Learn more about the project and provide feedback before the deadline of 4pm on Monday, August 18. MoDOT seeking feedback for proposed pedestrian facilities along MO 78 (23rd Street) between Maywood and Lee’s Summit Road. 23rd Street has been identified as one of the more dangerous corridors for pedestrians in the Independence MO Transportation for […]
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ADVOCACY ALERT: Speak Up for the 2025 KCMO Budget!
Learn more about what’s in the proposed budget and make a plan to go to one of the three public meetings. It’s that time of year in KCMO: budget season! Each year, in February, the Office of Management and Budget releases a proposed budget for the fiscal year, starting May 1. Over the course of […]
ADVOCACY ALERT: Urgent Call to Independence Residents
Support efforts to bring new sidewalks, bike lanes, and other improvements to Noland Road! Independence city staff are proposing a project that would bring multimodal improvements to Noland Road. The City Council will be considering whether to move forward with the project on Monday, December 5th at 6pm in the lower level of City Hall […]
Polling shows strong public support for city-funded sidewalk program in the infrastructure bond
Opinion polling for the city’s proposed $800 million infrastructure bond shows that 72% of people would be more likely to vote yes if it included a city-funded sidewalk program that shifted the financial burden off of homeowners. This is second only to improving the condition and safety of the city’s existing streets and bridges. Current […]
City/DOJ finalize ADA settlement
City Hall and the US Department of Justice have reached a settlement on how the City will finally achieve ADA compliance for streets, sidewalks, and public buildings. 43rd Street at J.C. Nichols Parkway The Star reports that the agreement commits the City to making all public buildings fully accessible within three years, and to making […]
Chip Bloch vigil calls attention to the needs of the city’s most vulnerable road users
Last night BikeWalkKC participated in a vigil honoring Cip Bloch, died in a crosswalk at 31st and Main Streets in Midtown Kansas City, MO. Chip was a visually impaired man hit and killed in a while walking to work at Penn Valley Community College. City staff is working hard to make it safer to cross the […]