Last updated: 3rd April 2008

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The PedNet Team	Five Great Reasons: Bicycle commuting will keep you fit and so much more!
Ian Thomas	Candidates on the Record: PedNet questions candidates for School Board and Council Elections
Fred Schmidt	Mayoral Candidates: Their responses to PedNet's questions
Chip Cooper	The PedNet Project and The PedNet Coalition Working together to promote active travel in Columbia
Ian Thomas	To Pave or Not To Pave? A look at both sides of the argument
Bob Kauffman	The Shakespeares' PediCab Take a ride around the District in style
Kate Finley	Durango, Colorado Pictures of a nice bike/ped network
Kevin Helliker (Wall Street Journal)	The Cycling Commute Gets Chic To encourage biking, cities add paths, racks and lockers; to shower or not to shower?
Stacia Reilly and Ian Thomas	"Why Do YOU Do It?" PedNet, Health Department, and Boone Hospital partner in social marketing campaign
Fred Schmidt	City Council Candidates: Their responses to PedNet's questions
From "Nutrition Action Health Letters"	The Hazards of Inactivity: Consult your doctor before starting a program of sedentary behavior!!!"
Franz Gimmler	$25,000,000 Pilot Program: Summary of the December Summit Meeting in Washington D.C.
PedNet Board, Staff, and Volunteers	Point of View Document: PedNet's Position on How to Implement Columbia's $25 Million Pilot Program Grant
Chip Cooper	After the Voting: PedNet's Response to the November Sales Tax Election Results
Bill Coates	Advocacy in Arizona: Progress Being Made by Elected Officials
Fred Schmidt and Robert Johnson	Bicycle Commuting: A Practical Guide to Getting Started
Fred Schmidt	Running on Range Line: Danger and Difficulty for Pedestrians on One of Columbia's Main North-South Streets
Alma Hopkins	Fuel for Fitness: Letter to Columbia Board of Education on School Nutrition
Troy Balthazor	Election Special: Candidates for City Council and Board of Education Answer PedNet's Questions
Frederick Schmidt	Crossing Stadium Boulevard: How to get to the Mall by foot, bike, or wheelchair
Andres Duany, Elizabeth Plater-Zyberk, and Jeff Speck	Building New Roads: Why it doesn't ease congestion
Jan Weaver and Steve Kullman	Winter Hiking: The beauty of nature and a reconnaissance report
Amahia Mallea	Bear Creek Village: An urban conservation development in Columbia
RAND Corporation	Sprawl and Health: Study finds link between suburban sprawl and chronic health ailments
Charles Schmidt	Urban Sprawl: The New Manifest Destiny?
Coalition for a Healthy and Active America	Walking: Simple Steps to Fight Childhood Obesity
Associated Press	New York Times article: Driving Longer Means Larger Waists
Amahia Mallea	Citizen Sidewalk: Sidewalks Perform More Functions Than You May Think
Guijing Wang, PhD et al	Cost Analysis of the Built Environment: The Case of Bike and Pedestrian Trails in Lincoln, Neb
Coalition for a Healthy and Active America	Creating Active Environments: ... for Active Lifestyles
Associated Press	Speed Bumps: ... Cut Injury Risk to Kids, Study Says
St. Louis Post-Dispatch	Walking School Buses: Two Stories about Active Transportation in St. Louis
Troy Balthazor	Election Special: Candidates for Mayor Answer PedNet's Questions about Bike/Ped/Wheelchair Facilities
Grant Elementary Students	Posters, Poems, and Raps: "Why I Like to Walk and Ride My Bike"
Allie Gassmann	Russell Elementary School: New Fitness Committee is Getting the Kids Moving
Sara Semelka	A Broader Broadway: Plan intends to remove tough turns for a nearby apartment complex and add sidewalks for pedestrians (Columbia Missourian story)
Chip Cooper and Ian Thomas	Street Standards: The Case for Bike/Ped/Wheelchair-Friendly Street Standards
Henry J. Waters III	Street Standards: Let’s go for a new approach (Columbia Daily Tribune editorial)
Indiana, PA Correspondent	Walking School Buses: Getting popular in Pennsylvania
Kansas City Star Correspondent	Dick Kellenberg: An Early Pioneer of Trails in Kansas City
Meg Milanick	Traffic Safety in School Zones: Parents at Grant Elementary School are taking action
Peter Freidin	Condition of Sidewalks: Impact for People with Disabilities
Amy Gundy	Existence of Sidewalks: Impact for Children Walking and Biking to School
Sarah Lang	Russell Property: A city park with bicycle and pedestrian connectivity?
Rep. Kenny Hulshof	Federal Transportation Funding: An acknowledgement letter showing strong support of bike/ped funding
Kathryn Jones	Developing Convenient Communities: Mayor says city should encourage developers to set asie land for neighborhood businesses (Columbia Missourian article)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency	School Siting: Travel and Environmental Implications
B.B.C. Web Site	United Kingdom story: Experiments in Bicycle Commuting
Jenn Day	Bicycling Safety: Cyclists complain of poor conditions (Columbia Missourian article)
Ian Thomas	Walk Your Child to School: Join millions of families across the world on Wednesday October 8, 2003
Cathy Kightlinger	A Pedestrian- and Cyclist-Friendly Downtown: Indianapolis contemplates a new emphasis for its transportation infrastructure
Elke Boyd	A Comparison with Europe: Comments on the economics of walkability and bikability
Mayor Darwin Hindman	Federal Transportation Grants: The "local" perspective on the importance of grants for bike/ped infrastructure
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation writers	Public Health Crisis: How our culture has created a ticking timebomb
Associated Press	Type 2 Diabetes: Urgent action needed to avoid a national epidemic
Amahia Mallea	Biking Home from School: 1,500 miles from Columbia to western Minnesota
Mike Snyder	Stephens Lake Park: Spring 2003 update on plans and developments
Ian Thomas	Active Living by Design: Columbia partnership shortlisted for public health grant
Troy Balthazor	City Council Candidates: Their answers to PedNet's questions
Tom Lafontaine	Physical Fitness: Survival of the Fittest
Amahia Mallea	Columbia, MO: Planning for alternative transportation recommended
Kerry Haller	Arrow Rock, MO: A new trail from Arrow Rock to the Big Muddy
(WebMD)	Philadelphia, PA: Places for kids to be physically active
Katherine Shaver	Washington, DC: Officials, Cyclists Push Pedaling for Commuters
Ian Thomas	London, UK: Car tolls in the British capital
Ian Roberts	The Mid-East: "Avoiding dependence on foreign oil" (reproduced from the British Medical Journal)
Mayor Darwin Hindman	Activity and Recreation Center: Columbia's new public recreation center opens its doors
Dana Battison	The Intersection: Background about the community center project that will host Cycle-Recycle 2003
Ian Thomas	The University Recreation Trail: Correspondence from PedNet members about the closed trail
Ian Thomas	The Intersection: New youth center will be the site for Cycle-Recycle 2003
Ian Thomas	The University Recreation Trail: More correspondence about the trail closure
David Crawford	Neighborhood Design and Health: "Population strategies to prevent obesity" (reproduced from the British Medical Journal)
Tim Torma	Smart Growth Awards: A newsletter from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Chip Cooper	Model Street Standards: Some proposed street designs for Columbia
Ian Thomas	The University Recreation Trail: Dismay about two-year closure of popular trail
Dave Bedan	Scott Boulevard: "Thanks for the new sidewalks"
Paul Mohr	Kansas City: A review of trail developments from a departing public employee
Troy Balthazor	PedNet has the Plan: Strong support for PedNet from the Services for Independent Living
Ian Thomas	PedNet wins Award: Services for Independent Living recognizes PedNet for efforts in making community accessible to people with disabilities
John O'Neil	Some Streets are Made for Walking: Research into the relationship between neighborhood design and how much residents walk (New York Times)
Ian Thomas	Design Visualization: A new high-tech approach to presenting transportation options
Ian Thomas	Trails in Minnesota How community activism created extensive alternative transport corridors in the northern state
Dave Bedan and Terry Skinner	Bike/Ped Sites: Where to find what you need to know on the web
Ian Thomas	Proposition B: One group's efforts to use the tax to benefit alternative transport
Terry Skinner	Bicycle Commuting: What you need to know before you go
Ellen Thomas	Multimodal Commute: How one commuter made it to work in Bike-Walk-Wheel (and Bus!!) Week
Ian Thomas	Biking to School How two 7th-graders made it to school in Bike-Walk-Wheel Week
Chip Cooper	An Appeal for Help: ... In catching MKT Trail attackers
Judy Knudson	Reflections on Bike-Walk-Wheel Week: More than 700 Columbians take part
Ian Thomas	Reflections on Cycle-Recycle: More than 120 bikes donated to new homes
Mark Haim	Earth Day 2002: "One People, One Earth, One Future"
Chip Cooper	Model Street Standards UPDATE: The "teeth" are back in Columbia's "CATSO 2025" long-range transportation planning document
Ian Thomas and Chris Walthall	"Cycle Recycle:" More than 60 bikes donated in one week!
Scott Williamson	Pedways in Columbia: A high-schooler's perspective
Dana Fedenia	Walk/Run for Physical Fitness: Spring schedule for the Mayor's Council's walk/runs
Ian Thomas	"Cycle Recycle:" Recycle an old bike and everybody wins!
Judy Knudson	Bike/Walk/Wheel to Work Week: The Mayor's Challenge organizes a weeklong event
Terry Skinner	Bear Creek Trail Dedication: Large crowd shows up for trail opening
Roy Settle	Ruby Tuesday, inc: Corporation moves headquarters to be close to trail system
Craig van Matre	Wheelchair, Bike Lanes Won't Cost Developers: Reproduction of Columbia Daily Tribune article
Caryn Giarratano	Elaine Brady: Widow of cyclist Mike Brady, killed by careless driving
Darwin Hindman	The Mayor's Challenge: Bike, wheel, or walk to work (at least once a week).
Chip Cooper	Model Street Standards: Proposed new standards for Columbia include pedways
Mike Leahy	Diana Bend and Eagle Bluffs: New trails by the Missouri River (excerpts from a Department of Conservation grant application)
Shanna Swan	Columbia Needs Better Bike Facilities: Copy of a letter to the Columbia Missourian
Jane Addison	Mandatory Open Space: A new law for the city of Columbia?
Tom LaFontaine	Averting Middle-Age Weight Gain: Report on a new study from Europe
Chip Cooper	Bicycle/Pedestrian Coordinator for the City of Columbia: Copy of an open letter to the City of Columbia Council
Unknown Source	Congressman Earl Blumenauer: Introduction of the Bicycle Commuter Act.
Terry Skinner	Congressman Earl Blumenauer: Statements in favor of cycling in the U.S. House of Representatives.
Leigh Nutter	Trail Safety: How to have fun and stay safe on the trail.
Vernon Forbes	Lenient Sentencing: Driver of the vehicle that killed Mike Brady has license revoked for 12 months.
Kevin Keith	MoDOT's Vision 2000: An essay about planning.
Chris Smith	LightGuard Crosswalk Warning System: New Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) wording makes the LightGuard System an acceptable standard.
Chip Cooper	The Year Ahead: The PedNet Coalition's objectives for 2001.
Ian Thomas	The Year in Review: The PedNet Coalition's achievements in 2000.
Ian Thomas	Draft 2 PedNet Map: PedNet Backbone is the first phase of the PedNet Implementation Plan
Terry Skinner	Alternative Transportation Fair: An afternoon of flip-down skates, electric scooters, and hybrid-fuel cars.
Barbara Hoppe	Stephens Lake: 100 acres of beautiful downtown parkland goes on sale.
Leigh Burkhalter	The Park Patrol: A volunteer organization dedicated to keeping the MKT Trail safe and pleasant.
Chip Cooper	Metro 2020: The PedNet Coalition's proposal to the public hearing on the City of Columbia's Metro 2020 planning document.
Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health	Letter of Support: Copy of letter of support for PedNet from Mayor's Council on Physical Fitness and Health to the Columbia Daily Tribune.
Gary Ristow	Pedways in Denmark: Photographs and information about the labyrinthine trail network of Holbaek, Denmark.
Melinda Hemmelgarn, MS, RD	Sit Less, Move More: Our Health Depends on It: PedNet will help to prevent health problems resulting from lack of exercise (reproduction of Columbia Tribune's Food Sleuth article, May 17th, 2000).
Susie Stephens	The World Meets in Amsterdam to Talk Bikes: A personal perspective on Velo Mondial 2000.
Joseph Sandone	An Argument for Bicycle Commuting: For many reasons, bicycle commuting is a good thing (student dissertation).
Press Release	The American Discovery Trail: Between April, 2000 and June, 2001, the 6,356 mile, coast-to-coast American Discovery Trail will be celebrating opening ceremonies at sites across the country, including Columbia.
Terry Skinner	Springtime in Columbia: At this time of year, Columbians turn to outdoor recreation. This year, the selection of walking, wheeling, and cycling trails has increased.
Christy Welliver	Access for Wheelchairs: Christy Welliver, President of the Columbia Disabilities Commission, endorses PedNet on behalf of Columbians with disabilities.
Chip Cooper	"Slow and Sound Warning:" The trails of Columbia are used by the entire cross-section of our community, including children and the elderly. In the interest of safety, cyclists should travel at a reasonable speed.
Ian Thomas	The "Redway" System of Milton Keynes: In the late 1960s, a new city was established about 50 miles from London, England. Plans for the infrastructure included a 160-mile network of dedicated paths for pedestrians, cyclists, and wheelchair users.
Chip Cooper	PedNet Mission Statement: The PedNet Coalition's original mission statement (formerly on this site as "About PedNet").