BikeWalkKC’s E-Bike Guide offers the knowledge families need to have a safe and rewarding ride. Kansas City, MO (September 3, 2026)E-bikes are genuinely transforming how people get around the Kansas City region — flattening hills, extending commutes, and opening up cycling to people who might never have considered it before. But the rapid growth of […]
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Press Release: BBC says “Cycling in Kansas City has been transformed”
18 years after a harrowing report on cycling in KC, two BBC reporters came back to discover a changed city. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Kansas City, MO (August 20, 2026) In 2008, the BBC came to Kansas City, Missouri, to report on their experience biking in “America’s worst city for cyclists.” They came back this year, […]
Press Release: One Kansas school district will receive BLAST bike safety program equipment and training. Applications due February 13, 2026
CONTACT: Laura Fox, Director of Education, BikeWalkKC laura@bikewalkkc.org 816-205-7056 ext 13 Call for Proposals (due 2/13/26) – One Kansas school district will receive bikes, equipment, and professional development to launch a BLAST program for elementary school students BikeWalkKC, in partnership with the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, will award one Kansas school district with […]
Press Release: Applications now open for BikeWalkKC’s Community Transportation Academy
CONTACT: Amy Scrivner Director of Development and Communications, BikeWalkKC 513-919-9613 amy.scrivner@bikewalkkc.org Kansas City, MO (June 11, 2024) — BikeWalkKC will launch a free Community Transportation Academy this August. Participants will learn about the history of the Kansas City region’s transportation system and how it was built; explore what has worked and what has not; identify […]
Inclusive Transportation with Veronica O. Davis
Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities BikeWalkKC in conversation with author Veronica O. Davis on April 23, 2024 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: On April 23, BikeWalkKC will host an in-person conversation with Veronica O. Davis, author of Inclusive Transportation: A Manifesto for Repairing Divided Communities (publication date: July 2023). Davis is a transportation expert […]
PRESS RELEASE: Tour de Bier returns on September 18
Tour de Bier returns for a one-day, in-person event on September 18 at Berkley Riverfront Park! Kansas City’s beloved bike and beer fundraising event features some of Kansas City’s best local breweries – and when riders raise their glasses this year, they will support not one, but two local nonprofit organizations. BikeWalkKC and Head for […]
Press Release: BikeWalkKC and Safe Routes Partnership unveil “Taking on Traffic Laws” guide and webinar
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 9, 2022 CONTACTS: Amy Scrivner 816-205-7056 x4 513-919-9613 cell amy.scrivner@bikewalkkc.org Marisa Jones 610-428-4827 marisa@saferoutespartnership.org BikeWalkKC and Safe Routes Partnership unveil “Taking on Traffic Laws: a How-To Guide for Decriminalizing Mobility” with a webinar on April 20 In communities across the United States, there are laws that criminalize the simple acts […]
Press Release: The first ever Kansas City Physical Activity Plan released
The Kansas City Physical Activity Plan Work Group Weighing In Children’s Mercy Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles Contact: Robin Shook, PhD Chair, The Kansas City Physical Activity Plan Work Group Assistant Professor Department of Pediatrics Children’s Mercy Center for Children’s Healthy Lifestyles rpshook@cmh.edu 214-448-83366 kcphysicalactivityplan.org The Kansas City Physical Activity Plan Work Group has released […]
Press Release: Wyandotte County joins Move Your Way campaign to encourage physical activity
West Wyandotte Library to host local launch event on Saturday, March 28, 2020 (Kansas City, Kansas) – BikeWalkKC is pleased to announce that Kansas City, Kansas has been selected by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to participate as a pilot community implementing the Move Your WaySM campaign. Move Your WaySM is […]
PRESS RELEASE: Pedestrian struck and killed in Gladstone
A pedestrian died Saturday, August 4, when he was struck by a vehicle in Gladstone. The crash occurred between 1:00 and 1:30 p.m. in the area of 73rd Terrace and N. Prospect Avenue. Police on the scene indicated that the driver of the vehicle involved had remained on the scene and was cooperating, but they […]