The Economic Value of Actually Following Through on a Bike Plan
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Building out Kansas City's bike plan would add $500 million to the local economy and, save 36 lives a year, a new study finds.
Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Kansas City
Parking Madness Battle: K.C. vs. Minneapolis
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It's the first matchup in our Parking Madness tournament: Downtown East Minneapolis vs. Kansas City's Power and Light District.
Local Bike Advocates: E-Scooters Are Game-Changing
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In Nashville, Kansas City and Baltimore, advocates raised a couple concerns. But they all say scooters seem to be meeting a real need.
Kansas City Shows How to Upgrade a Very Sorry Bus Stop
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This isn't rocket science, but it does require some attention to how people use transit.
Kansas City Will Take a Serious Look at Removing Downtown Highway
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Rochester just converted part of its Inner Loop highway into a surface street, a similar project is underway in New Haven, and freeway teardowns are in play in many other American cities. Now you can add Kansas City to the list of places getting serious about removing a highway to save money, improve walkability, and open downtown land for development.
Kansas City Unveils a Streets Plan That Puts Walking First
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The city's proposed $800 million infrastructure bond would pump money into sidewalks and street safety upgrades.