The “Neighborhood Inclusion” Policy Still Falls Short
UPDATE: When this ordinance was debated at City Council on December 8, 2021, 1st District Councilmember Heather Hall proposed making it apply to the entire city. This means that existing and future bike facilities are at risk. Here’s how you can take action to save Complete Streets and Vision Zero in KC: Call your councilmembers and […]
7 gifts for the biking and walking enthusiast
If you are like us, you dream of coming down the stairs on Christmas morning to find a freshly-poured raised crosswalk, or perhaps a protected bike lane. But infrastructure is hard to gift wrap, so we’ve made a list of favorite gifts for our friends who also love walking, biking, and urban living. For the […]
How the infrastructure bill helps walking and biking in KC
Late last week, the House of Representatives adopted a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill, ending months of debate over legislation intended to improve everything from roads and bridges to lead pipes and the internet. There is quite a bit in this new legislation. While it is not perfect on issues like equity or climate change, several […]
BikeWalkKC welcomes Tresa Carter as Director of Community Planning
Tresa will lead our urban planning program’s work to build connected, healthy, sustainable, and equitable communities. BikeWalkKC is one of the few active transportation nonprofits that employ urban planners as part of our strategy to make walking and biking simple solutions to complex problems of mobility, sustainability, health, equity, and prosperity. Our community planning program […]
Now Hiring Youth Education Instructors
Love to work with kids? Then join the BikeWalkKC team!
Mile 6 (2016): Building for the future
Mile 10 Campaign – BikeWalkKC Celebrates its 10th Anniversary! This year, we celebrate our 10th anniversary! BikeWalkKC was officially launched in April 2011 as a nonprofit organization with a mission and purpose to serve the bi-state Kansas City metro area. We were Kansas City’s first professional advocacy and education organization dedicated to bicycling and walking. […]
BikeWalkKC welcomes four new board members in 2021
BikeWalkKC is pleased to welcome four community leaders to our Board of Directors in 2021 as we celebrate Mile 10, our 10th anniversary.
Now hiring: RideKC Bike Operations Coordinator
Position Description: Bike Share Operations Coordinator Deadline: Open until filled. Posted on September 2nd, 2021. Status: Full-time, hourly, non-exempt. Reports to: Director of Bike Share and Business Services Location: 1106 East 30th Street, Suite G, Kansas City, MO 64109 (with daily travel throughout the city) RideKC Bike, a program of BikeWalkKC, seeks a full time […]
Mile 2: BikeWalkKC rolls into 2012 with Kansas City BCycle and Safe Routes to School
Mile 10 Campaign – BikeWalkKC Celebrates its 10th Anniversary! This year, we celebrate our 10th anniversary! BikeWalkKC was officially launched in April 2011 as a nonprofit organization with a mission and purpose to serve the bi-state Kansas City metro area. We were Kansas City’s first professional advocacy and education organization dedicated to bicycling and walking. […]
Proclamations aplenty for Bike Month
May is Bike Month! According to the League of American Bicyclists, the occasion (first established in 1956) “is a chance to showcase the many benefits of bicycling — and encourage more folks to [give] biking a try.” Bike Month is also a celebration, and as part of that celebration, BikeWalkKC and the Mid-America Regional Council […]