When we launched the Safe Routes to School program in 2012, the idea of teaching 50,000 kids to ride a bike and walk safely to and from school seemed out of reach. It’s community support – YOUR support – that has gotten us to this milestone. THANK YOU for helping BikeWalkKC create one of the […]
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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: […]
Kansas City, MO wins $10 million federal grant to make Prospect Avenue safer for pedestrians and transit riders
City wins grant from US Department of Transportation Safe Streets For All (SS4A) program. Funding for infrastructure improvements will improve the safety of one of the region’s deadliest streets. Read more here, and learn about other SS4A grants in the KC region.
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 […]
Do you know the difference between advocacy and organizing?
By Avery Jones, Community Organizer, BikeWalkKC In the realm of social changemakers, we often hear people label themselves and their work by a variety of names that may, at first, seem interchangeable. Aren’t organizers and advocates all the same archetype of person beyond a few minor differences we don’t need to concern ourselves with? No, […]
Educando una generación más segura
Escrito por Nolan Oehrke, el gerente del programa educativo de BikeWalkKC | Click here to read this story in English “Era una estudiante en KCK y caminaba a la escuela. Sé qué peligroso es para los peatones en esta área.” En noviembre del 2023 recibimos una solicitud Request-A-Class de Cassie Foulk, […]
Educating a Safer Generation
By Nolan Oehrke, BikeWalkKC Education Program Manager | Haz clic aquí para leer esta historia en español “I was a student in KCK and I walked to and from school. I know how dangerous it can be for pedestrians in this area.” Back in November 2023 we received a Request-A-Class submission […]
Updates on Gillham-Trolley Trail Connector projects
Work is starting soon on Cleaver Boulevard, but Rockhill Road needs your help to get back on track. The Gillham-Trolley Trail Connector is an opportunity to close the gap between three popular city-wide trail corridors – the Harry Wiggins Trolley Track Trail, the Gillham Road cycle track, and the Brush Creek Trail. Cleaver II Boulevard […]