The first bike lanes in Newton will have a ribbon-cutting at 4:30 P.M. Thursday, October 6 on North Meridian Ave. in front of Corner Heights Church. Cyclist are invited to bring their bike and make an inaugural ride in the lanes. The lanes are on Meridian from First Street to Broadway there are part of a planned 43-mile network of lanes, multi-use paths and shared streets that is outlined in the Newton Bicycle Master Plan that can be found at newtonkanas.com.