Today’s KC Star editorial includes bicycling as a key priority for the future of the region, alongside such things as the Zoo, All-Star Baseball Game, Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts, and Livestrong Sporting Park. Making it safer and easier for people bicycle is critical for our economy, our environment, and our health. Looking toward […]
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Join our year end membership campaign to bring bike sharing to Kansas City
Want to create bike lanes, crosswalks and sustainable transportation in the Kansas City region? So do we! Your membership of $35.00 or more will sustain our educational programs in the region, keep kids walking to school with our Safe Routes to School Programs and help bring new bike lanes to the streets of Kansas City. Want […]
ACTION ALERT: Ask McCaskill and Blunt to vote for Complete Streets TODAY
Update 12/14/2011 5:00 p.m. – The amendment passed unanimously. We owe a big thanks to everyone who contacted Senators Blunt and McCaskill! Today Missouri Senators Clairie McCaskill and Roy Blunt will be voting in committee on a Complete Streets amendment that would require all road users to be fairly considered in projects that receive federal […]
Get You and Your Bike Ready for the Snow!
by Eric Bunch, Director of Education. Although I wouldn’t normally classify this type of post as ‘news’, I think we would all agree that Blizzard 2011 was a major news story for most of the country last February. Kansas City found itself buried under more than a foot of snow. So before the inevitble strikes […]
Van Brunt and Brush Creek trail intersection is City’s first trail-to-trail connection
This intersection of the new Van Brunt Trail with the existing Brush Creek Trail marks the first time two trails in Kansas City, MO are physically connected. Trail users can finally make an off-street connection between two of the city’s trails, something has been possible in the suburbs for years, but a long time coming […]
83rd Street bike ban fails in 3-2 vote at De Soto City Council
We beat the bike ban! After long but civil debate the De Soto City Council voted 3-2 aganist reinstating the 83rd Street bicycle ban. Over 300 of you signed our petition and sent messages to the City Council, and those letters had real impact. There was a lot of discussion about the image the town wants to […]
Don’t blame the victims for pedestrian fatality surge
There is a surge in pedestrian injuries and fatalities in the Kansas City region, especially by hit-and-run motorists. While local officials have thankfully responded to this tragic trend, so far the local response sends a bad message blaming pedestrians and letting motorists off the hook. We called attention to this spike at the beginning of […]
Stop the 83rd Street Bike Ban
Update December 2nd, 2011. We beat the bike ban. It failed in a 3-2 vote at De Soto City Council. Read more… The town of De Soto, KS is on the verge of re-instating its recently lifted bicycle ban on 83rd Street. Please act now to oppose the ban and show your support for bicycling […]
Give a gift membership today and skip the shopping crowds on Black Friday
Hate to leave the house on Black Friday? Want to go on a holiday bike ride or take a long walk instead? BikeWalkKC will make gift giving easy for you this year – Give the gift of membership. Treat your friends and family with a gift Membership to BikeWalkKC. When you give a membership now, your friend or […]
Speak up for walking and bicycling at Regional Rail community meetings
“Rail with Trail” example Planning for the Jackson County regional rail system is under way with another round of public meetings. We need your help to speak up for walking and bicycling at these meetings. While the overall plan includes a great trail system to be built alongside the rail corridors, trails are not part […]