Double the summer fun with BikeWalkKC 🍓 🍓 June 2026 Newsletter (2 of 2)

Big thanks to past and present Education Program Instructors for telling their stories! Watch the full length video here

June 29 & 30 📆 Group learn-to-ride lessons for kids and adults

Want to learn how to ride a bike? Join us for a one hour group learn-to-ride class for youth and adults ages 5 and up. The class will be led by expert BikeWalkKC education instructors in a relaxed, encouraging setting. Our method does not utilize training wheels and teaches participants the basics of balancing, starting, stopping and steering a bike, as well as proper helmet fit and adjustment. 

▶️ June 29 - class with sessions at 4 and 5 p.m.

▶️ June 30 - class with sessions at 4 and 5 p.m.

Two more chances to ride from coffee grounds to playgrounds

Join a Grounds to 'Grounds ride this summer! These rides are designed to be a safe way for kiddos to gain on-street bike experience.

Parents can grab a coffee while a BikeWalkKC certified instructor leads a kid-centric safety overview. Then the guide will lead all parents and kids together to a nearby playground. All ages are welcome!

▶️ June 20 - McLain's NKC to Macken Park (North Kansas City)

▶️ June 27 - PH Coffee to the 🐐 Cliff Drive goats! (KCMO)

Aug. 23 📆 Bike Bus Info Night + Paint Party

Interested in starting a bike bus, but not sure where to begin? Let's talk about it!

Join us for our Bike Bus Info Night: bring your questions, meet other bike bus families, and get inspired. This will be a come-and-go event to fit in busy families' schedules, so you can stop by any time between 3-6 p.m.

🎨 Bring a t-shirt (or buy one from us when you register) and paint your own BIKE BUS gear at our spray paint station. 

Want more Bike Bus news, events, and stories? Subscribe to our Safe Routes to School mailing list to get more youth education and safety inspiration direct to your inbox. 

 

Live from Overland Park... it's Bike Share KC!

Thanks to the leadership and vision of Overland Park city council and staff, you can now rent Bike Share KC electric bicycles from six hubs located along the Metcalf corridor! Click here to learn more about locations and how to use BikeShareKC

Summer with Bike Share KC

Are you ready to take Kansas City by the handlebars? We have safety tips, maps, event calendars, and more to help you make the most of your ride. PLUS! Whether you're attending a World Cup match or fan event or just navigating a city buzzing with soccer fans, we have tips for riding bike share to big events!
🍨 Click here to get the scoop

Our Bike Share mailing list subscribers celebrated this news last week. Be the first to know next time when you subscribe!

 

Due June 30 📆 Overland Park Safe Streets Plan

The City of Overland Park is developing a Safe Streets Plan! This plan will identify where crashes happen, then use that information to prioritize safety improvements and make streets safer for everyone. Here's how you can help before the deadline on June 30:

✅  Take the survey to share how you get around Overland Park and what improvements would make it safer, and attend a pop-up event to give feedback and meet the project team!

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This spring, attorney Paul Anderson answered common questions about bicyclists' rights and responsibilities in our series, Rules of the Road with Popham Law. You can find the full set of questions and answers on our blog!

• Are bikes treated like cars or pedestrians?
• Do I have to stop at red lights, and how long do I have to wait?
• What should I do if I get hit by a car?
• Why do I need uninsured or underinsured motorist coverage?
• What do I do if a dog chases and bites me?
• What is a vulnerable road user (“VRU”)?

Paul Anderson is a trial lawyer at Popham Injury Law in Kansas City, where his practice focuses on representing people injured by dangerous drivers and unsafe road conditions. As an avid cyclist himself, Paul has successfully represented numerous cyclists and pedestrians harmed in motor vehicle crashes, giving him a deep understanding of both the legal issues and the real world challenges vulnerable road users face. He is committed to educating cyclists, drivers, and the broader community about safety, insurance, and accountability so that preventable injuries and deaths never occur in the first place. Popham Injury Law is a team of dedicated trial lawyers who represent injured victims, on a contingency-fee basis, in Kansas City and across the country, fighting to ensure they receive full and fair compensation.

Many thanks to Paul Anderson and Popham Law for sponsoring our adult bike education series this spring!

What we're reading

Dutch team scoops 17 bikes from KC shop. Is city ready for World Cup cyclists | “A big cultural difference will just be people who are visiting, who are more accustomed to motorists being more respectful of cyclists.” (Kansas City Star)

Riding a bus in the Kansas City area? Here's your guide to navigating the new fare system | Riders across the Kansas City metro, on both sides of the state line, will have to pay to ride the bus for the first time since 2020. But some residents will qualify for free or reduced fare. (KCUR)

Dangerous by Design | Missouri is among the top 20 deadliest states for pedestrians. From 2014-2024, other countries took decisive action and reduced pedestrian deaths dramatically. The U.S. made plans and crossed its fingers... resulting in more and more people dying on our roads. (Smart Growth America)