Learn more about ways to get involved in shaping the future of the Kansas Avenue and Central Avenue Bridges! Overview: Elevating KCK is a river crossing study focused on shaping the future of the Kansas Avenue and Central Avenue Bridges Take the survey between now and July 31st to provide feedback. Attend the Open House […]
Tag Archives: Wyandotte County
ADVOCACY ALERT: Learn more about the Wyandotte County Budget!
Attend the meeting on Thursday, June 5 at at 7:00 PM at the UG Municipal Building (701 N. 7th Street) to learn more and provide input on the proposed budget. The Unified Government of Wyandotte County and KCK (UG) is working to set the priorities for the annual budget preparation for all city and county […]
ADVOCACY ALERT: Stop bus route cuts in KCK!
Attend the Neighborhood and Community Development committee meeting on Monday September 30 at 5:00pm at City Hall (701 N. 7th Street, KCK 66101) to ask commissioners to preserve transit funding. Unified Government (UG) leaders are proposing cuts to two fixed routes in KCK to fill an anticipated budget shortfall: 18th Street, which runs from Quindaro […]
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 […]
New Stanley Elementary nurtures a neighborhood culture of walking and biking
New Stanley Elementary in Kansas City, Kansas is special. In an era of school budget cuts and hour-long school bus commutes, New Stanley is a true neighborhood school. About half of the students already walk to school, and P.E. teacher Jennifer Spears says that it wouldn’t take much for nearly all of the students to […]
Listen to the youth: Teens in KCK say pedestrians need both safety and beauty
Grownups like to reminisce about their carefree youth: walking to school, biking to their summer lifeguarding jobs, or walking to the park with their friends. And so often, those same grownups will bemoan the way the younger generations seem disconnected from family, friends, and community. So what happened in between “the good ol’ days” and […]
KCK adopts Complete Streets Ordinance
Last Thursday, the Unified Government of Kansas City, Kansas and Wyandotte County took an important step towards building safer streets for everyone in their community. Following a presentation by the UG Planning Department, the Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to adopt a Complete Streets ordinance! You can check out a copy of the adopted language […]
Advocacy Alert: Speak up for Complete Streets in Wyandotte County
Together with our partners in the Healthy Communities Wyandotte Policy Committee, BikeWalkKC is advocating for the adoption of a Complete Streets ordinance as a means of improving the built environment and health outcomes in Wyandotte County. In the age of COVID-19, such legislation has taken on increased significance as a means of supporting frontline workers […]
PRESS RELEASE: Pedestrian critically injured in KCK hit-and-run
A pedestrian was critically injured in a hit-and-run crash in the morning hours of Friday, January 17. The crash happened around 9:30 am in the 100 block of North 10th Street. According to police, the driver was heading south when they struck a pedestrian. The driver fled the scene before authorities arrived. The unidentified victim […]