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Category Archives: News
Bike lanes coming to Overland Park in 2015, final open house for new bike plan
Final opportunity to learn about OP’s new bike plan and the bike lanes planned for installation in 2015
Blue Springs sidewalk plan seeking resident input
Share your thoughts and suggestions about sidewalks in Blue Springs.
Two families in the bike community need our support
Joel Dyke passed away recently, and Chuong Doan was seriously injured in a car crash. Here are details of fundraisers for both families, and a memorial ride for Joel.
2014 Biking and Walking Highlights
2014 was a great year for walking and biking in Kansas City. Across the region 2014 brought new trails, new bike lanes, expanded education programs, improved public policy, new funding, and a growing consensus that walking and biking are important for the health, sustainability, and competitiveness of Kansas City. These are just a few highlights of […]
Historic Tour de Bier KC coming May 17 – sign up now for best rates!
Popular bicycle ride will take bicyclists past KC’s best breweries for a fifth time The Tour de Bier KC is back for its fifth year on May 17, 2015 with added stops and new features. The Tour de Bier KC, is a historic point by point bicycle excursion of Kansas City’s breweries, historic brewing landmarks […]
Help us transform the streets of KC in 2015
A lot of good happened for local cyclists and pedestrians on Kansas City streets in 2014. This summer, the city’s bike share system, Kansas City B-cycle, doubled in size, with eight new stations in the Country Club Plaza and Westport. Thousands of area kids learned bicycle safety from the proven BLAST youth bicycle course in […]
Leawood’s new Bicycle and Pedestrian Master Plan
The City of Leawood recently adopted its first master plan for walking and bicycling, Self-Propelled Leawood. The planning process includes significant public input, and the final result provides extensive detail of existing conditions. The plan includes many goals and priorities for infrastructure, public policy, education, law enforcement, etc. Download the full report (PDF). Goals: Increase […]
Give the Gift of Better Walking and Biking on #GivingTuesday
During Black Friday, people scramble about corporate businesses, bargain hunting and Christmas shopping. Some get out again on Small Business Saturday, supporting local businesses in their communities. And then there is Cyber Monday, where the internet explodes with shopping traffic. On Tuesday, give the ultimate gift to your family and the future of your community […]
Happy Thanksgiving from BikeWalkKC
As we get ready for Thanksgiving tomorrow, everyone in the BikeWalkKC family wanted to take the time to thank you for helping make it better to walk and bike around the Kansas City metro area. BikeWalkKC is working for you to create safer streets for pedestrians and bicyclists, provide bicycle safety education to area youth, […]