Back in 2017, Irene Dye started riding to school at Académie Lafayette’s Cherry campus at Armour and Cherry in Kansas City, Missouri. Neither Armour nor Gillham had any sort of bike lane yet, so she and her family rode neighborhood streets and sidewalks, and she locked her bike to a railing in the staff parking […]
Category Archives: KCMO Central-South
Feds fund transit, sidewalks, and trails across the Kansas City region
More than $50 million in RAISE grants awarded to KC area projects that will improve safety and connectivity for people walking, biking, and using transit.
Support the KCMO Vision Zero Action Plan!
Tell the City Council to take this critical step to protect vulnerable road users! The Vision Zero Action Plan will guide the city’s efforts towards eliminating traffic fatalities and serious injuries by 2030, and we need your help to ensure the City Council approves the plan. Click here to support the Vision Zero Action Plan! […]
It’s PIAC Application Season, KCMO!
Get funding for improvements in your neighborhood though PIAC. Deadline is August 31. The Public Improvement Advisory Committee (PIAC) receives applications for all manner of capital improvement projects each year. This is a key opportunity to ask for improvements to the built environment in your neighborhood, and can include projects that help with sidewalk and […]
Support the KCMO Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan!
UPDATE: City Council approved the Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan on Aug. 25, 2022! The new KCMO Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan (CPRP) will guide City Hall’s efforts to combat climate change. BikeWalkKC served on the steering committee to ensure transportation and mobility were fundamental parts of the plan, and we are now asking you […]
“It prevents me from being independent” Neighborhood walk auditors evaluate I-70 corridor with MoDOT and consultants
We often say that once you take a walk with BikeWalkKC, you can never just “go for a walk” again. Once you notice how street trees shade a neighborhood, or how uneven pavement makes a sidewalk unusable, you will always consider how our built environment either divides or connects our communities. This awareness will help […]
Join Us: Walk Audits for “Improve I-70 KC”!
Take part in a series of walk audits for the I-70 corridor on Friday, June 3! Third District Councilwoman Melissa Robinson, BikeWalkKC, the City of KCMO, Missouri Department of Transportation, TREKK Design Group, Parson + Associates and others are coming together to conduct a walk audit of the crossings along a key stretch of the […]
KCMO protected bike lane map approved by City Council
5 year plan and 2022 project list approved 11-2 by City Council
ADVOCACY ALERT: The Protected Bike Network plan hasn’t passed yet, and it needs your support
Update: The plan passed City Council on an 11-2 vote. Thank you to everyone who showed up at City Hall, sent an email, or made a phone call. Take action: Send an email to public.testimony@kcmo.org and to your councilmembers with “Support Ordinance 220318” in the subject line to share why a network of protected bike […]
It’s Here! Learn More about the KCMO Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan
The City of Kansas City, Missouri has released a draft of the update to the Climate Protection and Resiliency Plan (CPRP) to the public! Click here to check out the draft. The plan is meant to guide the city towards a path of greater sustainability and resilience in the face of a rapidly-changing climate. There […]