By Amy Scrivner, BikeWalkKC Director of Development Five years ago, our family had to take the car keys away from my dad. It remains one of the worst things I’ve ever done to another human being. It meant he had to leave his home in the suburbs and move to an assisted living facility. Dad […]
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Learn more about KCMO’s Streets Design Guide!
Attend one of the upcoming public meetings to learn more about the new document and provide feedback. City staff have been hard at work updating a key document known as the Streets Design Guide, and they’re ready to share it with the public! Make plans to attend one of the upcoming meetings: Wednesday, September 17 […]
Advocacy in the Wake of Tragedy: What we can learn from a stoplight at 51st and Troost
By Avery Jones, BikeWalkKC Community Organizer For years, neighbors and students raised concerns that the intersection at 51st Street & Troost was unsafe. When Yuxi Wu, a University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) conservatory student who planned to graduate with a degree in piano performance, was tragically struck and killed on September 26, 2024, the concerns […]
Advocacy Alert: Speak Up for a Safer Broadway Boulevard!
Update August 26, 2025 Sept. 10: LAST CHANCE to pave a safer future for Broadway Boulevard! Were you at the Broadway Boulevard meeting in July? So many people attended that the city officials ran out of paper surveys! And now, thanks to your participation, city leaders have finalized a design for the corridor. We need […]
2025 Policy Platform
As we turn the page to a new year, BikeWalkKC is continuing efforts to advocate for the policies, plans, and projects that make it safer and easier for people to walk, roll, and bike, and use public transit in the Kansas City region and beyond. Each year, we develop a policy platform. The policy platform […]
What’s a VRUSA and what does it say about Kansas and Missouri?
A new report compares Kansas and Missouri with four other Midwestern states. Walking, accessibility, biking, and transit saw considerable improvements in policy and funding with the adoption of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. An often overlooked piece of those legislative changes was the creation of a new document: the Vulnerable Road User Safety Assessment (VRUSA, also […]
2024 Bike Friendly State Rankings for Kansas and Missouri
The League of American Bicyclists recently released their 2024 rankings of bike-friendly states, and the results were once again a mixed bag for Kansas and Missouri. Kansas improved its ranking from 30th to 21st (the largest improvement of any state in the country), while Missouri fell further behind from 45th to 49th. Click here for the state report […]
4 champions fighting for safer streets in the KC metro
A common phrase used at BikeWalkKC is that “Advocacy is a team sport.” What this means is that the progress that we make towards redefining our streets as places for people is not something that BikeWalkKC can do alone. It is often because of everyday people and champions in key positions that we’re able to […]
Survey says… protected bike lanes WORK!
By Tresa Carter, BikeWalkKC Director of Community Planning After years of advocacy, neighbors along Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard have a bit more room to breathe, thanks to safety improvements that slow down drivers and protect pedestrians and bicyclists from car traffic. “I’ve gone from actively avoiding the street to feeling like it’s a lovely addition […]
Safer streets and a survey for Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd
Remember when you helped us win city support for connected trails back in 2023? Thanks to everyone who talked to their neighbors, contacted their city leaders, came to a meeting, and/or signed a petition, the new protected bike and pedestrian infrastructure along Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd is ready to ride! The next step is evaluating how […]