Listen to the youth: Teens in KCK say pedestrians need both safety and beauty

Posted on June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 by Liz Harris

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

Posted on November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by Michael Kelley

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

Posted on August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 by Liz Harris

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

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 by Michael Kelley

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 […]

UPDATED PRESS RELEASE: Two young pedestrians injured in separate crashes

Posted on January 14, 2020January 15, 2020 by Michael Kelley

Two young pedestrians were injured in crashes that occurred in different parts of the metro on the afternoon of Monday, January 13. One crash occurred in Kansas City, Kansas. A 13-year-old boy was attempting to cross the street in a crosswalk near South 55th Street and Osage Avenue when he was hit by a driver […]