Bicyclists may be familiar with Leawood’s North Loop, an 11-mile route designated by green wayfinding signs that guide cyclists along residential streets in the older part of the city while largely avoiding busy thoroughfares like 95th and 103rd streets.
Now Leawood is creating a similar-sized loop that will go south to 133rd Street, and it should be ready this fall. Part of the route follows the Tomahawk Creek Streamway Trail.
“To my knowledge, these recommended recreational riding loops are kind of unique in our metro,” said Brian Anderson, the city’s superintendent of parks. “(There are) lots of trails and bicycle lanes intended for commuting, but these loops — intended for recreational exercise — are a bit different.”
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