Honor Roll! 🍉 August 2026 Newsletter (1 of 2)

Join BikeWalkKC’s Honor Roll: send KC kids biking and walking back to school! Our usual helmet source has dried up this fall, and we need your help to purchase 500 helmets for kids in the KC metro. Will you shop our Back to School catalog and make a donation today? 🏆 For every $1 you […]

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Is Kansas City “Dangerous by Design”?

By Missourians for Responsible Transportation & BikeWalkKC Policy Teams The updated report reinforces much of what local advocates have been saying about traffic violence in the region. Key Points Smart Growth America has released the 2026 edition of their Dangerous by Design report. Kansas City, MO and KS jointly placed in the top 70 most […]

Turn up the heat 🌞 July 2026 Newsletter (1 of 2)

Our instructor Sahar F. taught two girls at West Park Elementary in KCK to ride a bike, and then those girls shared tips and advice with their classmates. What an incredible feeling to be a part of a child’s hero arch! NOW HIRING: Education Program Instructors BikeWalkKC is seeking applicants for this year-round, part-time role […]

Summer fun with BikeWalkKC 🍓 June 2026 Newsletter (1 of 2)

Xander came home from school with a big question: “Mom, why don’t we have more sidewalks?!” Earlier that day, he had participated in BikeWalkKC’s STEP pedestrian safety program at his school, TA Edison Elementary in Kansas City, Kansas. As they practiced looking both ways and listening for cars, the instructors also showed them how to […]

Dear Mayor, We need more sidewalks!

First Grader + Advocacy = Results Xander came home from school with a big question: “Mom, why don’t we have more sidewalks?!” Earlier that day, he had participated in BikeWalkKC’s STEP pedestrian safety program at his school, TA Edison Elementary in Kansas City, Kansas. As they practiced looking both ways and listening for cars, the […]

Even MORE Bike Month 🚲🚲 May 2026 Newsletter (2 of 2)

In 2016 Andrew Killen, a teacher at KC East High School, wanted to spread bike joy among his students. Mr. Killen partnered with BikeWalkKC and started planning… The kids got excited, and the first Bike Club class maxxed out at 35 students! Bike Club provides skills and equipment for students to use bikes as their […]

Happy Bike Month 🚲 May 2026 Newsletter (1 of 2)

Have you met our friend Mark? Mark Green has been supporting BikeWalkKC for a long time. He’s an advocate, a volunteer, and a member! What brought you to BikeWalkKC?  A friend of mine served on the board in the early days. I had just purchased a bike and started bike commuting. My current councilman [Eric […]

Tiptoe through the tulips 🌷 April 2026 newsletter

Touchdown! Shawn Barber donates 11 bikes As the Player Engagement Manager (and former linebacker) for our own Kansas City Chiefs, Shawn Barber knows a bit about tackling big challenges. Students in our Maintain Your Ride program won’t be using these bikes to sack the quarterback, but they will take on do-it-yourself bicycle maintenance skills and […]