Links to other sites
New Links
Citizens protecting public health and safety against huge freight-handling facility in Gardner, Kansas
Long-time City Hall insider urges fellow City employees to tell the truth
Terrain.org -- A Journal of The Built & Natural Environments
Kansas City Design Center, promoting excellence in the design of the built environment
Live Roundabout Web Cam in Ontario, Canada
The Partnership for Safe Driving
Article about Michael J. Wallwork, engineer for the Friends of Red Bridge true-alternative study
Let’s Go KC Alliance for Transportation Choice
Not Ready For Prime BUZZ (a blog on the absurdities of KCMO city government)
Campaign for Better Transport (United Kingdom)
Roundabout Use Instructions by the City of Overland Park
“Ask Your Councilman” with John Sharp, covers the Red Bridge issue and many others
The South Metro Opposition Coalition
The Mayor’s Blog
Saint Louis' Great Streets Initiative
Smart Growth America
Scenic America
kcbike blog
Citizens Against Billboard Blight
Red Bridge Story Blog
Progressive Traffic Engineering Firms
Alternate Street Design, P.A. (Michael J. Wallwork)
Glatting Jackson
Livable Streets, Inc.
Smart Mobility, Inc.
Context Sensitive Solutions and
Context Sensitive Design (CSS & CSD)
CSS selected one of the Bright Ideas of 2006 (PDF file)
Article about CSD/CSS from Governing Magazine
Wikipedia entry for Context Sensitive Solutions
CSS in the news
CSD at the Federal Highway Administration
Comprehensive web site on CSS
Project for Public Spaces’ transportation page
Missouri state CSS profile
Keep up on what the City is doing regarding Red Bridge Road
Schedule for bidding and construction on the bridge Disclaimer: City-provided information is often innacurate and changes frequently.
Schedule for the road between Holmes and the bridge Disclaimer: City-provided information is often innacurate and changes frequently.
All City ordinances and resolutions related to Red Bridge Road
City Council & Operations Committee Proceedings
May 3rd, 2007 (Repeal of condemnation ordinance)
April 12th, 2007 (Passage of condemnation ordinance)
April 5th, 2007 (Delay of condemnation ordinance)
March 29th, 2007
March 7th, 2007
February 14th, 2007
January 8th, 2007 Red Bridge Panel
December 13th, 2006
November 29th, 2006
November 15th, 2006
Media and Blogs
The Kansas City Post
KCBike.info
Success story in Memphis, where CSS is taking hold.
KKFI, 90.1 FM. They have given a lot of coverage to the Red Bridge story.
Tony’s Kansas City on the City’s (ab)use of eminent domain
Tony’s on Red Bridge Road project
Trans Texas Corridor will terminate in Kansas City
Blog on K.C. political corruption
Newspaper article on the cycle of road building and increased traffic
The Catholic Key report on CCO meeting about Red Bridge Road
Mark Forsythe’s “My Town, My Take”
City Hall assault on local street artists
Blog of State Senator Jolie Justus
Traffic Engineering and Transportation Policy
Dom Nozzi’s Urban Design Principles
The newest thing: covered bridges
Print version of above article (with photos)
Modern roundabouts as a solution to traffic problems
So-called “functionally obsolete” bridges
Smartergrowth.net page on induced traffic
MARC Transportation Policy
Engineering and architectural firm Carter & Burgess's page on road design
Book: “Saving Historic Roads: Design & Policy Guidelines”
Book “Flexibility in Highway Design”
“The 27 Most Wasteful Road Projects in America”
1997 proposal for transportation funding
Strengthening America's Communities Panel Discussion (including Al Gore)
ISTEA and RTA
The Language of Traffic
National Public Radio story on Jane Jacobs
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Personal responsibility as a substitute for traffic rules
National Public Radio discussion of the above topic
Citizens’ Groups Around the USA
“S.A.V.E.” — Activists in S.E. Penn. area promoting Context Sensitive Design
A proposed beltway threatens natural and historic resources near Aurora, Illinois
Another giant road project, east of Saint Louis
Public Interest Groups
The Urban Society of Kansas City
Greater Kansas City Chapter of the National Audubon Society
Kansas City area chapter of the Sierra Club
Scenic Missouri
Scenic America
The Michigan Land Use Institute's “activist toolkit” page — A grassroots superstore!
Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance
Missouri Bicycle Federation
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
Local Chapter of Reclaim Democracy
Greater Kansas City Democracy for America.
Organization helping communities to become more walkable and more pedestrian friendly
Advocacy site for making streets friendlier to pedestrians, cyclists, bus riders, and motorists
Tactics used at public meetings
Project for Public Spaces
Kansas City Peak Energy Awareness: list of websites about “peak oil”
Local Information
KCMO Citywide Trails Plan
Jackson County Historical Society
Local Highway Webcams (K.C. Scout)
Red Bridge Road and Washington accident fatality legal settlement
Ruskin Heights Homes Association
Ruskin Heights Tornado Memorial
Star article focuses on one person’s role in the renewal of Ruskin Heights.
Santa Fe Trail remnants in Minor Park and their historical significance
Flood-prone areas (FEMA map of Red Bridge area)
Blue River Parkway Trails
Lakeside Nature Center
Kansas City Wildlands. Local conservation group
Bridging the Gap. Recycling information
Kansas City's City Charter states that any council member may be removed by recall
Missouri Sunshine Law
More on the Missouri Sunshine Law
