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Rail Creek Park Call-To-Action

If you haven't heard, Rail Creek Park has hit a snag with the Shawnee City Council, and it's at risk of being passed over for a visitor center at Old Shawnee Town.

There are a group of cyclists mobilizing on Monday, June 8, for the next Shawnee city council meeting. Cyclists of all ages are encouraged to attend and wear their helmet into the council chambers at Shawnee City Hall.

If you'd like to make a public comment during the meeting, you can sign up to do so at this link: https://cityofshawnee.civicweb.net/Portal/MeetingInformation.aspx?Org=Cal&Id=10201.

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We are less than $200 from our league goal and the Trailblazers have raised over $1100. Just a couple of days left. We'd love to welcome more folks on the ride to support youth cycling and mountain biking in JoCo. Can you pitch in $10? https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgiving.kansasmtb.org%2Fpage%2Ftrekfundraiser2026%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHoFZ3yv4immxcYYLUyAWayzFOWeCsiK4lO1R3MVDfpLVB4pBkRJmwnNLjOLq_aem_4qc_nVTEyFAuouXvQ449hg&h=AUBfXwFJfqvYhCbj8aKkp8kitGc8whDT_3z-8BAmejNklOeDWcKrQQfLLtq-vBG1echGSbuMi0HqnP3o2zG0Ou9YkF-pA2Sm_1LTqWhoLXAHYvB4JquJwcrBzI6515_QJUk4HgngnRsNKw&__tn__=%2CmH-y-R&c[0]=AUBhe7qvPOL04PB2hSocVlQsfXCdep7Wj5lbI4oq0SraP1sxhN2DwSeO0w7xHnqGV4lSL22zbfAEVTQuJg7CyL3GfnCElTFk5PGbJf7pFq1WspHfUHVrEmLoZBkcqqxruYpSnqWXmP4L0-BbgAvemUVaGhZaKP-LYalbXZaW7erzz2sQnj10EtAPD9pE0J8NZq9f4k8iIoJ5HsOakLRRDghttps://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fgiving.kansasmtb.org%2Fpage%2Ftrekfundraiser2026%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHoFZ3yv4immxcYYLUyAWayzFOWeCsiK4lO1R3MVDfpLVB4pBkRJmwnNLjOLq_aem_4qc_nVTEyFAuouXvQ449hg&h=AUBfXwFJfqvYhCbj8aKkp8kitGc8whDT_3z-8BAmejNklOeDWcKrQQfLLtq-vBG1echGSbuMi0HqnP3o2zG0Ou9YkF-pA2Sm_1LTqWhoLXAHYvB4JquJwcrBzI6515_QJUk4HgngnRsNKw&__tn__=%2CmH-y-R&c[0]=AUBhe7qvPOL04PB2hSocVlQsfXCdep7Wj5lbI4oq0SraP1sxhN2DwSeO0w7xHnqGV4lSL22zbfAEVTQuJg7CyL3GfnCElTFk5PGbJf7pFq1WspHfUHVrEmLoZBkcqqxruYpSnqWXmP4L0-BbgAvemUVaGhZaKP-LYalbXZaW7erzz2sQnj10EtAPD9pE0J8NZq9f4k8iIoJ5HsOakLRRDg

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We learned yesterday at the Shawnee city counsel committee meeting that the Rail Creek Park project - a unique to the metro bike-centric city park - has been left out of the 2027 budget and removed from the 10 years capital improvement plan.

Rail Creek Park was a multi-phase project to create a city park, a permanent residence for Donderdag! Youth Cyclocross Clinics with a world class cyclocross course, and a National Interscholastic Cycling Association caliber mountain bike trail. To many people, this is the kind of quality of life project that the City of Shawnee, KS Government should be investing in for its future. Not that this should be the highest priority, but that it is worth making a priority.

Engaging youth outside of a screen to ride bikes, enjoy nature with their friends, learn life-long skills, pays dividends back to the community for generations. This is why the City has already made investments in pool, sports fields, over 1000 acres of parks, and other amenities. It is also why so many people were enthused about the prospect for a transformative park project in western Shawnee.

While the Rail Creek Project is not dead as the result of being shelved, it won't survive unless the residents of Shawnee speak up and show up. An opportunity to encourage the City Council to place the Rail Creek Project on the 10 years CIP will come around again in July. Please contact the City Council and Shawnee Parks and Rec to express your support to keep this project in the City's long term plans.

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We would love to see all the families with kids who ride bikes and are looking for more opportunities to do so safely throughout the City to show up in July, bikes in tow, to support the future of youth cycling in Shawnee.

Rail Creek Rail Creek Park has long been envisioned as a bike-centric park and, above all, a park that serves the City of Shawnee. Resident surveys done to help create the city’s Achieve Shawnee Comprehensive Plan showed that bike facilities and multi-use trails were a top priority, and the City is respondin...

End of season clean up, small repairs, cleaning and thinking about next year🤔

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We'd love your help getting more kids on bikes. Every donation helps!

We’re nearly half way to our fundraising goal with only a few weeks left to make it happen. Let’s keep the momentum building and see if we can make it to $10,000 by the end of the Snake Farm Showdown!

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Here’s how you can help spread the word:
👉🏼 share this post!
👉🏼 tag a friend you want to ride bikes with!
👉🏼 text 3 people you know and share what NICA means to you
👉🏼 throw up a flyer at your local bike shop and community spaces (come find us this weekend if you need one - we’ve got you!!)

We are big believers in the transformative impact of bicycles. We’re building confidence through skill development that involves the whole family. We’re giving back through trail work and advocating for accessibility and time spent in the outdoors! Thank you for your continued support of our league. Every dollar counts, and we couldn’t do it without hundreds of hands and hearts coming together to make it happen.

Our third race of the season is this weekend in Louisburg. Let's ride!

Good luck to Trailblazers team member Zaina, who is competing at the USA Cycling Cyclocross Nationals tomorrow in Fayetteville, Arkansas.