Transportation

The Greater Kansas City Regional Bikeway Plan supports local jurisdictions in the development of a safe and connected regional bike network by focusing resources, reducing policy and infrastructure barriers, and providing recommendations, strategies and tools for local planning and design. 

Work continued over the past year to update Connected KC 2050, a shared, community-driven
vision for the Kansas City metro’s regional transportation system. Designed to guide infrastructure investments and ensure the region remains connected and accessible, the plan identifies transportation improvements through 2050. The plan evaluates a variety of considerations, such as projected population and employment growth, maintenance of transportation facilities, safety, quality of life and preserving the human and natural environment. As the region’s metropolitan planning agency, MARC is required to update the plan every five years. In 2024, MARC evaluated and prioritized over 500 transportation project submittals, conducted financial capacity analysis, updated the plan’s policy framework and conducted a new round of outreach seeking public input. 

This plan was updated in 2026 to outline how regional agencies and providers can work together to improve regional mobility for individuals with special transportation needs.