Independence MO Transportation for All Plan What: A citywide multimodal plan When: 2023 Team: BikeWalkKC, Olsson, Venice Communications Client: City of Independence MO Funding: Planning Sustainable Places grant from MARC The Independence Transportation for All Master Plan seeks to develop a citywide framework for improving transportation for all users. Because infrastructure for those traveling without […]
Category Archives: Planning
Rock Creek Corridor Improvements: Downtown Center to East Gateway Plan
Rock Creek Corridor Improvements: Downtown Center to East Gateway Plan What: A multimodal corridor plan When: 2023 Team: BikeWalkKC, Wilson & Company, Hoxie Collective, SWT Design Client: City of Mission KS Funding: Planning Sustainable Places grant from MARC The Rock Creek Corridor Improvements: Downtown Center to East Gateway Plan was a collaboration between the City […]
Topeka KS Safe Routes to School Plan & Traffic Calming Lending Library How-to-Guide
Topeka KS Safe Routes to School Plan & Traffic Calming Lending Library How-to-Guide What: An arrival and dismissal analysis at 14 elementary schools and how to create a traffic calming lending library When: 2023 Team: BikeWalkKC, TOOLE Design Client: Metropolitan Topeka Planning Organization (MTPO), Topeka Public Schools, City of Topeka KS Funding: City of Topeka […]
Riverside, MO Comprehensive Plan
Riverside, MO Comprehensive Plan What: A comprehensive plan When: 2023 Team: BikeWalkKC, RDG Planning & Design, Landworks Studio Client: City of Riverside MO Funding: City of Riverside MO The City of Riverside is planning for the future by updating the Master Plan from 2010. BikeWalkKC’s project role is focused on Riverside’s active transportation elements. In […]
Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard Complete Streets
Cleaver Boulevard Complete Streets What: A multimodal counts and community survey When: 2024 Team: BikeWalkKC, KCMO Client/Funding: Kansas City Physical Activity Plan Thanks to funding mechanisms made possible by the Kansas City Physical Activity Plan, BikeWalkKC was able to conduct multimodal counts along Cleaver Blvd. to understand the impact of the new bike and pedestrian […]
Survey says… protected bike lanes WORK!
By Tresa Carter, BikeWalkKC Director of Community Planning After years of advocacy, neighbors along Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard have a bit more room to breathe, thanks to safety improvements that slow down drivers and protect pedestrians and bicyclists from car traffic. “I’ve gone from actively avoiding the street to feeling like it’s a lovely addition […]
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 […]
50 miles of sidewalks for families in Topeka
By Tresa Carter, Director of Community Planning, BikeWalkKC The City of Topeka is funding their plan to make walking to school safer and easier! This is an excellent example of how communities can imagine a brighter future and make a plan that’s ready to roll when funding opportunities arise. Step 1: Make a plan and […]
Press Release: Applications now open for BikeWalkKC’s Community Transportation Academy
CONTACT: Amy Scrivner Director of Development and Communications, BikeWalkKC 513-919-9613 amy.scrivner@bikewalkkc.org Kansas City, MO (June 11, 2024) — BikeWalkKC will launch a free Community Transportation Academy this August. Participants will learn about the history of the Kansas City region’s transportation system and how it was built; explore what has worked and what has not; identify […]
Observations from the Meyer Boulevard Walk Audit
In the fall of 2023, BikeWalkKC worked with residents and organizations along Meyer Boulevard to identify challenges with the built environment and recommend changes. The resulting report is already beginning to spur safety improvements. It has long been known that Meyer Boulevard is a dangerous corridor. Anecdotes from people who live and work along the […]