The City of Topeka is Recognized as a Bronze Bicycle Friendly Community
The Metropolitan Topeka Planning Organization (MTPO) is in the process of updating the community’s 2012 Bikeways Master Plan.
Welcome to the City of Topeka’s bicycles page! Here you will find information on what the City is doing to be more bicycle friendly, projects that have been implemented, and how you can be involved in biking.
In 2011, the City commissioned a Bikeways study. This was completed in 2012 and adopted by the MTPO. This document guides the City on implementing bikeways infrastructure.
Bikeways Master Plan | Phase I Bikeways Map | Phase II Map
The City of Topeka was selected to be part of KDOT’s Transportation Alternatives (TA) Program for Phases I and II of the Bikeways Master Plan. A local match of 20% is required, and the remaining 80% of the total project cost will be reimbursed by KDOT. Phase I was matched with City funds, and Phase II was matched with privately fundraised money. Read about them here:
Phase I Award | Phase II Award
Bike lanes are now striped on SE 25th St at California! The work was done as part of the new Walmart development. This bikeways route will take you to Dornwood Park to the east and to the Landon Trail to the west. The rest of the route on 25th St will be installed in the Spring as part of Phase I.
The first stretch of sharrows has been laid in Topeka! With the completion of the construction on 4th Street Topeka starts its first steps in creating a bicycle network across the City. These sharrows run from Topeka Blvd west to Buchanan. The corresponding east route on 5th Street will have sharrows as well. Sharrows work as guides for bicyclists for a safer place to ride on the street, and help remind motorists to share the road. These sharrows were paid for with private funding from a citizen donor.
Learn more about sharrows.
Bike Counts
Thank you to all our volunteers who helped with our Bike/Ped Counts!
Be Safe!
In 2011, Governor Brownback signed into law the “3-Foot to Pass” rule, stating that motorists must give 3-ft of space when passing a bicyclist.
- Wear a helmet
- Wear reflective gear
- White light on front, red light on back
- Ride with the flow of traffic
- Follow all road/vehicle rules
- Don’t assume a car has seen you