Fix a flat, adjust your brakes, and choose the right bike. BikeWalkKC's Smart Trips Summer Series for Women Only will help you learn the skills, tips, and tricks to bike safely and confidently for fitness, transportation, or recreation.   This session focuses on bike maintenance. Local female bike mechanics will teach basic skills like flat tire repair, brake adjustment, and proper helmet and bike fitting.   Suggested donation: $10.00. When: May 21st, 2013 5:30 PMWhere: BikeWalkKC Office 208 W. 19th St. Kansas City, MO 64108 United States

Share your ideas for improving transit service in South KC

Regional planners are finishing up a study of future transit options in the US 71 corridor, including commuter rail and bus rapid transit. This is your chance to learn about their proposals. Stop by any time to during the open house.

Location: Alphapointe Association for the Blind
7501 Prospect Avenue, Kansas City, MO 64132

Learn more about the US 71 transit study.

When: May 23rd, 2013 5:00 PM

Craft strategies to make your school, neighborhood or city a safer place for children to walk and bike to school.

Want to learn how to make it safer and more enjoyable for your children to walk or bike to school? This free workshop is a perfect opportunity to brainstorm ideas with your neighbors, gain some new tools for encouraging biking and walking, and making your neighborhood safer.

• Work with your neighbors on safe walking and biking strategies and start planning your own ideas!
• Brainstorm ways to improve pick-up and drop-off
• Learn about examples from other communities
• Discuss concepts like walking school buses, walk to school days and bike trains
• Suggest physical improvements like sidewalks and bike lanes
• Take part in a walking exercise to survey the current sidewalk conditions.

  Lunch will be served!   This workshop is supported by the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City. It will focus on the James Elementary community in the Indian Mound neighborhood, and it will equip you with knowledge, tools, and strategies to use in any school and any neighborhood.     Safe Routes to School Programs at BikeWalkKC
BikeWalkKC works with schools, teachers, parents, and communities across the metro area to make it safer and easier for kids to walk and bike to school. Kids that walk or bike to school get vital physical activity and arrive ready to learn. Learn more about our Safe Routes to School programs.   When: May 24th, 2013 9:00 AM through 03:00 PM Where: 6000 Wilson Avenue North-East Branch of the Kansas City Public Library Kansas City, MO 64123 United States

Build your skills and confidence riding on city streets    BikeWalkKC's Smart Trips Summer Series for Women Only will help you learn the skills, tips, and tricks to bike safely and confidently for fitness, transportation, or recreation.   This session will help you build up your street-riding confidence by improving your bicycle safety and handling skills. In addition to discussing traffic laws and safety tips, get first hand practice with a group ride!   Bring your bike to this session, or use Kansas City B-cycle with a free day pass.   Suggested donation: $10.00. When: May 28th, 2013 5:30 PM through 07:00 PM Where: BikeWalkKC Office 208 W. 19th St. Kansas City, MO 64108 United States

Get in the spirit of the 3rd Annual New Belgium Clips FIlm and Beer Festival. Our friends from Fort Collions are invading Bier Station in Waldo with a Tap Takover and a bike ride. Sample some unique craft brews, join New Belgium and BikeWalkKC folks on a casual bike ride, and get signed up to win the New Belgium cruiser bike we are giving away on June 6th.

Tuesday, June 4th
Bike Ride: 4:00 p.m.
Tap Takeover: 6:00 p.m.
Bier Station in Waldo
120 East Gregory Boulevard, KCMO 64114 (map/directions)

When: June 4th, 2013 4:00 PM

Brews, films, friends, and bikes!

Thursday, June 6th, 7:00 p.m.
Theis Park on the Brush Creek Trail
East 48th Street and Rockhill Road

Free Admission. Beer, food, soft drinks for sale.
Credit cards accept for beer, everything else is cash only.
Free valet bicycle parking for those who ride, thanks to the Sierra Club!

Bring a blanket, picnic basket, or camp chairs.  Kids are welcome and will have fun stuff to keep them occupied. Food will be available for sale from local restaurants.

Outside food is OK, but please no outside alcohol.

Win a famous New Belgium Cruiser Bike.  Buy tickets for a rare chance to win this famous bike, or join BikeWalkKC to increase your chances.

BikeWalkKC once again welcome's New Belgium Brewing Co. for the return of the New Belgium Clips Film and Beer festival. Bring the family and enjoy some unique craft beers, enjoy some great local food, and relax under the stars while watching one-of-a-kind short films.

Volunteers Needed
We are looking for 50 fun-loving and hard-working volunteers to help us make Clips a huge success once again. It's one of the most volunteer gigs around, and includes beer, food, and more. Volunteer now!

Check out www.clipsoffaith.com for more information and a sneak peak of the films to be shown on the 31st.

New Belgium Clips is a FUNdraiser for BikeWalkKC.  All proceeds from the event will help make the city a better place to walk and bicycle.

When: June 6th, 2013 7:00 PM

Local art and Tallgrass Brewery support local cycling community

June's installment of Handlebar Happy Hour joins the First Friday art openings in the Crossroads Arts District. Join us for the opening of a new bike-themed art exhibit, sample some brews from Tallgrass Brewery, and support the local cycling community. 

When: June 7th, 2013 5:00 PM