Update 11/14/2012: Alamo Drafthouse Cinema is now open again after a great makeover! Attend the ribbon cutting at 8:30am on Thursday or stop in today to see Magic Mike, Ghostbusters, the Big Lebowsky Quote-along, and more! Downtown's Mainstreet Theater is now the Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, and the folks there are rolling out the red carpet […]
September 2012 Newsletter
Counting Pedestrians on Main Street MainCor, the business district on Main Street in Midtown, is looking for volunteers to help with its second annual Pedestrian Survey. It’s an important way for local decision makers to understand pedestrian patterns and target resources to best improve the neighborhood to promote more walking. If you can spare half […]
Cliff Drive – River Market Connection coming soon
A new trail connection between the River Market and Cliff Drive in the Old Northeast has received federal funding and will soon run under I-35 to link the Riverfront Heritage Trail with historic cliff drive, which is car-free every weekend. The new trail connection will provide Old Northeast neighborhoods with significantly better access to Downtown, […]
August 2012 Newsletter
Getting More Kids Walking and Biking to School Safe Routes to School is a core part of BikeWalkKC’s mission. We work with local schools, cities, law enforcement agencies, and parents to make it safer and easier to walk and bike to school. Our Safe Routes to School work encompasses programs and events for families, as […]
City/DOJ finalize ADA settlement
City Hall and the US Department of Justice have reached a settlement on how the City will finally achieve ADA compliance for streets, sidewalks, and public buildings. 43rd Street at J.C. Nichols Parkway The Star reports that the agreement commits the City to making all public buildings fully accessible within three years, and to making […]
Speak up for walking and bicycling in KCK
KCK residents, please take some time speak up for walking and bicycling in the Unified Government's 2013 budget. In January 2011 KCK was the second local city to create a Complete Streets policy to better integrate walking, bicycling, and transit into the community's transportation system. That policy is now becoming reality as the Unified Government […]
Take the CLIF Bar 2 Mile Challenge in support of BikeWalkKC
Thanks to our friends at the Washington Area Bicyclists Association, you have another chance to take the CLIF Bar 2 Mile Challenge and raise money to support BikeWalkKC's work to make our region a better place to walk, bike, and live. Each month the CLIF Bar 2 Mile Challenge donates up to $10,000 to a […]
Safer angle parking arrives in Columbus Park
A controversial project that started the back-in angle parking debate in Kansas City in 2009 is finally moving forward. Congratulations and thank you to all the citizens who spoke up for safer parking policies.
More bike lanes coming to Southwest Boulevard
Last summer we asked local cities to Put Paint to Pavement for more bike lanes and crosswalks. Over one thousand people sent postcards to their mayors, and this summer two cities are responding to your requests. Southwest Boulevard is on the verge of becoming a truly bistate bike commuter corridor with bike lanes on the […]
Transit access to jobs continues to decline
The gap between jobs and transit is getting wider in Kansas City. Transit can’t keep up with the shift of jobs from city centers to suburban office parks, or with the rise of suburb-to-suburb commutes. Only 60% of metro jobs are located in neighborhoods with transit service, and just 13% of local residents are within […]