Katy Trail poll on Mo.gov website
- + Check out the State of Missouri Website to participate in a poll about your favorite fall activity on the Katy Trail! To vote, go to www.mo.gov, scroll down the left hand side of the screen, and click...
Discussion started 10/25/2012 12:12 PM by Dawn Fredrickson, Katy Trail Coordinator - 27 replies (last reply by Gary at 11/20/2012 12:35 PM)Dawn Fredrickson, Katy Trail Coordinator on 10/25/2012 12:12 PM
Check out the State of Missouri Website to participate in a poll about your favorite fall activity on the Katy Trail! To vote, go to www.mo.gov, scroll down the left hand side of the screen, and click on your favorite activity.
MidSouth from Rogersville, MO on 10/25/2012 01:07 PM
Get out and vote!
Anonymous on 10/25/2012 02:55 PM
Looks like there are lots of horse-riders who vote.
Anonymous on 10/25/2012 03:20 PM
Probably a lot of hanging chads in that group.
Animus on 10/25/2012 08:20 PM
It appears that some have voted early and often!
Darrell from Jefferson City, Mo. on 10/25/2012 08:41 PM
So horses being allowed on the section between Tebbetts and Portland really was the proverbial "hoof in the door" for the rest of the trail. Lovely!
Pam O from Independence on 10/25/2012 10:21 PM
I can't see how horses have 300 votes. In all the times I have been on the Katy on my bike I have seen two horses with riders and one pulling an Amish family. I think with that many votes, bikers would be dodging a lot of crap.
Stupid Poll from Fraudsville on 10/25/2012 11:12 PM
Yeah, lets put up a useless poll that lets anyone vote as often as they like.
Anonymous on 10/25/2012 11:21 PM
I agree the poll is absolutely worthless. Let's hope there is no one actually making any decisions based on this useless information.
Anonymous on 10/26/2012 04:52 AM
They opened up the Tebbetts to Portland section to horses on even less public participation. Who knew beforehand about that meeting at the trail to make that change, except the "in the know" horse people.
Call me an alarmist if it pleases you, but this pole is a bit odiferous. Scientific and useful other than appearance, it is not. But it is there for a reason.
PC from Over your shoulder on 10/26/2012 11:59 AM
Anonymous, the term "horse people" is very offensive, the correct term is "Equestrian Americans".
LesterJ from Jefferson City on 10/26/2012 02:37 PM
My favorite Katy Trail activity is rating B&Bs on the forum.
Figs from Olathe, KS on 10/26/2012 03:50 PM
Strangely, bicycling took a BIG jump.... it's just like voting in Haiti!! Vote often!
Bike Rider on 10/26/2012 04:00 PM
Google mo.gov, click on mo.gov website, vote, click back. Repeat 300 times, just like the 2 horse riders!
Gary from Near Tebbetts on 10/26/2012 08:40 PM
The refresh button is much more efficient - more votes with less clicks.
Bike Rider on 10/26/2012 09:46 PM
Now you tell me...after 532 clicks. Just kidding.
No to horses! on 10/26/2012 10:40 PM
I think we should all set up a certain time to all meet on the website for a "click party." It is amazing, while I was looking at the site the bicycling votes went up one percent.
Old pedal geezer on 10/27/2012 08:00 AM
I have over 2,000 miles on the trail and have never seen a horse and rider...yet they have over 660 votes. I would guess that 70-75% of the people I see on the trail are on bikes. The rest is people walking and jogging. All bike riders get your family and friends to vote.
No horse on 10/27/2012 07:13 PM
Looks like bicycles are a little ahead! Really, people come from all over the USA and around the world to bike the Katy. We don't need no stinking horses.
MidSouth from Rogersville, Mo on 10/28/2012 08:50 AM
I have also logged about 2000 miles on the Katy in the last 4 years and have yet to actually see a horseback rider, although I have seen where they have been...
No horsing around on 10/28/2012 08:56 AM
I don't know what the State of MO were thinking(actually not thinking) when they allowed horses on the Katy. It is about the only trail bicycles have in the state. And people come from around the world to ride the Katy. Bad decision MO. And I for one will not stop to get out of the way of a horse and rider. Human powered vehicles have the right of way. So go and poop on your own property horses!
No to horses! on 10/31/2012 11:21 PM
I just wanted to bring this thread back to the top of the page to make certain everyone remembers to vote. The one horseback rider continues to vote.
No to horses! on 11/01/2012 10:28 PM
The donkeys now have over 1,000 votes. I bet there has not been a dozen different horses on the trail in the past 3 years.
no horses on 11/02/2012 08:14 AM
I have been emailing bike riders from everywhere and urging them to vote. It looks like it is working. I am now going to contact bike associations to get their members to vote. Keep voting!
Jerry from Union, MO on 11/04/2012 08:11 AM
I am glad I checked the forum yesterday. Did not know about this since I had been out of town for a while. I and the group of about 40 riders I ride with have voted and will tell everyone we know to vote also.
Jerry from Union, MO on 11/06/2012 07:20 AM
This is a silly way to conduct a pole...you have to vote to see the results.
No to horses. on 11/11/2012 10:57 PM
The poll is still up and the one horse rider is still voting. I would love to see these numbers more reflect reality with the horse riders receiving less than 2% of the vote.
Gary from Near Tebbetts on 11/20/2012 12:35 PM
The Katy Trail poll has been replaced with a Favorite Thanksgiving Day Food poll. Sad to say "horse" is not a selection. :-)
airport metrolink
- + Anyone.... I have a trip planned and wondering if I can get my bike on the metrolink at the airport in St louis. I will be riding in from the Page st bridge trail head. I've looked at google and I'm c...
Discussion started 11/18/2012 12:42 PM by Jeff Crossley - 3 replies (last reply by Hank at 11/19/2012 07:07 AM)Jeff Crossley from Fort Worth Texas on 11/18/2012 12:42 PM
Anyone.... I have a trip planned and wondering if I can get my bike on the metrolink at the airport in St louis. I will be riding in from the Page st bridge trail head. I've looked at google and I'm comfortable with the street route I planned. Just not sure if the airport will let me access the metrolink carrying a bike in tow??
El Toro on 11/19/2012 12:07 AM
Haven't had any experience at the airport Metrolink, but it was no problem whatsoever just down the road at Handley Road Station. Took the train from there downtown and caught Amtrak back to Kansas City. Hope other cans give you specific answer about the airport.
Hank from New Haven, MO on 11/19/2012 07:03 AM
Yes, bikes are allowed on Metrolink. No problem.
Hank from New Haven, MO on 11/19/2012 07:07 AM
And at the airport too, sorry. I haven't done it but a friend has.
Rude HD punks
- + Fine food and OK service followed by rude HD folks, young and so very cool, that treated a handicapped person like crap--bout 40 on the deck sat and watched without even committing as Harley rider who...
Discussion started 11/18/2012 05:37 PM by Old Biker - 0 repliesOld Biker from Hazelwood on 11/18/2012 05:37 PM
Fine food and OK service followed by rude HD folks, young and so very cool, that treated a handicapped person like crap--bout 40 on the deck sat and watched without even committing as Harley rider who had blocked us off flipped off our handicapped son---losers!
Katy Trail beautiful in the winter
- + The Katy Trail is especially beautiful in the winter, no mosquitoes, not too hot.... winter specials at the B&B's Come visit anytime.
Discussion started 11/12/2012 08:58 PM by Joey Los - 5 replies (last reply by Don at 11/17/2012 04:39 AM)Joey Los from McKittrick on 11/12/2012 08:58 PM
The Katy Trail is especially beautiful in the winter, no mosquitoes, not too hot.... winter specials at the B&B's Come visit anytime.
Ray (webmaster) on 11/14/2012 08:19 AM
I try to avoid meddling in the forum, but I removed the rest of this discussion because it got needlessly nasty. Probably should have done the same thing with that "trail etiquette" discussion last week, but at least that thread has died down.
Not all comments here need to be positive, but let's try and keep it civil. Thanks to everyone for your contributions to the discussions.
Happy trails!
Don on 11/16/2012 02:29 AM
Oh, Ray you can censure us? Some of these strings are better than reality TV. How nasty did it get?
Ray (webmaster) on 11/16/2012 05:41 AM
Don, I really try to avoid censoring stuff until people start making personal attacks, etc. Coming on the heels of the "trail etiquette" thread from a couple weeks ago, my tolerance was pretty low.
You'll still find reality TV to be MUCH more entertaining for hair-pulling, nail-scratching, back-stabbing nastiness.
Darrell from Jefferson City, Mo. on 11/16/2012 06:19 AM
I'll take this Katy Trail comment forum everytime over bad acting by non-actors in TV programs being produced on a low budget, that reaps big budget advertising dollars.
Here, there are real people, with real comments about what they really think, ahhh, mostly. I'm all for keeping the nasty backbiting out, being respectful of others isn't "really" a sign of weakness, it's a sign of maturity.
I must say that some of my posts here have never seen the light of day, I get a little political, and I ain't too bright sometimes and for that, I thank you Ray. :)
Don on 11/17/2012 04:39 AM
You are correct in that many people are pretty excitable and you can push their buttons quite easily on this forum. I just thought it was a little unusual on the trail etiquette post that people can get really irritated, even removed on a forum, so quickly. Just think if they were in person. Not good. Thanks for being the referee and the sense of sanity, Ray.
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