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 […]
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Kansas City, MO wins $10 million federal grant to make Prospect Avenue safer for pedestrians and transit riders
City wins grant from US Department of Transportation Safe Streets For All (SS4A) program. Funding for infrastructure improvements will improve the safety of one of the region’s deadliest streets. Read more here, and learn about other SS4A grants in the KC region.
Niná’s 4 tips for getting stuff done
Niná (pronounced Nine-uh, and “No ‘Ms. Niná.’ It’s just Niná”) Whiteside-McCord won safer streets for her neighbors and the families served by schools in her neighborhood, but she didn’t do it alone. The redesign of a formerly complicated and dangerous intersection in front of the Ewing Marion Kauffman School just off of 63rd Street in […]
Educando una generación más segura
Escrito por Nolan Oehrke, el gerente del programa educativo de BikeWalkKC | Click here to read this story in English “Era una estudiante en KCK y caminaba a la escuela. Sé qué peligroso es para los peatones en esta área.” En noviembre del 2023 recibimos una solicitud Request-A-Class de Cassie Foulk, […]
Educating a Safer Generation
By Nolan Oehrke, BikeWalkKC Education Program Manager | Haz clic aquí para leer esta historia en español “I was a student in KCK and I walked to and from school. I know how dangerous it can be for pedestrians in this area.” Back in November 2023 we received a Request-A-Class submission […]
Observations from the Meyer Boulevard Walk Audit
In the fall of 2023, BikeWalkKC worked with residents and organizations along Meyer Boulevard to identify challenges with the built environment and recommend changes. The resulting report is already beginning to spur safety improvements. It has long been known that Meyer Boulevard is a dangerous corridor. Anecdotes from people who live and work along the […]
Another Round of Safe Streets and Roads for All funding in the KC metro!
Metro communities receive $1.8 million to improve the safety of people walking, biking, and using public transit. Kansas Leawood: $452,000 Mission: $160,000 Overland Park: $500,000 Paola: $120,000 Prairie Village: $80,000 Spring Hill: $200,000 Missouri Belton: $200,000 Grandview: $240,000 North Kansas City: $240,000 In addition to these local grants, the Mid-America Regional Council received $400,000 for […]
Action Alert: Gillham-Trolley Trail Connector Open House on Thursday, January 4th
Learn about the next steps for closing this gap and speak up for safer streets! A public meeting is scheduled for Thursday, January 4, 2024 at the Kauffman Foundation Conference Center (4801 Rockhill Road) where the city will share options for multimodal improvements. If you can’t make it to the meeting, take the survey by […]
Teamwork and perseverance pays off for safer streets in KCMO
Big Wins for #ConnectOurTrails! KCMO City Council approves three key pieces of legislation Thanks to a coalition of city leaders, community partners, and everyday people like you, Kansas City took a key step towards building a better, more connected mobility network. The KCMO City Council approved three pieces of legislation that will help to make […]
Green Core graduates are ready to make change, but they need city leaders to listen
Kiania knows all about sustainable transportation: she walks and takes the bus or the streetcar everywhere she needs to go, and she is a student in KC Can Compost’s Green Core Training program, where she’s learning how environmental systems work together for the good of people and the planet. But the streetcar’s service area is […]