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Topeka MPO

@TopekaMPO

The Metropolitan Topeka Planning Organization (MTPO) is the regional multi modal transportation planning body for Topeka and Shawnee County, Kansas.

 Topeka, KS
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Joined July 2016
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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.
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KDOT announces early phases of Polk Quincy Viaduct project to begin this summer. bit.ly/3qL0NYT @cityoftopeka
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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/…
Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA

Separated Bike Lanes Means Safer Streets, Study Says — Streetsblog USA

Cities that build protected lanes for cyclists end up with safer roads for people on bikes and people in cars and on foot, a new study of 12 large metropolises revealed Wednesday.

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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
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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
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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/201…
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95% of ped/bike crashes result in injury or death. 13% of all crash fatalities are pedestrian.
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The MTPO public meeting is today from 11 am to 1 pm and 5-7 pm in the Holliday Building at 620 SE Madison St. We hope to see you there!
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We are headed to @cityoftopeka open house for transportation safety as representatives to the metropolitan planning organization to participate in the Public Information process for project selection. We belong to 6 MPOs across the state, helping plan metro transportation dollars
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Don’t forget to check out the city’s transportation safety plan 8/31 @ the Holliday building at either 11 or 5!!! facebook.com/events/27998227…
Topeka MPO Transportation Safety Plan Open House in Topeka, KS on Jul...

Topeka MPO Transportation Safety Plan Open House in Topeka, KS on Jul...

Event in Topeka, KS by Topeka, Kansas MPO on Tuesday, July 31 2018

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NACTO Releases Guidelines for the Regulation and Management of Shared Active Transportation As shared dockless bikes and scooters proliferate on city streets, our new guidelines aim to ensure the best outcomes for the public 👉 nacto.org/2018/07/11/shared-…
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A flashing yellow light will be in effect at the 4-70 and Fairlawn intersection beginning July 9th. Please review the following information on how a flashing yellow light works. Contact the traffic engineer at 785-368-3842 with any questions.
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Mayor De La Isla proclaims May as Bike Month. Bike Week will be May 14-18 with Bike with the Mayor Day on May 15. #TopekaCityCouncil
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A primary reason why #speed is a major focus of the @CityofDenver's #VisionZero Action Plan: the data demands it. bit.ly/2C8N5XB
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#tbt Check out these street cross-sections from @cityoftopeka! Estimated to be from the 1920s or 1930s. TDG is excited to be working on the next #CompleteStreets manual for #Topeka. Hopefully this work will age as well as its predecessor!
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Take the @placesforbikes Community Survey to make biking better where you live. peopleforbikes.org/community…
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$2.4 million grant helps connect trails throughout Shawnee County ow.ly/6vHy30ghhAt
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Another study shows what should be obvious by now: higher quality bike infrastructure means higher safety results planetizen.com/node/92716?ut…
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The City of Topeka recently received a grant for our Bike-ways Phase 3 program! This will add 8 more miles of bike safe streets to our city #Topekaproud youtube.com/watch?v=eDepP2Mt…
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Bikers and cars have to share the road. Find out about Topeka's bike-way systems and how to be safe on the road with this short video. youtube.com/watch?v=koziN6kb…
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Thanks to our Topeka Bikeways supporters for donations to complete 13 more miles of additional bikeways. Making Topeka a bike friendly city
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