By Amy Scrivner, BikeWalkKC Director of Development Five years ago, our family had to take the car keys away from my dad. It remains one of the worst things I’ve ever done to another human being. It meant he had to leave his home in the suburbs and move to an assisted living facility. Dad […]
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Hale Cook launches KC’s first bike bus ahead of Bike to School Day Oct. 8
By Ellen Schwartze, School & Community Engagement Coordinator Just in time for International Bike/Walk to School Day, Hale Cook Elementary, part of Kansas City Public Schools, has launched a bike bus for students. According to data from Bike Bus World, it’s the first bike bus in the Kansas City metro area. The new program is […]
I need a transportation system designed for people, not cars
By Shawn Tolivar, community member My name is Shawn, and my wife and I are a single car family. We moved to downtown Kansas City from the suburbs partially for the transportation options. Our move enabled both of us to have easy access to a bus route that took us directly to our jobs in […]
Advocacy Alert: Submit Comments for the 2025 Federal Reauthorization!
Send in your request for USDOT and Congress to prioritize active transportation by Monday, September 8! Overview The US Department of Transportation (USDOT) is asking the public for comments to help shape the next reauthorization bill. This is a major opportunity to speak up for walking, accessibility, biking, and transit priorities. BikeWalkKC has put together […]
Advocacy Alert: Speak Up for a Safer 39th Street!
Take the survey and speak up for proposed improvements to 39th Street before September 15! City Hall is proposing a road diet on 39th Street from Broadway Boulevard to US 71. A road diet can help to limit speeding, making the street safer for everyone. Take the survey and speak up for the road diet […]
Advocacy Alert: Speak Up for the Future of Blue River Road!
Share feedback and comments in support of Option 4 with city leaders before the survey closes on August 22! City leaders are considering multiple options for the future of Blue River Road. Option 4 would close and repurpose Blue River Road as a trail for walking and biking. Sign up on Speak Easy KC to […]
Advocacy Alert: Let’s Restore Transit Funding in the Missouri Budget!
Learn more about last-minute cuts to the transit portion of the Missouri budget and how you can take action to reverse them. Overview: Governor Kehoe issued a line-item veto in the Missouri state budget which slashed transit funding by 42%. This cut exacerbates transit funding challenges across the state. With your help, we can push […]
Advocacy in the Wake of Tragedy: What we can learn from a stoplight at 51st and Troost
By Avery Jones, BikeWalkKC Community Organizer For years, neighbors and students raised concerns that the intersection at 51st Street & Troost was unsafe. When Yuxi Wu, a University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) conservatory student who planned to graduate with a degree in piano performance, was tragically struck and killed on September 26, 2024, the concerns […]
Advocacy in Action: Protecting the Bike Lanes in Overland Park!
Your advocacy is making a difference for safer places to bike, but we need to keep up the momentum. Thanks to your advocacy, the City of Overland Park recently launched a pilot to install “No Parking” signs to keep people from parking in bike lanes along Indian Creek Parkway. Here’s what you can do to […]
Advocacy Alert: Speak Up for a Safer Broadway Boulevard!
Update August 26, 2025 Sept. 10: LAST CHANCE to pave a safer future for Broadway Boulevard! Were you at the Broadway Boulevard meeting in July? So many people attended that the city officials ran out of paper surveys! And now, thanks to your participation, city leaders have finalized a design for the corridor. We need […]