New for Bike Month 2013: ALL Metro buses have bike racks, including the small MetroFlex buses.
We love the bike n bus on the Main Street MAX. What do you think of the service?
Beware of Imposter Google Fiber Contractors
In a message for Par Electric Contractor working on the Google Fiber project in KC, we were alerted that there may be imposters asking folks for money up-front for various Google Fiber services.
“Around the neighborhood at 59th & Grand, a woman was approached by a man (Craig) that said he was working for Google and was an inspecting the lines for tree clearances so that the crew could pull the fiber. He told the home owner that it would cost them money up front before the fiber could be installed.”
Google Fiber has their own Tree crews hired by Par Electric Contractor and KCPL that clear the lines. They will never ask for money from the home owner. They will contact the homes ahead of time to let them know where they will be working, but there should be no fee to anyone other than Google for the installation of services, particularly in person, door-to-door.
If you have any question as to the legitimacy of a contract worker, contact your local Google Fiber Representative or Chester Jones, Par Electric Division 1 Google Project Assistant/Locator at 816-604-9494.
Many thanks to Redeemer Fellowship for organizing last Saturday’s Our Neighborhood, Our City cleanup! This is their follow-up video, with an appearance by our very own Stan Henry!
Traffic alert! A series of bridge and ramp improvements to highways around the Downtown area will begin as early as April 15 and run until December of this year. The first and most significant of these will be improvements to I-35 from 20th Street to State Line, which will close many of the exit and on-ramps and reduce 3 lanes of traffic to 2 going both north and southbound.
A full list of traffic impacts associated with this project:
- I-35 (both directions) will be reduced to 2 lanes from Cambridge Circle to the Downtown Loop from April 15 to Mid-December
- The On-Ramp from Broadway (near Penn Valley Park) to NB I-35 will be closed April 15 to Mid-December
- The On-Ramp from W. Pennway to SB I-35 will be closed April 15 to Mid-December
- The On-Ramp from Broadway (near Bartle Hall) to SB I-35 will be closed April 15 to Mid-December
- Parking lots under the bridge will be closed at times during construction
MoDOT has worked with Garmin and TomTom staff to ensure real time navigation reflects ramp closures and will help to route traffic around the closures. Additionally, there is a MoDOT Traveller Information App available for smartphones that will provide information regarding current and up-coming traffic impacts.
Download a map of downtown construction and a complete construction timeline and visit the Downtown Bridges website.
Tomorrow is election day! Educate yourself on the issues and vote vote vote! You can learn about Ballot items 1, 2, and 3 on the MidtownKCPost and listen to stories on Items 1 and 3 on KCUR.
(Image from the MidtownKCPost)
kcluvskc: More Than 70 Kansas City Restaurants Come Together To Donate Tomorrow, February 23, To Support JJ’s Restaurant
Greater KC Restaurant Association Brings Restaurants & Diners Together to Benefit JJ’s After February 19 Disaster With Ten Percent of Sales
Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association
Kansas City, Mo. – The Greater Kansas City Restaurant Association (GKCRA) is bringing together Kansas…
We’re lucky to have such a hard-working crew of Red Shirts! They’ve been out there the last two days helping you get where you’re going safely.
MainCor Business-to-Business Networking Luncheon
With the Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City’s Book Project
11:30 - 1:00pm
Thursday, February 21
The Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City (RIKC) exists to help those we serve achieve greater independence at home, school or work, and in the community. A comprehensive team of professionals provides the support, encouragement, knowledge, and skills needed to help individuals succeed in their rehabilitation process.
The Rehabilitation Institute of Kansas City has recently begun a recycling project that involves both reusing and recycling discarded books and employing people with disabilities. Partially funded by the Mid-America Regional Council’s Solid Waste Management District and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, this book de-binding project is the first of many social entrepreneurship projects beginning
at RIKC.
Come learn more about what others are doing to make Kansas City a better place! Click here for RSVP and location information.
Save the date! The Ribbon Cutting for The Whole Person’s new headquarters at 3710 Main Street - Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 5-7:00 p.m.
