By Laura Steele, Education & Outreach Coordinator A crash course (minus the crashing!) in bicycle maintenance helped 4th and 5th graders at Green Springs Elementary in Olathe piece together a knowledge of bike mechanics they quickly put to good use. After seven weeks of after-school instruction, students helped repair eight previously owned bikes for donation […]
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Shop at Whole Foods’ New Olathe Store and Benefit BikeWalkKC
Support BikeWalkKC by bringing your own shopping bag and donating your 10 cent bag credit through July 5th.
Speak up for walking and bicycling in Olathe’s new planning and zoning regulations
The City of Olathe is updating its planning and zoning rules, providing a great opportunity to make future development more accessible for walking, bicycling, transit, etc. On Tuesday, May 1st the city is holding its second public meeting for residents to provide input on how the city grows and develops in the future. Public MeetingsTuesday, […]
Olathe residents have opportunity to speak up for Complete Streets on February 29th
The City of Olathe is updating its planning and zoning rules, providing a great opportunity to make future development more accessible for walking, bicycling, transit, etc. On Wednesday, February 29th the city is holding its first public meeting for residents to provide input on how the city grows and develops in the future. Public MeetingsWednesday, […]
Good support for 127th Street bike lanes at public meeting
Last night’s public meeting on 127th Street widening in Olathe saw a good crowd of supporters for bike lanes. There was a great deal of lively debate. City engineers and consultants from GBA said the bike lanes were deleted due to funding limitations. Most of the engineering is complete, so going back now to add […]
Support Bike Lanes on 127th Street
The City of Olathe continues to improve 127th Street to a four lane road. Earlier phases included bike lanes, but engineers have dropped bike lanes from the the plans for the next phase from Blackbob to Pflumm. City officials need to hear from people who live, work, or bike in Olathe. Please send a message […]