set up for this year: signup.com/go/wFbiDAV

Topeka, your new 8th St bikeway awaits you!! Many thanks to @cityoftopeka @KDOTHQ and SN Co voters for this nbhd friendly 1-mile stretch linking our downtown and medical district #completestreets

Our Complete Streets Advisory Committee #CSAC is looking for public input on the new Topeka Fast-Track Bike Plan - an update to the original 2012 Bikeways Plan for the next 10 years. View this awesome story map to share your comments at the end! storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/a3d04d…

The Metropolitan Topeka Planning Organization (MTPO) has unveiled its final draft of the Topeka Fast-Track Bike Plan for public comment. The Fast-Track Plan is an action plan that supplements the original 2012 Bikeways Master Plan to create a more low-stress/high quality network

The markers and dots were out in full force! Missed out? You can still take the survey and map here topekampo.org/bikeways-maste…

Don’t forget OPEN HOUSE tonight for Bikeways Master Plan Update! Stop by 4:30 to 6:30 at @SnCoHealth (2600 SW East Circle Drive) to tell us how to prioritize your tax dollars for a #bikefriendly #topeka

#Topeka already has achieved bronze level bike-friendly city status from @BikeLeague...let’s go for the silver! 🚲

Here’s why our bikeways efforts are working in metro Topeka...it’s a total TEAM effort...@TopMetroBikes @TopekaPlanning @ShawneeCounty Health @cityoftopeka Engineering, @Dasharyl, Councilwoman Hiller...and many others. Thank you! #NationalBikeMonth

What began as a discussion amongst our staff is now a resource for you! We've pulled together a list of some common problems that many communities encounter when creating #bikeplans, and how you can avoid them. tooledesign.com/insights/2019/…

Most bike crashes▶️ 8th/Topeka

Last 7 years... Most crashes▶️21st/Gage Most w/ serious injury ▶️ 10th/Topeka Highest serious inj rate▶️Gage/Huntoon Most ped crashes▶️5th/Topeka #VisionZero

@TopekaMetroKDOT @cityoftopeka Thanks @TopekaMetroKDOT we will be @cityoftopeka Holliday Bldg 620 SE Madison 😃

Next open house tonight at 5 at @cityoftopeka city hall. KDOT reps available. Our engineers love data, come ask questions!