WAY TO GO KC

Sign-ups for the 2024 Green Commute Challenge are now open! 🌱✨Why settle for just getting from point A to point B? During the Green Commute Challenge, each trip you log in October becomes part of a bigger story. You’re saving money, earning prizes and turning your daily routine into something meaningful. Let’s enjoy every mile we travel together. Sign up on the WAY TO GO KC app on iOS, Android or my.waytogokc.org!

Hi all! Missouri DOT has a survey out regarding Pedestrian issues. Please take it and share with others in the state! 🚶♂️ 🚶♀️ https://lnkd.in/g2EC2TYp

🚦 Wonderful turnout to The Beacon Kansas City "Stop, Slow, Go" event on transportation issues in Kansas City with a panel featuring BikeWalkKC, KCATA, Amalgamated Transit Union and us! From driving to public transportation to bike lanes and pedestrian safety, it was a productive listening session to learn about ways to make streets safer for everyone. We thank the attendees who came to the Kansas City Public Library in the Plaza for a great event.

WAY TO GO KC is excited to attend the Association for Commuter Transportation International Conference in Denver and learn from and connect with a range of transportation leaders and programs across North America! #act24 Are you going to be there? We’d love to connect!

One of the biggest barriers for commuters taking a more sustainable form of transportation -- like the bus or biking -- is what to do in case of emergency or illness. That’s where WAY TO GO KC comes in. Commuters who regularly ride the bus or streetcar, carpool, vanpool, scooter, walk, roll or bike to work in the Kansas City region can register for WAY TO GO’s free Guaranteed Ride Home program and we’ll reimburse an Uber, Lyft or taxi ride home in case of an emergency or illness. How can commuters sign up? Simply create an account on the WAY TO GO trip planner to automatically become eligible for up to two Guaranteed Ride Home trips per year. https://lnkd.in/gFwK8dVe

BikeWalkKC is excited to partner with Kansas City Public Library to present "The Street Project", a documentary exploring the issue of traffic violence in the US. Join us for our next screening on Thursday, July 18 at 5pm at the Plaza Branch. The film will be followed by a panel with local leaders, including: - Councilman Johnathan Duncan - Dr. Amanda Grimes, Phd, MCHES - Ellen Schwartze 🌟 #thestreetproject #trafficsafety #visionzero #kansascity

“Employers set the tone for our region in so many respects,” says David Warm, executive director of the Mid-America Regional Council. “If they are promoting commuting options — sustainable options for how we travel — they are not only helping their own workforce and their employees, they are helping the entire region position itself as being forward-thinking and as having the diversity of travel options that are important for our economic competitiveness and environmental sustainability.”

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WAY TO GO is seeking sponsors for our 16th Annual Green Commute Challenge! Between Oct. 1-31, commuters from around the Kansas City region will be competing to see who can log those most green commutes to and from work! Sponsors help make our events and workshops, both during the challenge and throughout the year, possible. This year, we’re seeking support to: • Fund a Confident City Cycling workshop to help people learn the skills to safely bike with traffic and empower them to try bike commuting • Host a commuter expo to help people navigate their transportation options around the region •  Celebrate green commuting across the region with a challenge finale Learn more by sending us a DM or visiting our website: https://lnkd.in/grW3mZcb

Have you heard WAY TO GO is offering special drawings for people in the Kansas City region who log a green commute on Ozone Action Alert days this summer? Together, we can keep our air clean this ozone season. Learn more on the WAY TO GO blog.