- 2012 Budget Hearings
- 2015 City Policy Agenda
- 2015 KCMO Elections
- About MidtownKC Walks
- Action Alert: Save federal funding for walking and bicycling
- Armour Boulevard Traffic and Parking Study
- BikeWalkKC position on Streetcar extension to the riverfront
- City Council Listening Events
- Dear Mayor postcards
- Guidelines for group rides in Prairie Village and Mission Hills
- Issue Paper: Missouri Transportation Sales Tax - Bicycle and Pedestrian Issues
- Questions 1-2-3: Join the Healthy, Sustainable Neighborhoods Coalition
- Route 92 Centennial Bridge
- Safe Streets KC
- Speak up for walking and biking in the KCMO budget
- US 69 Bridges over the Missouri River
- Where Should The Bike Lanes Go?
Advocacy Blog Posts
Road builders push back against sidewalk and bike lanes in the infrastructure bond
Heavy Constructors and Councilwoman Shields argue for roads, roads, and more roads – while community members ask for sidewalks, sidewalks, and more sidewalks.
Polling shows strong public support for city-funded sidewalk program in the infrastructure bond
Opinion polling for the city’s proposed $800 million infrastructure bond shows that 72% of people would be more likely to vote yes if it included a city-funded sidewalk program that shifted the financial burden off of homeowners. This is second only to improving the condition and safety of the city’s existing streets and bridges. Current […]
Grand Boulevard bridge re-opens with bike lanes and wider sidewalks, but the rest of Downtown bike network is in limbo
New bridge over I-670 is a great Complete Street for everyone, but long-planned bike lanes connecting the bridge to the rest of Downtown are hit with yet another delayed.
OP Councilman criticizes bike plan
Overland Park 4th Ward Councilman Terry Goodman was recently quoted in the Blue Valley Post criticizing the City’s bike plan and investment in new bike lanes. In 2015 Overland Park adopted the region’s most ambitious on-street bike plan, and has been moving rapidly to implement it. While the plan is ambitious, it is also very […]
Roeland Park Walks, Bikes, and Plans for the Future
Bicycling and walking education has taken a giant step forward in Roeland Park, Kansas starting with some of the littlest of feet. On October 5th, Roesland Elementary had close to 350 participants in the International Walk to School Day event, where students, parents, PTA members, city officials and residents met at the Roeland Park City […]
Protected bike lanes coming to KC
Neighborhood support wins remake of Armour Boulevard in Midtown with road diet, protected bike lanes, and new crosswalks. Last weekend KCMO Public Works unveiled plans for the city’s first protected bike lanes on Armour Boulevard in Midtown. The new design coming in 2017 will create one-way protected bike lanes or cycletracks on each side of the […]
KCMO Councilman Jermaine Reed rides with our East High School Bike Club
Councilman Jermaine Reed (3rd District) recently joined the students in our East High School Bike Club on a fun bike ride to the 18th & Vine Jazz District. The kids had a great time meeting a city leader and talking with him about how to make take it safer for the students walk and bike […]
Kansas City’s first bike-specific traffic signal
KCMO Public Works recently installed the city’s first bike traffic signal at 11th and Main Downtown, and is hosting a public demo Friday morning at 10:00 am. Bike signals are increasingly common in the US as a way to give cyclists a separate phase in the traffic lights at intersections. KC’s first bike signal is […]
Pilot program with Operation Breakthrough combines bike safety with leadership
BikeWalkKC recently partnered with Operation Breakthrough to pilot a program that combined our Youth Ambassadors curriculum and their Leadership Class. The 6th through 9th graders worked on safe cycling practices, bike maintenance skills, and learned the importance of advocacy within communities. The nine students that met criteria based on attendance and participation even got to […]
The Star publishes two perspectives on the region’s bike progress
This week the Kansas City Star offers two views on the region’s progress to improve biking. First, the Northland and Johnson County editions feature several local cyclists, several options for folks to join a group ride or neighborhood bike community, and some promising progress in cities like Shawnee and North Kansas City. 816 North and […]