MARC Bicycle and Pedestrian Programs
Get in gear for Greater Kansas City Bike Week
Residents across the Kansas City region are invited to curb their cars and board their bicycles during Greater Kansas City Bike Week 2012 (May 14-18). Choosing to bike instead of drive helps reduce traffic congestion, reduces air pollution, improves personal health and saves money on fuel costs and auto maintenance.
Bike Week is a regional effort involving local governments, area bicycle clubs and advocacy groups, planning agencies, and bike-friendly businesses. For a full list of participating communities, sponsoring organizations and an interactive calendar of regional events and bicycle resources, visit www.bikeweek.bikewalkkc.org.
Webinars
MARC hosts webinars related to bicycle and pedestrian issues. Register for an upcoming session or view materials from previous events on our webinars page.
MARC recognizes the important role that bicycling and walking play in the Kansas City region’s total transportation system. As our local transportation needs continue to grow, MARC promotes walking and bicycling as healthy, environmentally friendly modes of transport.
Walking and bicycling are fundamental outdoor activities which both support and are supported by the MetroGreen regional greenway plan.
MARC promotes walking and bicycling in the urban environment through AirQ as alternative transportation modes that help address air quality issues, and through its Creating Quality Places initiative to foster sustainable communities.
In addition, MARC supports walking and bicycling through the Transit-Supportive Development initiative focused on finding the proper mix and density of land use to support the region's transit system and to create urban and suburban environments where walking, biking and transit are viable transportation options.