Kansas City was well-represented at this year’s National Bike Summit, the annual gathering of advocates and professionals in Washington, DC. Four of BikeWalkKC’s staff joined delegates from across Kansas, Missouri, and the country to share strategies and visit with our members of Congress. Our visits on Capitol Hill included Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas, […]
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Action Alert: Ask your Congressional representatives to support an innovative funding idea for walking and bicycling
Program would provide new help for cities to finance and build trails, bike lanes, sidewalks, bike share, and more. Please take two minutes to send a message to your reps in Congress.
City adopts bike/ped legislative priorities
The City of Kansas City, MO's 2014 legislative agendas for Congress and the Missouri General Assembly include support for bicycle and pedestrian issues proposed by BikeWalkKC and other allies. We are thankful for the Mayor and City Council's continued support of multimodal transportation in state and federal policies, programs, and funding. KCMO's 2014 Congressional priorities […]
Overland Park Bike Plan
The OP Bike Plan is moving forward – take the survey to share your ideas, and then use the interactive map to share your current and ideal bike routes in Overland Park.
Downtown Bike Network
Big changes are planned for Downtown with 13 miles of new bike routes. New connections between the River Market, 18th & Vine, Downtown Loop, Crown Center, Westside, Crossroads, West Bottoms, and Riverfront Heritage Trail are thanks to a $900,000 federal grant and matching funds from the 3rd and 4th City Council districts. This new hub and spoke […]
Progress report on bike improvements in Independence
In June of 2011 the City of Independence adopted one of the region's first Complete Streets policies, and immediately kicked off a planning effort to implement the new policy. In 2013 those plans began to become reality with investments in new bike facilities. City Councilmember and Mayor Pro Tem Jim Schultz recently shared this list […]
Mayor Holland pushes for river trails in KCK despite opposition from levee drainage district
Opening the Kaw and Missouri River levees for trail development is an important priority for the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, KS. These trails are critical components of the MetroGreen regional trail plan. They are also very important for the UG's Complete Streets policy, for its new trails master plan, and for taking full […]
Take an important survey on the future of transportation in the metro area
Wtih five minutes of your time you can have a big impact on the future of the metro area's transportation system. Transportation 2040 is the region's long-range plan, and this new survey is an important opportunity ask for improvements for walking and bicycling. Take the survey at http://to2040.questionpro.com Some important ideas that you could express in […]
The New Broadway Bridge
The Broadway Bridge, aka Buck O’Neil Bridge, is the next Missouri River bridge due for replacement. If you drive over this bridge, you have probably seen people walking there – despite the fact that there is no safe place to walk. People walk on the very narrow median between four lanes of high speed traffic, […]
Support walking and biking to school in KC Public Schools’ master plan
Kansas City Public Schools are creating a new facilities master plan, including future school sites and potential changes to school attendance areas. This process provides a great opportunity to include walking and biking in the district’s long range planning. We encourage all parents and community members to attend the public meetings and let school officials […]