Local Motion | Columbia, MO

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A great way to end our week 💜 Working with ou

A great way to end our week 💜

Working with our Neighborhood Leaders helps us engage with a larger part of the community in Columbia - people who use biking, walking, and the buses out of necessity to get where they need to go. This month we talked about community engagement and how we can best reach all people in Columbia, not just those that our current transportation system serves most.

We'll be having lots of community events in the coming months as a part of our CoMo Livable Streets campaign. How do you want to be engaged? A meeting at the library? Your church? At a local park event? Let us know in the comments below!🗣

This is Jackson Hotaling, who is about 5'9'', from

This is Jackson Hotaling, who is about 5'9'', from Missourians for Responsible Transportation standing next to a new pickup truck at Wabash Bus Station. Pickup trucks are nearly 1,256 pounds (32 percent) heavier than they were in 1990 and research from University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee found the share of pedestrian deaths involving trucks, vans, and SUVs has increased from 22 to 44 percent since the mid-1980s.

We can't change how trucks are evolving but we can change how we design our streets. That's why we need Columbia to adopt an updated streets design policy and the reason behind our CoMo Livable Streets Campaign. When streets are designed to be safe for people biking to work, walking to school, or taking the bus to the grocery store we know that they'll be safe for people driving, no matter the size of their vehicle.

Friday, May 20 is Bike to Work Day! 🚲 There ar

Friday, May 20 is Bike to Work Day! 🚲

There are many benefits from commuting to work on a bicycle. Here are a few:

▪ Physical fitness 🚴
▪ Smaller carbon footprint 🌳
▪ Save money on fuel costs 💸
▪ Explore a new part of town 🌎

So start planning a trip with your favorite coworkers this Friday to celebrate Bike to Work Day! Show us how you're enjoying Bike to Work Day this Friday by tagging us on social media @LocalMotionCoMo!

How do you get around Missouri without a vehicle?🤔

There are myriad alternative transportation options to reach communities across the state. For our June Let's Chat presentation, Jackson Hotaling, Missourians for Responsible Transportation Community Engagement Coordinator will highlight alternate transportation options he's used in Missouri.

Alternative transportation options such as bus and train service and trail infrastructure offer convenient and straightforward means for traveling between larger urban areas in the state. However, travel may look different in rural areas but intercity travel options exist there too. This presentation will cover how you can travel across the state without using a personal vehicle.

Sign up with the link to this Let's Chat with the link in our bio!

It’s the last day of our 20th anniversary of Bik

It’s the last day of our 20th anniversary of Bike, Walk & Wheel Week sponsored by @shelter_ins!

☀️Come out to the @columbiafarmersmarket before 12pm to visit us at our last event. We’ve got e-bikes and cargo bikes for you all to check out!☀️

We have one more event for you all to finish off o

We have one more event for you all to finish off our 20th anniversary of Bike, Walk & Wheel Week sponsored by @shelter_ins! 🚲🚶🧑‍🦽🚌

Tomorrow we have our Family Bike Demo at the @columbiafarmersmarket. Walk or bike to the Columbia Farmers Market! We'll be right outside the MU Health Care Pavilion with electric bikes, cargo bikes, and Strider bikes for kids. 😁

We'll also have experts from @cyclexcomo and @waltsbikeshop to help with quick bike repairs and discuss bike-commuting options. We hope to see you at our last event for #BWWW22!

🥞🥯🚴‍♂️Tomorrow is Breakfast Station

🥞🥯🚴‍♂️Tomorrow is Breakfast Station Day!!! 🥞🥯🚴‍♂️

Bike, walk, or take the bus to any of our Breakfast Station Day locations and enjoy some delicious foods & company 🎉

Come out from 7-9am at one of our locations:

🥞Ash/Aldeah intersection: Grassy field on the corner
🚍Flat Branch Park: 101 S. 4th St.
👩‍🦼Activity & Recreation Center: 1701 W. Ash St.
🍌One to One Print Shop: 1610 Paris Rd.
🚶‍♂️Lions-Stephens Park: 104 N William St.
🚴‍♂️MKT Trail - Forum Boulevard Access: 2701 Forum Boulevard
🥯Bus station: 126 N. 10th St.

Bike, Walk & Wheel Week T-shirts are free to parti

Bike, Walk & Wheel Week T-shirts are free to participants, on a first-come, first served basis this year! Stop by one of our events to snag one.

This is made possible thanks to our BW&WW 2022 T-shirt sponsor @onetooneprintshop! They print some of the coolest shirts we've seen, and their shop is really sweet (you can check it out during Breakfast Station Day sponsored by @simplesolutionsfitness)!👕

Shoutout to local artist, @adrienneeluther, for the design on our tees this year!💜

Check out the rest of the Bike, Walk & Wheel Week events sponsored by @shelter_ins with the link in the bio

Join us tonight for Gears, Games, & Grub! This is

Join us tonight for Gears, Games, & Grub! This is a new neighborhood-based event. We'll have a bike maintenance workshop offered by @waltsbikeshop, bike games for kids, and food and drinks!

Where? Worley Street Park, 503 W Worley St 🌳
When? 5:30-7pm ⌚

Come learn the basics of bike maintenance from expert bike mechanics. Ask the mechanics questions and get help with some quick fixes. We will also have bike games (bring your own bike or borrow one of ours!), kid-friendly park games, and food and drinks for everyone.

Gears, Games & Grub is sponsored by @dhdrugstore.

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