Elected officials and staff need to hear from you to change policies allowing vehicles to park in bike lanes in the city. An issue that BikeWalkKC is increasingly hearing about from our members in Overland Park is the issue of vehicles parking in the bike lane. Unfortunately, it appears that City Hall doesn’t consider this […]
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Street Improvements coming to Avenida Cesar E Chavez
As part of the city’s ongoing efforts to implement the Complete Streets ordinance and the Vision Zero policy, the KCMO Public Works Department is embarking on an effort to make Avenida Cesar E Chavez better for people who walk, roll, and bike. The proposed project would bring key multimodal improvements to the street between Summit […]
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 […]