The Prairie Village Post reported earlier this morning that the road diet proposed for the section of Mission Road between 71st and 75th Street has been removed from the Governing Body’s list of priorities for the 2016 construction schedule. The vote removing the project from the priority list was 7-5, with members of the Governing […]
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Quick Update on the KCMO Road Diet Analysis
This morning the Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the KCMO City Council heard a presentation from the department of public works on a recently completed road diet analysis. The analysis was prompted by a council resolution adopted in December that called for an analysis of all of the city’s undivided streets with four or more […]
Volunteer for Kansas City B-cycle at Middle of the Map Music Fest – Get a Free MOTM Pass!
Kansas City B-cycle will be out in full-force at the 2015 Middle of the Map Music Festival in Westport and we need your help! Volunteer for 2 shifts and you will get a free pass to the Middle of the Map Music Fest. This will be limited to 12 volunteers. We will be hosting a “virtual […]
An Update on BikeWalkKC’s SRTS Project
In order for any community planning process to succeed regular updates on progress, knowledge gained and connections made must be provided. The Safe Routes to School Project currently underway in KCMO’s Kansas City Public School District (KCPS) has been underway since late last fall (November 2014) and has made great strides since that time. This will […]
Bicycle Transportation Planning Workshop – April 10th
BikeWalkKC’s Professional Development Series helps transportation professionals and public agency staff design and build better, safer, and more useful bike/pedestrian facilities. Our goal is to improve the practice of bike/ped in the metro area by educating professionals, sharing best practices, and providing real world experience of local facilities from perspective of people who walk and […]
Best Practices for Bike Lanes Along Major Bus Routes
The Kansas City Area Transit Authority has plans in the works for rerouting all of their buses onto what they are calling Transit Emphasis Corridors (TEC). The north-south routes will follow Grand and the east-west routes will follow 11th/12th. Besides the obvious connections transit has to walkability, these plans have implications for riding a bike […]
Our Local Governments Need Street Design Standards
Perhaps you have heard the term “Complete Streets” or “Livable Streets”. Maybe you even know what makes a street complete or livable. And chances are good that you live and/or work in a community that has adopted a complete streets policy. But you are probably wondering why your streets still look more like the top […]
We All Deserve Better Streets
what deserves the brunt of the blame is the culture that values car traffic efficiency over the safety of human lives.
Help us transform the streets of KC in 2015
A lot of good happened for local cyclists and pedestrians on Kansas City streets in 2014. This summer, the city’s bike share system, Kansas City B-cycle, doubled in size, with eight new stations in the Country Club Plaza and Westport. Thousands of area kids learned bicycle safety from the proven BLAST youth bicycle course in […]
Give the Gift of Better Walking and Biking on #GivingTuesday
During Black Friday, people scramble about corporate businesses, bargain hunting and Christmas shopping. Some get out again on Small Business Saturday, supporting local businesses in their communities. And then there is Cyber Monday, where the internet explodes with shopping traffic. On Tuesday, give the ultimate gift to your family and the future of your community […]