ADVOCACY ALERT: Speak Up for the 2025 KCMO Budget!
Learn more about what’s in the proposed budget and make a plan to go to one of the three public meetings. It’s that time of year in KCMO: budget season! Each year, in February, the Office of Management and Budget releases a proposed budget for the fiscal year, starting May 1. Over the course of […]
2025 Policy Platform
As we turn the page to a new year, BikeWalkKC is continuing efforts to advocate for the policies, plans, and projects that make it safer and easier for people to walk, roll, and bike, and use public transit in the Kansas City region and beyond. Each year, we develop a policy platform. The policy platform […]
What’s a VRUSA and what does it say about Kansas and Missouri?
A new report compares Kansas and Missouri with four other Midwestern states. Walking, accessibility, biking, and transit saw considerable improvements in policy and funding with the adoption of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. An often overlooked piece of those legislative changes was the creation of a new document: the Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment (VRUSA, also […]
Is equitable enforcement possible?
How KCMO can limit harm and traffic violence with its Automated Enforcement Policy By Avery Jones, BikeWalkKC Community Organizer In the wake of rising concern with instances of police bias and violence within traffic stops, a growing number of city officials and transportation advocates alike have turned toward automated enforcement systems as the solution. Red-light […]
4 champions fighting for safer streets in the KC metro
A common phrase used at BikeWalkKC is that “Advocacy is a team sport.” What this means is that the progress that we make towards redefining our streets as places for people is not something that BikeWalkKC can do alone. It is often because of everyday people and champions in key positions that we’re able to […]
Survey says… protected bike lanes WORK!
By Tresa Carter, BikeWalkKC Director of Community Planning After years of advocacy, neighbors along Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard have a bit more room to breathe, thanks to safety improvements that slow down drivers and protect pedestrians and bicyclists from car traffic. “I’ve gone from actively avoiding the street to feeling like it’s a lovely addition […]
Safer streets and a survey for Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd
Remember when you helped us win city support for connected trails back in 2023? Thanks to everyone who talked to their neighbors, contacted their city leaders, came to a meeting, and/or signed a petition, the new protected bike and pedestrian infrastructure along Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd is ready to ride! The next step is evaluating how […]
Speaking Up for a Safer Troost Avenue
Learn more about what makes Troost Avenue dangerous and how we can make it safer for everyone. The recent crash that killed UMKC student Yuxi Wu reinforces that much of Troost Avenue is unsafe for pedestrians and other vulnerable road users. Here’s what we can do to push the city to make that corridor safer: […]
ADVOCACY ALERT: Stop bus route cuts in KCK!
Attend the Neighborhood and Community Development committee meeting on Monday September 30 at 5:00pm at City Hall (701 N. 7th Street, KCK 66101) to ask commissioners to preserve transit funding. Unified Government (UG) leaders are proposing cuts to two fixed routes in KCK to fill an anticipated budget shortfall: 18th Street, which runs from Quindaro […]
Niná’s 4 tips for getting stuff done
Niná (pronounced Nine-uh, and “No ‘Ms. Niná.’ It’s just Niná”) Whiteside-McCord won safer streets for her neighbors and the families served by schools in her neighborhood, but she didn’t do it alone. The redesign of a formerly complicated and dangerous intersection in front of the Ewing Marion Kauffman School just off of 63rd Street in […]