The KCMO Parks Board recently advanced a measure that would place stricter design guidelines on development on or near the City’s Boulevards and Parkways. The next stop for this development code update is the City Plan Commission (CPC) where commissioners will decide if the draft is ready for City Council to review. A really exciting […]
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Prairie Village Should Keep Mission Road Diet On The Table
The Prairie Village Post reported earlier this morning that the road diet proposed for the section of Mission Road between 71st and 75th Street has been removed from the Governing Body’s list of priorities for the 2016 construction schedule. The vote removing the project from the priority list was 7-5, with members of the Governing […]
Best Practices for Bike Lanes Along Major Bus Routes
The Kansas City Area Transit Authority has plans in the works for rerouting all of their buses onto what they are calling Transit Emphasis Corridors (TEC). The north-south routes will follow Grand and the east-west routes will follow 11th/12th. Besides the obvious connections transit has to walkability, these plans have implications for riding a bike […]
Our Local Governments Need Street Design Standards
Perhaps you have heard the term “Complete Streets” or “Livable Streets”. Maybe you even know what makes a street complete or livable. And chances are good that you live and/or work in a community that has adopted a complete streets policy. But you are probably wondering why your streets still look more like the top […]
Alert: Learn about KC bike/ped projects in the Missouri transportation sales tax
MoDOT publishes an ambiguous, car-centric project list that appears to ignore local priorities to improve transit, walking, and bicycling.
KC bike/ped projects for the Missouri transportation sales tax
The Mid-America Regional Council recently sent MoDOT a list of local bike/ped projects for the proposed 0.75% statewide transportation sales that will be on the August 5th ballot. Amendment 7 would provide almost $78 million a year in new transportation funds to the Kansas City region. Local officials are proposing that 10% be set aside […]
A New Idea for the Cliff Drive Connector Alternative
We recently covered the story about Parks and Recreation's proposal for a dangerous sharrow configuration on Independence Avenue in place of the more costly, off-street Cliff Drive connector trail. As an alternative we suggested a protected, 2-way cycletrack on Independence Ave as one option for constructing a trail-like environment and maintaining ADA compliance. Luckily we […]
MoDOT to replace sidewalks under I-35 on the Westside
The final piece of MoDOT's I-35 renovation project comes next week with the replacement of sidewalks under the highway. At today's Downtown Council Infrastructure Committee, MoDOT announced that it will replace the curb and sidewalk on 20th Street, West Pennway/21st Street, and 25th Street. These sidewalks are important pedestrian connections between the Westside and the […]
Speak up for Turkey Creek Trail at Mission, KS City Council
Support investment in finishing the Turkey Creek Trail at Wednesday evening's City of Mission budget hearing.
Support bike/ped projects in federal grant applications
BikeWalkKC, B-cycle, and local governments have applied for millions of dollars in federal grants for transportation projects over the next five years. Now you can support the projects with strong bicycle, pedestrian, and transit components by submitting comments online.