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Action Alert: Independence 2040 master plan public meeting
Let’s make sure the vision for Independence’s future includes a multimodal transportation system that improves walking, biking and transit.
Transitions on the BikeWalkKC Board of Directors
2017 is a year of change on the BikeWalkKC board as several of our founding board members reach their six-year term limits and new members bring in fresh ideas and new energy. We want to say a huge thank you to the founding members who contributed invaluable time, energy, sweat, and leadership. They have been crucial to our […]
Action Alert: Fairmount Business District in Independence – Open House June 15th
Help make northwest Independence more walkable and bikeable!
Action Alert: Prairie Village Bike Plan Open House June 15th
Share your thoughts about how to make Prairie Village a better place to bike for both transportation and recreation.
Olathe Students Refurbish Bicycles for Neighbors in Need
By Laura Steele, Education & Outreach Coordinator A crash course (minus the crashing!) in bicycle maintenance helped 4th and 5th graders at Green Springs Elementary in Olathe piece together a knowledge of bike mechanics they quickly put to good use. After seven weeks of after-school instruction, students helped repair eight previously owned bikes for donation […]
UMB Volunteers Give Back at BikeWalkKC
By Glen Rumbaugh, Education Operations Coordinator UMB Bank not only allows but encourages their team members to volunteer time helping nonprofit organizations like BikeWalkKC. To celebrate Bike Month, on Tuesday, May 16th, seven energetic and enthusiastic volunteers from UMB came to our office to assist with our twice-a-year BLAST bicycle fleet maintenance checks. We now have 128 BLAST […]
Action Alert: Armour Road/NKC Complete Streets Public Meeting
Would you like to see bike lanes on Armour Road in North Kansas City? Northtown is developing into a more walkable and bikable community, with new businesses and apartments, bike share, and redevelopment of old industrial sites. The City is currently planning a Complete Streets makeover for Armour Road, improving conditions for people who walk […]
BikeWalkKC Forms Community Green Commute Challenge Team
BikeWalkKC has joined this year’s Green Commute Challenge, and we want YOU to join our team! The Green Commute Challenge runs for 12 weeks (during the height of the ozone season), and all we ask is that you choose alternatives to driving alone whenever possible — carpool, bus, streetcar, vanpool, cycling, walking and telecommuting. Yes, […]
Bike Club Students as Advocates
BikeWalkKC Education Programs Combine Policy and Advocacy By David Hansen, BikeWalkKC Instructor This spring, two BikeWalkKC-sponsored Bike Clubs met with KCMO government officials to learn about and offer input on the new #KCBikePlan. Students from Kansas City Public School’s East High School Bike Club rode their bikes to City Hall on May 4th and sat […]