By Laura Steele, Education Outreach Coordinator Earlier this month, BikeWalkKC and the Mission Sustainability Commission, with support from LiveWell Johnson County, provided a special nine-hour Confident City Cycling series for area residents. The classes were held at the Sylvester Powell, Jr. Community Center and consisted of three hours of classroom-style education and then six hours of […]
Improving transit service in Eastern Jackson County
New connections between suburbs, better access to Johnson County jobs, and a new MAX Bus Rapid Transit line on 24 Hwy.
BikeWalkKC’s statement on KC Streetcar extension to the riverfront
Ensuring high quality bike/pedestrian access is a core part of the project and is available on opening day
Action Alert: Independence 2040 master plan public meeting
Let’s make sure the vision for Independence’s future includes a multimodal transportation system that improves walking, biking and transit.
Recap of Lenexa Complete Streets Meeting
Last week, the Lenexa City Council received a presentation on Complete Streets, the concept that city streets should be safe and comfortable for everyone – whether you are driving, biking, walking, in a wheelchair, etc. A good group of 20-plus residents were in attendance to support better biking and walking in Lenexa. While the city […]
Transitions on the BikeWalkKC Board of Directors
2017 is a year of change on the BikeWalkKC board as several of our founding board members reach their six-year term limits and new members bring in fresh ideas and new energy. We want to say a huge thank you to the founding members who contributed invaluable time, energy, sweat, and leadership. They have been crucial to our […]
Action Alert: Fairmount Business District in Independence – Open House June 15th
Help make northwest Independence more walkable and bikeable!
Action Alert: Prairie Village Bike Plan Open House June 15th
Share your thoughts about how to make Prairie Village a better place to bike for both transportation and recreation.
Action Alert: Lenexa City Council Complete Streets policy presentation on June 13th
Please show up to support bike lanes and other improvements for people who walk and bike. The City of Lenexa, KS usually focuses on trails instead of on-street bike lanes, but that might be changing. On Tuesday, June 13th the City Council will hear a presentation about Complete Streets, the idea that our city streets should […]
Olathe Students Refurbish Bicycles for Neighbors in Need
By Laura Steele, Education & Outreach Coordinator A crash course (minus the crashing!) in bicycle maintenance helped 4th and 5th graders at Green Springs Elementary in Olathe piece together a knowledge of bike mechanics they quickly put to good use. After seven weeks of after-school instruction, students helped repair eight previously owned bikes for donation […]