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Advocacy in the Wake of Tragedy: What we can learn from a stoplight at 51st and Troost

By Avery Jones, BikeWalkKC Community Organizer For years, neighbors and students raised concerns that the intersection at 51st Street & Troost was unsafe. When Yuxi Wu, a University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) conservatory student who planned to graduate with a degree in piano performance, was tragically struck and killed on September 26, 2024, the concerns […]

Take Part in the Kansas River Crossing Study!

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 […]

Mission Safe Streets and Roads for All — Learn More!

The City of Mission needs your help to develop a plan to eliminate traffic fatalities and severe injuries. One of the major items to come out of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law was the creation of the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program. The program is intended to support local, regional, and Tribal […]

Advocacy Alert: Speak Up for a Safer Broadway Boulevard!

Update August 26, 2025 Sept. 10: LAST CHANCE to pave a safer future for Broadway Boulevard! Were you at the Broadway Boulevard meeting in July? So many people attended that the city officials ran out of paper surveys! And now, thanks to your participation, city leaders have finalized a design for the corridor. We need […]

Share Your Thoughts on the Metcalf Transit Study!

The survey will help to shape the approach city and county leaders take to improve transit along this key corridor. As the issue of public transit becomes more pressing in Johnson County, more work is beginning to happen to help chart a course for what the future could look like. That includes the Metcalf corridor […]

Advocacy Alert: Share Feedback on Connected KC 2050!

Take the survey and share feedback on this key regional plan before May 30! The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) works at the regional level to guide the development and implementation of strategies related to major issues such as housing, economic development, and transportation. One of the main documents they use to guide their transportation efforts […]

YOU DID IT: Vision Zero and Bike Share funding saved for now

UPDATED May 5, 2025 Folks, we have some great updates to share with you regarding Ordinance 250382. We’ve learned that the finance committee will NOT move forward with the ordinance at tomorrow’s meeting. Doing so means it is essentially dead (for now).  We know many of you were planning on attending the finance committee tomorrow. […]