As many have seen in the media recently, the new KCMO Bike Master Plan has been delayed at City Council because it has become a political fight pitting biking against housing. This is a false choice based on a great deal of misinformation about the supposed $400 million that could be better spent on something […]
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VIDEO: KCMO City Council Candidate Forum
On Monday, May 20, BikeWalkKC and the Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance (KCRTA) hosted a forum for the candidates of the KCMO City Council. The event took place in the Truman Forum Auditorium at the Plaza Branch of the Kansas City Public Library. The event was sponsored by TranSystems. NOTE: Due to technical difficulties, we […]
PRESS RELEASE: Two children hit in KCMO
Two children were hit in two separate crashes that occurred within minutes of each other on Sunday, May 19. Around 3:45 pm, a 5-year-old girl was crossing the street at East 40th Street and Wayne Avenue when the driver passed a stopped vehicle and struck her. Less than 5 minutes later, another child was hit […]
RideKC Bike chosen as official operator in KCMO pilot program
E-Bikes and, coming soon, scooters are part of project Today, RideKC Bike was announced as part of the next phase of the City’s dockless shared use mobility program. Look for more RideKC Bike e-bikes on the streets of KC in the coming weeks, and soon the addition of scooters. The City of Kansas City, MO interim dockless program started […]
PRESS RELEASE: Pedestrian struck near Brookside Art Annual
A pedestrian was struck by the driver of a vehicle near the Brookside Art Annual. The crash occurred on Friday, May 3, about a block away from the event. The pedestrian was crossing Meyer Boulevard at Brookside Boulevard when they were struck. There was no word on the identity of the victim or their condition. […]
PRESS RELEASE: Pedestrian dies following hit-and-run in KCMO
A pedestrian in Kansas City, Missouri has died days after a hit-and-run sent him to the hospital. The crash occurred shortly after 3 a.m. on Monday, April 29 near the intersection of 18th Street and Bristol Avenue. According to authorities, the victim, identified as 37-year-old Jesus Avalos, was struck by the driver in the driveway […]
PRESS RELEASE: Pedestrian struck and killed in Overland Park
A woman was struck and killed in Overland Park just after midnight on May 2. The crash occurred on US 69 Highway, just south of W. 95th Street. The victim, Karla Ramirez of Kansas City, Kansas, had just exited a car that had lost control traveling northbound and had struck the median. As she did […]
ACTION ALERT – New Bike Master Plan Stuck at City Council
Bike Plan faces vocal opposition at City Hall and fails to move forward. We need your help to show City Council that Kansas Citians want safer places to bike. Thursday morning, BikeWalkKC and a number of our advocates and partners went to a City Council hearing to testify in support of the new KCMO Bicycle […]
Partnership Profile: Hope Faith
BikeWalkKC’s partnership with Hope Faith (formerly Hope Faith Ministries) began in 2016 with an Earn-A-Bike course. As a day center providing services for homeless and at-risk adults and children, Hope Faith’s goal was to offer their guests an opportunity to build riding skills and get basic bike maintenance training while earning their own bicycle. The […]
MEDIA ALERT: The Saluto family, Lorrie Brown, BikeWalkKC, and City Market to Dedicate Ghost Bike to Honor Cyclist Anthony Saluto
Dedication Ceremony: 3 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 2019 at City Market Park, 300-398 Main Street, KCMO 64152 Contact: Karen Campbell, Director of Development and Communications karen.campbell@bikewalkkc.org or (816) 205-7056, ext. 2 Kansas City, Mo. | April 3, 2019 – The Saluto family, Lorrie Brown, and BikeWalkKC will dedicate a “ghost bike” memorial bike rack in […]