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Armour Boulevard Traffic and Parking Study
A new traffic and parking study for the Armour Boulevard corridor in Midtown is a great opportunity to improve walking and biking with crosswalks, a road diet, bike lanes, or even a separated cycletrack.
New master plans for Southeast neighborhoods
Speak up for walking and biking as the City updates the master plan for neighborhoods around Swope Park.
Attend KCK public meeting to support bike lanes on Merriam Lane
Please stop by this public meeting to support the next phase of the bi-state Complete Street project for Southwest Boulevard and Merriam Lane. The Unified Government needs to hear your support for prioritizing bike/ped safety over car parking.
Midtown-Plaza Area Plan April Meetings
The Midtown/Plaza Area Plan process is zeroing in conversations with specific neighborhoods with a series of public meetings this month. Here is your chance to meet with city planners and discuss ideas and concerns about your own neighborhood. Learn more about this process and our bike/ped talking points on our Midtown/Plaza page. Tuesday, April 23rd […]
City installs 200 miles of bike route signs
KCMO's bike master plan is moving forward with the installation of almost 200 miles of signed bike routes and new plans for more bike lanes. In recent weeks the City has been installing new bike route signs on 180 miles of streets, a huge step forward in implementing the 2002 Bike KC master plan. These […]
Congressmen Cleaver and Blumenauer ride the Van Brunt Trail
Congress' most famous cyclist vists KC and rides a local trail with Emanuel Cleaver, BikeWalkKC, and Kansas City B-cycle.
Attend a MoDOT Listening Session to support biking and walking in the state’s transportation system
Plans are in the works to boost transportation funding in Missouri, and your voice is needed to ensure biking and walking are including. Attend one of MoDOT's "Listening Sessions" to suggest specific bike/ped projects and bigger picture policy improvements. Currently Missouri spends virtually zero state funds on biking and walking, this year we have an […]
Speak Up for Missouri funding for walking and bicycling
Missouri is developing a new transportation funding plan, and your voice is needed to ensure it fully includes walking and bicycling. Legislation is moving through Jefferson City to put a 1 cent transportation sales tax on the ballot this year, providing up to $8 billion to repair roads and bridges, rebuild I-70, and possibly provide […]
New master plans for Midtown/Plaza neighborhoods
The City is embarking on a long overdue update to master plans for some of the region's most walkable and bikeable neighborhoods, providing a tremendous opportunity to speak up for better walking and bicycling. Some of the existing neighborhood plans are as old as 1989 (Country Club Plaza), or even 1972 (Westport!) – the era […]