Local Motion | Columbia, MO

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Bike, Walk, & Wheel Week

A fun week of biking, walking, and wheeling events.

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For the past year, we've seen folks on Reddit and

For the past year, we've seen folks on Reddit and Facebook groups and had people reach out to us about 🚶 pedestrianizing a street in downtown Columbia.

Pedestrianizing Lowry Mall on Mizzou's campus has made this one of the most vibrant spaces for students, faculty, and folks visiting the campus to be at. This space has hosted resource fairs, farmers markets, a fashion show, and many more community events. 🤩

Pedestrianizing a street downtown not only gives pedestrians a safe and inviting space to walk and hang out but also a community space for all to gather together. 💓

📸 Mizzou via X

🔆 Have you marked your calendars for our Bike,

🔆 Have you marked your calendars for our Bike, Walk & Wheel Week? 🔆

This year, Local Motion is ✨ excited ✨ to host a jam-packed week of events to celebrate being active through biking, walking, and wheeling.

Check out the details on the week of events with the 🔗 in the bio, and let us know in the comments what event you're most excited about!

On Tuesday, April 23 from 4:00-6:00 pm at Wabash S

On Tuesday, April 23 from 4:00-6:00 pm at Wabash Station (126 N 10th St), Olsson, consultants for the Go COMO public transit study will host an open house meeting.

This meeting will give folks in the community the opportunity to hear updated recommendations from Olsson on the future of transit in Columbia.

For the full details on this project, click on the link in the bio!

🚲🌎 We’ve got something new and fun to shar

🚲🌎 We’ve got something new and fun to share with you at Earth Day this Sunday, April 21! 🌎🚲

Come ride ☝🏽 of our ✌🏽 new blender bikes at our booth from 12-6:30 pm. We can’t wait to see you there!

The wheelie good art done by @adrienneeluther!!

🥳 Woohoo! 🥳 We did it! Thanks to all the sup

🥳 Woohoo! 🥳 We did it! Thanks to all the support from Local Motion members, partner organizations, businesses, and clubs, the Forum Blvd project will get shared-use paths on both sides!

The Columbia City Council received over 1️⃣7️⃣5️⃣ emails and heard 1.5 hours ⌚️ of public comment supporting shared-use paths.

In the end, the City Council motioned and voted to move forward with the Forum Blvd project and to include 10-foot shared-use paths with a 1-foot buffer where possible and an 8-foot shared-use path with a 3.5-foot buffer where necessary, on both sides of the project.

Thank you to the Columbia City Council for listening to the voices of the community and to the City Staff for working so hard to find a way to work additional shared-use space into the project.

⚠️ Due to an agenda not being physically poste

⚠️ Due to an agenda not being physically posted inside of City Hall before tonight's City Council meeting, the meeting is ❌ POSTPONED ❌ until tomorrow evening, Tuesday, April 16, in the council chambers (701 E. Broadway). ⚠️

We still need your support 👊🏽 at the meeting to push forward shared-use paths on both sides of the Forum Boulevard widening project. Join us tomorrow evening at the City Council meeting!

🫵🏽 We need you 🫵🏽 Forum Boulevard nee

🫵🏽 We need you 🫵🏽

Forum Boulevard needs better separation of people walking and biking from high-volume traffic.

📆 Join us tomorrow evening at 7:00 pm in the City Council chambers to speak in favor of adding shared-use paths to the project.

Can't make it? We totally understand! Send a letter 📩 of support to the City Council with the link in the bio.

This narrow 🤏🏽 sidewalk has no accessibility

This narrow 🤏🏽 sidewalk has no accessibility for folks with disabilities as there are several obstacles that would make a person’s commute come to an abrupt end. ❌

It’s important that we keep our sidewalks as accessible as possible. When we create clear spaces for all modes of transportation, everyone can get where they need and want to go safely and with ease. 🤗

‼️‼️ ADVOCACY ALERT ‼️‼️ Show yo

‼️‼️ ADVOCACY ALERT ‼️‼️

Show your support for 10-foot shared-use paths on both sides of the Forum Boulevard project by sending a letter of support to the City Council with the 🔗 in the bio!

Do you have free time on Monday, April 15, at 7:00 pm? Join us at the City Council chambers to show your support in person!

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