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Tag Archives: advocacy
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 […]
US 69 Bridges over the Missouri River
Project information for the new US 69 Bridge over the Missouri, replacing the Fairfax/Platte Purchase Bridges and including a new bicycle/pedestrian path.
BikeWalkKC hosts Midwest advocates for national training
BikeWalkKC recently had the honor of hosting the Alliance for Biking and Walking's WInning Campaigns training, an intenstive boot camp in planning effective advocacy campaigns. We were joined by a diverse group of advocates from three states. Organizatinos represented included the Topeka Community Cycle Project, KanBikeWwalk, Tulsa Hub, Bike Walk Tulsa, the Sierra Club's Thomas […]
Wanted: Bike Shops to join us at the National Bike Summit (FOR FREE)
Join us at the National Bike Summit in Washington, DC with a free scholarship available to bike shop owners and employees. BikeWalkKC is working hard to create more bike shop customers by building more trails and bike lanes in Greater Kansas City, and we need your help in DC March 4th-6th. Sarah Shipley, Ron Puett, […]
Speak up for bike/ped integration with Rock Island corridor transit stations
Planning is underway for trail and transit along the old Rock Island railroad in southeast Kansas City, including the final piece of the KC to Katy Trail connection and commuter rail. You can have your say on October 22nd and 23rd at two different planning charrettes. This is your opportunity to support things like Bike […]
Speak up for walking and bicycling in KCK
KCK residents, please take some time speak up for walking and bicycling in the Unified Government's 2013 budget. In January 2011 KCK was the second local city to create a Complete Streets policy to better integrate walking, bicycling, and transit into the community's transportation system. That policy is now becoming reality as the Unified Government […]
Safer angle parking arrives in Columbus Park
A controversial project that started the back-in angle parking debate in Kansas City in 2009 is finally moving forward. Congratulations and thank you to all the citizens who spoke up for safer parking policies.