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2018 YEAR IN REVIEW LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR On behalf of the BikeWalkKC board and staff, I am pleased to present this report on our 2018 activities. Together with our members, funders, volunteers, and partners, we were able to expand our impact, grow new programs, and increase our collaborations throughout the Kansas City region and beyond. I invite you to read on to learn more about the past year, and join us as we progress into 2019 and beyond to “redefine our streets as places for people to build a culture of active living.” Eric Rogers Casual Animal Brewing, located at 17th and McGee in KCMO, opened in 2018 and launched “Local Motive,” adopting a new nonprofit each quarter. BikeWalkKC is honored to be selected as their first nonprofit, receiving event revenue and keg proceeds from a beer specially brewed for us. BikeWalkKC advocated for a Negligent Driver Bill introduced in Kansas Senate; unfortunately, this bill died in committee later that spring. Efforts are underway to reintroduce the bill in 2019. The City of Westwood held an open house for the public to provide input on a Complete Street plan for 47th Street. BikeWalkKC was part of the project team that studied the options. BLAST goes on the Road: Topeka Public Schools and the Topeka Cycle Project invited BikeWalkKC’s Education staff to provide curriculum updates for their version of the popular youth education program. With the start of Bike Month, we kicked off “The 100” Membership Campaign, an effort to sign up or renew at least 100 BikeWalkKC members. The campaign included a special partnership with Boulevard Tours & Recreation Center, which provided extra perks and donations to encourage and inspire people to join, including a special Bike to Boulevard and Member Party on May 30, in partnership with the City of KCMO. Altogether, we welcomed 142 members to the BikeWalkKC family! Kansas City BCycle provided 30% off all Annual Memberships throughout the month of May, and offered free BCycle rides on Bike to Work Day. With support from the Health Forward Foundation, BikeWalkKC and administrators from the Unified Government and KCMO traveled to Indianapolis for the Places for Bikes Conference, May 1-3. The conference agenda focused on a four-part formula for building better biking: Plan, Build, Engage, and Measure. The Kansas City American Planning Association held their 2018 Symposium on May 4, including a panel presentation with BikeWalkKC’s director of planning, Thomas Morefield, and other local and national leaders. Chicken n Pickle in North Kansas City hosted a Tour de Bier fundraiser on May 7, providing free play, great food and drink, and a fun raffle. With support from the Health Forward Foundation and in partnership with the Independence Avenue CID, BikeWalkKC’s policy team held a series of Complete Streets Advocacy Workshops, May 10-June 21. The seven-part, hands-on series covered a range of topics from identifying barriers to effective messaging and temporary traffic-calming. In anticipation of the Tour de Bier, we hosted two warm-up events in May: a special Maintain Your Ride for Tour participants, and a warm-up right in partnerships with the local Mondays Aren’t So Bad cycling group. The City of Overland Park, OP Chamber of Commerce, and Visit OP held a series of ten “community conversation” events for interactive discussions about city’s master plan, ForwardOP. The plan includes choices for connected and well-maintained sidewalks, bike lanes, and trials, and ongoing implementation of the City’s Bicycle Master Plan. International Bike to Work Day was Friday, May 18, and businesses and organizations throughout the metro got in on the celebration, with encouragement “Commuter Coffee Stops” held around the region. The 7th annual Tour de Bier was held on Sunday, May 20. Named “best organized bike ride” by readers of The Pitch, the Tour drew more than 1,200 registrants from 23 states and 95 cities. The Tour de Bier included three routes that traveled to nine breweries across the metro. For the second year, East High School students and special guests participated in a group ride to KCMO City Hall to participate in the proclamation by Mayor James of Bike Month on May 1. BikeWalkKC received its first-ever grant from the Shumaker Family Foundation to support education programs that create sustainable transportation habits. Josh Albarelli Patty Ardis Waylon Arndt Kristina Arteaga Cate Bachwirtz Sharenda Birts Joseph Blankenship Josh Boehm Tracy Bontrager Derrick Boos Faith Brennan Joyce Brettell Allan Brown Irmento Butler Carly Cadena Sandra Callahan Anne Cameron Ashley Cook Jesse Crupper James Currans Claire Davis Denise Deckert Olivia Dotson Tim Driller Edwina Driver Janet Dye LaDonna Echols Dimitric Edwards Jim Elkan Eric Ervin Sarah Farsace Beatrice Ferenc Susan Fischer Jay Fleer Ruth Anne French-Hodson Kirk Gastinger Michael Gebo Rebecca Gooch Rodney Gordon Molly Gosnell Emma Gossett Katie Green Sam Green Amanda Grimes Diane Hall Mary Herring Delvin Higginson Jen Houston Crystal Howe Steven Hultgren Ken Hutcherson Sarah Israel Mike Ivancic Beverly Jackson Joanna Jackson Laura Jackson John Jespersen Raissa Johnson Bryan Juarez Johanna Kelley Gloria Kelly Ellen Kerns Richard Knop Jeff Koetting Rachel Krause Gloria Larson Lisa Lohman Dori Ludwig Brenda Mack Paul Martin Sidney McCarther Ken McFarland Lindsey McRoberts Matthew Mellor John Mocella Tom Mullender Reed Nelson Naseem Nikaeen Heather Ober Erich Oberle Julie Odell Robert Omer Aquilla Pendleton Marcia Phares Michael Pickett Robert Pisciotta Beth Pittman Andrew Pollock Regina Polok Lesley Pories Ana Ramirez Dion Reihs Matt Roberds Karry Rood Kevin Sampson Jan Schmidt Cintya Schweisberger Mark Scrivner Malenda Shahane Darin Shreves Mikki Skubal McKenzie Smith Selena Snell Dave Snuffer Zachary Sohn Scott Spilky Bethany Spillhaus Tom Staggs Greg Stead Jacinta Stecklein Regan Stiles John Sullivan Blair Sundhausen Robert Swanton Karen Tannen Janice Thigpen Barbara Thomas Byron Thomas Christy Ubelaker Cameron Vaughn Kathy West Bea Westhues Matthew Westra Cheryl Westra Jacob White Stefanie Wiatt Barbara Wiesner Todd Williams Rebecca Winchell Shanon Wolfe Robert Yates Susan and Glenn Abelson Maia Ades Brent Akright Terry Allan Richard Allen Joni Andersen David Anderson Lawrence Andre Mary Anthes Matt Anthony Paul Arnhold Mark Arnold Mark Audrain Michael Bambenek Glenda Barnhart Scott Bauer Stephen Beagle David Beahm Rob Beahm George Beard Robert Bennett Cynthia Bernauer Steve and Allyson Betzold Kathryn Biagioli Angela Black Martha Blackman Cynthia Bleck Bill Blessing Chris Bonjour Alan Brennaman Faith Brennan Irene Brennan Jody Brison Dwight Brown Patrice Brown Michael Brown Sandra Callahan and Allan Brown Dwight Brown Jay Bruemmer Carol Buchanan Tricia Bushnell Jennifer Byer Samantha Caetano Anne Cameron Jared Campbell Steve Campbell Karen and Chris Campbell Debbie Canfield Diane Capps Jordan Carlson Sam Carlson Peter Carnesciali Kevin Carril Donna Carril Robert Carroll Alex Carson Barbara Chapman Gil Charney Rick Chasteen Marta Chasteen Allen Chestnut Leigh Ann Cleaver Kathy Coggins Andrew Cohen William Condon Cheryl Coon Ursula Copeland Brett Creason Darin Crisman Alex Crowell Jesse Crupper Mary Cummings Gena Curry Kimberly Curry William Cutler Matt and Julie Davis Linley Davis Thomas Deacy Denise Deckert Jeannine DeMarco Adrianne DeWeese Caitlin Dix Chuong Doan Ray Domino David Doyle Harold Draper Richard Dubinsky John Dubois Julia Dury Bob Eastman Robert Ebel Philip Eckert Nathan Eisenhauer Rebecca Ettien Ronnie Ewing Susan Fischer Nicole and Alex Fitzgerald Zach Flanders Daniel Fowler Kyle Frakes Ruth Anne French-Hodson and Jake Hodson Shantele Frie Charlene Fullerton Kristina Fulton Leon Fundenberger Liza Galindo Tyler Galloway Benjamin Garness Brian Garvey Kirk Gastinger Heather Gatewood William Geoghegan Steven Giambrone Chris Giffin Magdalene Goble Mike Goldman Anita Gonzalez Molly and Andrew Gosnell Arthur Gough Kyle Gray Paul Greeley Nancy Green Maggie and Sam Green Mark Green Scott Gregory Amanda Grimes Carol and Tom Handley Jason Hannaman Liz Harris Jon Hart Brian Hartley Karen Heath Nicoya Helm George Helmkamp Tyler Henson Doug Hermes Graham Hess Bruce Hickam Cody Hickman Delvin Higginson Michael Hochstedler Marty Hoffman Jonathan Hoflander Kelly Hollowell Dana Holt Michael Hough Laura Howard Bradley Howard David Hughes Margo Humenczuk Zach Humphreys Raqibul Huq Sarah Israel Shannon Jaax Reed Jackson Jake Jacobson Allen Jenks Alicia Jennings John Jespersen Ronald Johnson Raissa Johnson Vicki Johnson David Johnson Sonia Johnson Karin and Treadwell Jones Ryan Jones Katrina Jongenelen Jolie Justus Sarah Kaiser David Kass Anne Kauffman Bill Kaye Mary Kenady John Kenward Ellen Kerns Katie and Andrew Killen Rita Killen Alan Klein Brenda Klenke Jamie Kluesner Jackie Kolpek Ed and Mary Kraemer Mitchell Krasnopoler Beth Krehbiel Nicholas Kromnacker Bruce Ladd Nancy Lafferty Dana Laiben Angie Laurie Deb Lavin Cathy Lincoln Amanda Lindahl Jennifer Lindsey Art Loepp Lisa Lohman Tony Lopez-Isa Yvonne Lugo Danica Lyons Greg Madison Mike Malaker Christina Mann Karla Manning Mackenzie Manring Pattie Mansur Laura Marcus Mountjoy Cindy Martin Jay Martin Gary Martin Paul and Dottie Martin David Mathews Melissa McBride Virginia McCanse John and Leslie McClaflin William and Lucy McClave Michele and Andrew McCue Linda McCurry Michael McDonald Scott McKiddy Ryan McNair Amy Merritt Dayna Meyer Maureen Meyers Jesse Miguel Mark Milani Helene Miller Kerry Miller Nicole Minardi Kathryn Miner Randi Mixdorf Paul Mohr Joel Molina Maren Morefield Craig Morey Lori Morgan Abby Mueller Kate Nell Anne Nelson John Nero Carol Nielsen Ted O’Connor Timothy Oberle Andy Olson Alberta Omar Robert Omer Michael ONeill Sam Otto Rachel Overton Ann Pai Steve Panzica Matthew Parker Craig Patterson Stanley Pearson Alan Perry Kathleen Peterson Amanda Rehani Pigg and Ryan Pigg Robert Pisciotta Beth Pittman Bob Plagens Regina Polok Lesley Pories Kirsten Potter Gregory Pottorff William Priesmeyer Anne Ramsey Emily Randel William and Suzanne Raney Priscilla Reckling and Rev. Bob Hill Stephanie Reed Tyler Remund Steve Renz Doug Rice Margaret Richards Evan Richardson Karin Roberts Christina Robertson Sara Roesler Eric Rogers David Romisch Jamie and Matt Ronan Marianne Ronan Edward and Charlotte Ronan Karry Rood Terry Rouse Derek Rowland David Rule Jeremy Ruzich Caleb Salyer Michael Saunders Katy Schamberger Mark Schloegel Bruce Scott Susan Scott Mark Scrivner Kendall Seal Jon Shafer Malenda and John Shahane Gerald Shechter Jennifer Shelton Margo Shepard Brian Shields Teri Shifflett VonSeggern Darin Shreves Cris Siebenlist Laura Simcox Christian Sinclair Dan Siroky Jacquelyn Sloop Jane Smeltzer Laurie Snell Cary Soloy Michele Souder Joe Souders Cathy Spears Karlie Speicher John and Rosemary St. Angelo Charliey Staab Gwen Stafne Matt Staub Anthony Stegman Dana Steinwart Ruth Stephens Rob Stitt Megan Stock Matthew Stoecklein Paul Stover Kaitlyn Street Sheila Styron John Sullivan Ted Sullivan Dannie Summers Phillip Summers Chris Taft Paul Temme Josh Thede Barbara Thomas Paul Thomas Beth Thompson David Thompson Daniel Tiemeier Jennifer Tobey Kerrie Tyndall Jaclyn Ubert Tomoe Urano Eric Vander Linden Matthew Vandermolen Marcy VanLandingham Lori Vaughan David Vickers Margaret Vogt Richard Walker Kim Wallace Carissa Walter Deb Ward Doug Washington Sherri Wattenbarger Michelle Wehmeyer Heath Wessling Cheryl and Matthew Westra David Wheaton Andrew White Jaime Whitt Stefanie Wiatt Barbara Wiesner David Wilcox Karen Williams Marsha Wilson Kent Wilson Anna Woelk Debra Wood Matthew Woody Amy Wright Robert Yates Eric Ziegenhorn Nathaniel Zier KCMO makes bike parking easier: BikeWalkKC worked with the City of KCMO to rework the parking permit process to make it easier and more affordable. BikeWalkKC was awarded its first ever grant from the William J. Brace Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee to support our Local Spokes youth education programs. The City of Lenexa began a Complete Streets study to ensure its streets are more accessible for pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users. BikeWalkKC received support from the Menorah Heritage Foundation to support expansion and evaluation of our newest Youth Education program, Bike Club. Onelife Glow Cycle, March 9: BikeWalkKC teamed up with Onelife Fitness KC in the Power & Light District for a warm-up event for the 2018 Tour de Bier: Glow Cycle. This fun fundraiser included glow- in-the-dark accessories, refreshments, and a raffle with great prizes. The City of Mission held a special “Give-a-Bike/Take-a-Bike” event in partnership with BikeWalkKC on April 5 at The Bar on Johnson Drive. Bike donations were collected, and then fixed up and repaired by BikeWalkKC to be provided to kids and families in need as part of the City of Mission’s Holiday Adoption Program. Complete Streets Conference in Nashville: BikeWalkKC participated in “Intersections: Creating Culturally Complete Streets” in Nashville, TN, April 3-4. The conference included national leaders in Complete Streets and creative placemaking, bringing together advocates, engineers, designers, and artists to explore opportunities for collaboration. The City of KCMO held a public meeting on April 24 to review initial plans for a Paseo Gateway. BikeWalkKC and other advocates had concerns with that initial design, primarily because parts of it would that would be an exception to the newly passed Complete Streets ordinance. Subsequently, the City has revised the plan to address the most pressing concerns. The revised plan includes fully separated, protected bike lanes connecting both north/south and east/west routes. REI Overland Park and a generous individual provided funding to support a new trail, to be built and maintained by East High School’s Bike Club. The trail is scheduled to be completed in Spring 2019. The City of Kansas City held a series of public meetings for input about creating bike lanes along the full length of The Paseo. BikeWalkKC advocated that the plan include a road diet and protected bike lanes/bike path. The BikeWalkKC Board of Directors welcomed its newest member: Jake Jacobson, Director of Public Relations, Children’s Mercy Kansas City. In partnership with The Whole Person, BikeWalkKC staff, board members, and volunteers participated in tandem rides for individuals with low-vision on June 16. The summer editions of Confident City Cycling and Maintain Your Ride clinics were held in June. In partnership with the American Heart Association, BikeWalkKC held a community workshop for discussion of walkability in the neighborhoods along Prospect Avenue on June 29. Since then, we have evaluated existing data related to walkability along the corridor and reached out to neighborhood residents to elicit feedback on prominent pedestrian paths and neighborhood assets. Next steps will include additional evaluation based on recommendations from neighborhood leaders. VOLUNTEERS MEMBERS JANUARY Buttonwood Art Space hosted a Sponsor Reception for past and prospective sponsors and partners of the Tour de Bier. Crossroads-based distillery, Lifted Spirits, hosted a Bike to Yoga event and distillery tour on Sunday, February 11. The event was a fundraiser for the Women Bike KC Initiative. BikeWalkKC hosted three adult education programs: Confident City Cycling, Maintain Your Ride, and a first-ever Members Only Open Shop Night. We teamed up with KC Community Gardens (KCCG) for a first-ever Earth Day Ride and tour of three urban gardens and an orchard, followed by happy hour with KC Bier Co. back at the KCCG. The City of KCMO began a series of public meetings to review plans for Complete Streets plans for 39th Street, 43rd Street, Broadway Boulevard, Southwest Trafficway, and Wornall Road. Hundreds of advocates came out to speak up for better biking and walking in midtown. APRIL MAY A Women-only Confident City Cycling series was held in May, providing hands-on instruction in a safe and supportive environment, led by women, for women. JUNE On June 22, BikeWalkKC and the American Heart Association installed “pop-up traffic calming” assets at the intersection of 35th and Askew in East KCMO. The event demonstrated how minor changes could lead to major benefits for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users. The event was made possible with support from TransitCenter, TrailNet, and the Missouri APA chapter. JULY AUGUST SEPTEMBER We teamed up again with our friends at Onelife Fitness for an 80’s-themed spin class on July 19. Themed “Women, Wine, and Wellness,” the sold-out event raised funds for the biennial Women’s Bike Summit. With support from The H & R Block Foundation and the Health Forward Foundation, BikeWalkKC launched a new initiative: Bike Share for All, a bike share equity program. This project is designed to provide deeply discounted annual memberships to those most in need of transportation option. The pilot includes partnerships with Hope Faith Ministries, Metro Lutheran Ministry, MainCor (Midtown KC Now) and the Westside Housing Organization. BikeWalkKC’s dedicated volunteers helped us pack up and move out of our home on Gillham and into the Wonder Shops + Flats at 30th and Troost. Thanks to all who pitched in! Stockyards Brewing Co. in the KCMO West Bottoms hosted a Handlebar Happy Hour and fundraiser for BikeWalkKC on August 8, joined by more than 40 “Thirsty Thursday” riders. The impaired driver who struck and killed cyclist Anthony Saluto in 2012 was sentenced to just 120 days of incarceration and five years of probation on August 16. BikeWalkKC, Anthony’s family, and advocates continue to work to ensure his memory lives on and vulnerable road users are protected and served. The third Confident City Cycling event was held, marking the final class at our Gillham headquarters. BikeWalkKC staff participated in a new “unconference,” Transportation Camp, at the Kauffman Foundation on August 25. The event brought together transportation professionals, technologists, academics and others interested in the intersection of urban transportation and technology. In Wyandotte County, four new schools began development of Walking School Bus programs. August brought the ribbon-cutting for a long-advocated-for project: protected bike lanes on Armour Boulevard in KCMO. City officials, administrators, advocates, residents, and project staff gathered on August 3 for the ribbon-cutting and a group ride along the full route, stretching from Broadway to the Paseo. On August 24, the City of North Kansas City cut the ribbon on the region’s very first two-way cycletrack, on Diamond Parkway. The ribbon-cutting event featured free rides on Kansas City BCycles and opportunities for the public to experience the new amenities. The 3rd Women’s Bike Summit was held on September 15, co-hosted by KC Parks & Recreation at the Southeast Community Center. It was a record-breaking year, with more than 140 attendees, a Nonprofit Village, group rides, and sessions for riders of all ages and skill levels. Blue Bicycle Health & Fitness hosted our final Women-only Confident City Cycling series of the year. Later in the month, we held our first Maintain Your Ride clinic at the new office in the Wonder building. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority and Kansas City BCycle launched a new transit option: Bike + Bus pass. This combined pass allows monthly transit users to access unlimited 60-minute BCycle rides. On September 29, RideKC held a community meeting to discuss a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) study for Independence Avenue, one of the most dense and diverse stretches in KCMO. On September 28, Downtown KCK came alive with pop-up shops, street art, bike lanes, crosswalks, and more. A partnership of Better Block KC, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS, and BikeWalkKC, the family-friendly event took place on 6th Street between Ann and Tauromee. In September, BikeWalkKC and Children’s Mercy partnered with the community and local schools in the Northeast KCMO to conduct two quick-build projects: one at Van Brunt and St. John, and the other at 10th and Benton. The designs aimed at slowing traffic and creating a safer, more comfortable environment for pedestrians. These were part of our Aetna Foundation-funded Cultivating Healthy Communities project. Director of bike share and business services, Eric Vaughan represented BikeWalkKC and Kansas City BCycle at the 2018 North American Bikeshare Association (NABSA) conference in Portland, OR. The conference joined with People for Bike’s Better Bike Share partnership for sessions on equity and trends in shared use mobility. BikeWalkKC’s policy director, Eric Bunch, worked with the Missouri Humanities Council for a group ride to explore KCMO’s bike infrastructure and its environmental impact on September 13. For the second year, the Jackson County Rock Island Rail Authority and BikeWalkKC led a Bike to the Royals outing to cheer on our Boys in Blue on September 30. OCTOBER On October 10, schools across the metro participated in International Walk to School Day. Greater Kansas City’s celebration of Walk to School Day is organized by BikeWalkKC, KC Healthy Kids, and the Mid-America Regional Council. Individual schools organized their own events, while we provided technical assistance, advice, and publicity. Kansas City BCycle partnered with the City of Kansas City, Missouri’s new, expansive arts festival, Open Spaces, to provide discounted rides for users to explore the art installations around the city. The festival included about 40 visual arts exhibitions on display in an “Expanded Field” that spanned the metro, making self-guided tours by bike a natural fit. The City of Overland Park, Overland Park Chamber of Commerce, and project partners revealed an updated Master Plan, ForwardOP, at a public open house that drew more than 200 participants. The community-driven plan includes ongoing implementation and updates to the City’s Bicycle Master Plan. With support from the Health Forward Foundation, BikeWalkKC partnered with the Kansas City Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (KC ITE) to offer a training, “Planning and Designing for Cyclists.” The training included a classroom session followed by a group ride to provide a real-world experience of local facilities from the perspective of people who bike and walk. The American Planning Association’s 2018 Bi-State Conference took place October 24-26 at the InterContinental on the Plaza in Kansas City, drawing more than 350 individuals, including professional planners, planning officials, lawyers, architects, and developers from across the Kansas City metro and the Midwest region. For the second year, BikeWalkKC received support from the Oppenstein Brothers Foundation for our helmet safety education programming. Oppenstein support is expected to enable us to give away 3,000 helmets to youth and adults in 2018-2019. BikeWalkKC’s Youth Education programs expanded to include a new pedestrian safety curriculum, designed to teach the basics of walking safely to preschool students at the Columbus Park and Park Hill YMCAs. With support from New Belgium Brewery, we teamed up with Family Bicycles and Bier Station to host a fun, costumed Bike Rodeo event on October 27. At the 2018 BCycle World conference in Madison, Wisconsin, BikeWalkKC team members Michael Conley and Paige Jones received their Bosch electric mechanics’ certification. NOVEMBER DECEMBER Kansas City Tweed Ride – Velocipede & Tweed Indeed commenced on Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 at the Colonnade in Kessler Park in historic Northeast KCMO for a day of sophisticated social revelry upon the most marvelous machines ever devised. BikeWalkKC was a part of the planning team for the Unified Government’s new Northeast Area Master Plan, formally adopted in November. Our work focused on how community needs could be addressed in the Northeast area by creating more equitable mobility options, using infrastructure as a catalyst for investment, and supporting more responsive policies and projects. On November 9, BikeWalkKC opened its doors for a New Office Open House, welcoming members, partners, neighbors, and the general public. A new Bike Share station was installed in front of the Wonder Shops + Flats building at 30th and Troost, connecting the bike sharing system to transit services for improved first/ last mile access from the east side of midtown KCMO. Thanks to the generosity of the Kansas City community, hundreds of bikes were donated to BikeWalkKC in 2018. Through our Earn-a-Bike, Bike Club, and community engagement programs, more than 250 bikes were given away to individuals in need in 2018. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority and BikeWalkKC announced a new partnership to bring smart, electric-assist bikes to Kansas City’s bike share program. The newly branded RideKC Bike program, powered by Drop Mobility, launched in December, marking a first-of-its-kind public/private/ nonprofit effort in Kansas City. A total of 150 bikes are expected to roll out by Spring 2019. On December 4, AARP members and community members came together for a Bike Build Night at BikeWalkKC. Participants spent a hands-on evening fixing up youth bicycles and and learning about basic bike maintenance. FEBRUARY Events Advocacy Youth Education Adult Education Development Consulting/ Planning Bike Share KEY BOARD AND FINANCIALS Eric Rogers, Executive Director and Co-Founder Eric Bunch, Director of Policy and Co-Founder Karen Campbell, Director of Development and Communications Maggie Green, Director of Programs Thomas Morefield, Director of Community Planning Eric Vaughan, Director of Bike Share and Business Services Michael Conley, Bike Share Operations Coordinator Daniel Del Rosario, Instructor Nicole Fitzgerald, Instructor Des Haggert, Instructor David Hansen, Education Specialist Liz Harris, Marketing and Events Coordinator Suzanne Hogan, Instructor Mark Horn, Instructor Jill Iwanski, Instructor Quincy Jennings, Instructor Paige Jones, Bike Share Fleet Technician Michael Kelley, Policy Coordinator Areiona King, Safe Routes to School Coordinator Karl Kraemer, Education Operations Coordinator Craig Maxwell, Instructor John McClaflin, Finance Manager Chelsea Netsell, Instructor DuRon Netsell, Bike Parking Coordinator Glen Rumbaugh, Education Operations Coordinator Kathleen Rutter, Instructor Brandon Schubach, Instructor Mark Scrivner, Instructor Brett Shoffner, Instructor Laura Steele, Education Operations Manager Andy Thies, Instructor Natasha Waschek, Instructor Steve White, Instructor Mitchell Williams, Instructor Stephanie Willis, Instructor STAFF 2018 Board of Directors Doug Washington, Board Chair Director of Recruiting Strategy, TriCom Technical Services Amanda Grimes, Bike Share KC Chair Assistant Professor, University of Missouri- Kansas City School of Nursing and Health Studies Lesley Pories, Vice-Chair Manager of Institutional Partnerships, Water. org Steve Renz, Treasurer First Vice-President and Senior Advisor, Merrill Lynch Paul Martin, Secretary Director of Engineering, A. Zahner Co. Directors Lawrence Andre, The Why Inside Ruth Anne French-Hodson, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P. Molly Gosnell, US Army Corps of Engineers Jake Jacobson, Children’s Mercy Hospital John Jespersen, Buttonwood Financial Group Malenda Shahane, UMB Bank Eric Rogers, Executive Director, BikeWalkKC (ex-officio) 2018 Revenue 2018 Expenses Contributions, Private Grants, Public Support 39% Consulting & Earned Income 17% Government Grants & Contracts 35% Operational 25% Special Events 7% Consulting & Earned Income 17% Other Expenses 3% Bike Share Operations 15% Consulting & Earned Income 10% Misc. 2% Government Grants and Contracts 30% Special Events 6% Bike Share User Fees 6% SPONSORS AND SUPPORTERS 2018 Funders and Major Donors ($200 and more) The Aetna Foundation Cynthia Bleck W. J. Brace Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee Alan Brennaman Jay Bruemmer Burns & McDonnell* Karen and Chris Campbell Catalent Pharma Solutions City of Kansas City City of Kansas City, MO, Neighborhood Tourism & Development Fund Daniel Fowler Ruth Anne French-Hodson and Jake Hodson Molly and Andrew Gosnell Maggie and Sam Green The H & R Block Foundation Thomas and Carol Handley Health Forward Foundation George Helmkamp Cody Hickman John and Katherine Jespersen Jolie Justus Kansas Health Foundation Kansas Department of Transportation Charles Linn and Darla Barnet MLC Management, LLC Paul and Dottie Martin John and Lesley McClaflin Menorah Heritage Foundation Margaret Meyer MoBank Missouri Department of Transportation Timothy Oberle Oppenstein Brothers Foundation Priscilla Reckling and Rev. Bob Hill Steve Renz Eric Rogers Verlan and Gladys Rumbaugh Malenda and John Shahane Christian Sinclair Shumaker Family Foundation State Street* Paul Thomas Paul Toigo Transit Center Doug Washington Howard Wilkens Debra Wood UMB Financial* UBS* * Employee matching contribution 2018 Business Partners and Event Sponsors 90.9 The Bridge AARP Artist Ada Koch Bier Station Big Rip Brewing Bike Law BikeMS Boulevard Brewing Company Buttonwood Financial Group, LLC Cabot Creamery Cajun Cabin Sandra Callahan and Allan Brown Chicken n Pickle Children’s Mercy Kansas City Cinder Block Brewing Crane Brewing Cycling Kansas City Double Shift Brewing Erik’s Bike Shop Family Bicycles Greater Kansas City Community Gardens Green Room Burgers & Beer Hallmark Corporate Foundation Head for the Cure Foundation Jerusalem Cafe Johnson County Department of Health and Environment Kansas City Parks & Recreation KC Bier Co. KC Fun Ride KC Sporting Events K&G Striping Inc. Kicking Horse Coffee Knuckleheads Saloon Leasing KC Life Equals The Local Pig Maker Village Mid-America Regional Council MPress New Belgium Brewing Company OneLife Fitness Parisi/Mother Earth Coffee The Pitch Popham Law Firm REI Overland Park Road ID Shook, Hardy, & Bacon Sloop Dental South 71 Insurance Spokes Café & Cyclery Stockyards Brewing The Sundry Tallgrass Brewing The Trek Store, Shawnee Mission Velo Garage and Velo Wagon Visit KC Yelp 2018 Bike Share Partners and Sponsors Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Kansas City Boulevard Brewing Company ** City of Kansas City, Missouri City of North Kansas City Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation** Jackson County Parks + Recreation Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Kansas City Art Institute ** Missouri Bank The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ** Plaza 209 ** Plaza Animal Clinic Van Trust Real Estate Wonder Shops & Flats ** ** Indicates bike share station location BikeWalkKC’s team of professionals has extensive experience at the local, state, and national levels. We are recognized as award-winning leaders in the bike/ped industry and work to raise the bar of professionalism in the greater Kansas City area. MARCH
Transcript of JUne - BikeWalkKC
2018 Year in review
Letter from the DirectorOn behalf of the BikeWalkKC board and staff, I am pleased to
present this report on our 2018 activities. Together with our
members, funders, volunteers, and partners, we were able
to expand our impact, grow new programs, and increase our
collaborations throughout the Kansas City region and beyond. I
invite you to read on to learn more about the past year, and join
us as we progress into 2019 and beyond to “redefine our streets
as places for people to build a culture of active living.”
Eric Rogers
Casual Animal Brewing, located at 17th and McGee in KCMO, opened in 2018 and launched “Local Motive,” adopting a new nonprofit each quarter. BikeWalkKC is honored to be selected as their first nonprofit, receiving event revenue and keg proceeds from a beer specially brewed for us.
BikeWalkKC advocated for a Negligent Driver Bill introduced in Kansas Senate; unfortunately, this bill died in committee later that spring. Efforts are underway to reintroduce the bill in 2019.
The City of Westwood held an open house for the public to provide input on a Complete Street plan for 47th Street. BikeWalkKC was part of the project team that studied the options.
BLAST goes on the Road: Topeka Public Schools and the Topeka Cycle Project invited BikeWalkKC’s Education staff to provide curriculum updates for their version of the popular youth education program.
With the start of Bike Month, we kicked off “The 100” Membership Campaign, an effort to sign up or renew at least 100 BikeWalkKC members. The campaign included a special partnership with Boulevard Tours & Recreation Center, which provided extra perks and donations to encourage and inspire people to join, including a special Bike to Boulevard and Member Party on May 30, in partnership with the City of KCMO. Altogether, we welcomed 142 members to the BikeWalkKC family!
Kansas City BCycle provided 30% off all Annual Memberships throughout the month of May, and offered free BCycle rides on Bike to Work Day.
With support from the Health Forward Foundation, BikeWalkKC and administrators from the Unified Government and KCMO traveled to Indianapolis for the Places for Bikes Conference, May 1-3. The conference agenda focused on a four-part formula for building better biking: Plan, Build, Engage, and Measure.
The Kansas City American Planning Association held their 2018 Symposium on May 4, including a panel presentation with BikeWalkKC’s director of planning, Thomas Morefield, and other local and national leaders.
Chicken n Pickle in North Kansas City hosted a Tour de Bier fundraiser on May 7, providing free play, great food and drink, and a fun raffle.
With support from the Health Forward Foundation and in partnership with the Independence Avenue CID, BikeWalkKC’s policy team held a series of Complete Streets Advocacy Workshops, May 10-June 21. The seven-part, hands-on series covered a range of topics from identifying barriers to effective messaging and temporary traffic-calming.
In anticipation of the Tour de Bier, we hosted two warm-up events in May: a special Maintain Your Ride for Tour participants, and a warm-up right in partnerships with the local Mondays Aren’t So Bad cycling group.
The City of Overland Park, OP Chamber of Commerce, and Visit OP held a series of ten “community conversation” events for interactive discussions about city’s master plan, ForwardOP. The plan includes choices for connected and well-maintained sidewalks, bike lanes, and trials, and ongoing implementation of the City’s Bicycle Master Plan.
International Bike to Work Day was Friday, May 18, and businesses and organizations throughout the metro got in on the celebration, with encouragement “Commuter Coffee Stops” held around the region.
The 7th annual Tour de Bier was held on Sunday, May 20. Named “best organized bike ride” by readers of The Pitch, the Tour drew more than 1,200 registrants from 23 states and 95 cities. The Tour de Bier included three routes that traveled to nine breweries across the metro.
For the second year, East High School students and special guests participated in a group ride to KCMO City Hall to participate in the proclamation by Mayor James of Bike Month on May 1.
BikeWalkKC received its first-ever grant from the Shumaker Family Foundation to support education programs that create sustainable transportation habits.
Josh AlbarelliPatty Ardis
Waylon ArndtKristina ArteagaCate BachwirtzSharenda Birts
Joseph BlankenshipJosh Boehm
Tracy BontragerDerrick BoosFaith BrennanJoyce BrettellAllan Brown
Irmento ButlerCarly Cadena
Sandra CallahanAnne Cameron
Ashley CookJesse CrupperJames Currans
Claire DavisDenise DeckertOlivia Dotson
Tim DrillerEdwina Driver
Janet DyeLaDonna EcholsDimitric Edwards
Jim ElkanEric Ervin
Sarah FarsaceBeatrice FerencSusan Fischer
Jay FleerRuth Anne French-Hodson
Kirk GastingerMichael Gebo
Rebecca GoochRodney Gordon
Molly GosnellEmma Gossett
Katie GreenSam Green
Amanda GrimesDiane Hall
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KCMO makes bike parking easier: BikeWalkKC worked with the City of KCMO to rework the parking permit process to make it easier and more affordable.
BikeWalkKC was awarded its first ever grant from the William J. Brace Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., Trustee to support our Local Spokes youth education programs.
The City of Lenexa began a Complete Streets study to ensure its streets are more accessible for pedestrians, cyclists, and other vulnerable road users.
BikeWalkKC received support from the Menorah Heritage Foundation to support expansion and evaluation of our newest Youth Education program, Bike Club.
Onelife Glow Cycle, March 9: BikeWalkKC teamed up with Onelife Fitness KC in the Power & Light District for a warm-up event for the 2018 Tour de Bier: Glow Cycle. This fun fundraiser included glow-in-the-dark accessories, refreshments, and a raffle with great prizes.
The City of Mission held a special “Give-a-Bike/Take-a-Bike” event in partnership with BikeWalkKC on April 5 at The Bar on Johnson Drive. Bike donations were collected, and then fixed up and repaired by BikeWalkKC to be provided to kids and families in need as part of the City of Mission’s Holiday Adoption Program.
Complete Streets Conference in Nashville: BikeWalkKC participated in “Intersections: Creating Culturally Complete Streets” in Nashville, TN, April 3-4. The conference included national leaders in Complete Streets and creative placemaking, bringing together advocates, engineers, designers, and artists to explore opportunities for collaboration.
The City of KCMO held a public meeting on April 24 to review initial plans for a Paseo Gateway. BikeWalkKC and other advocates had concerns with that initial design, primarily because parts of it would that would be an exception to the newly passed Complete Streets ordinance. Subsequently, the City has revised the plan to address the most pressing concerns. The revised plan includes fully separated, protected bike lanes connecting both north/south and east/west routes.
REI Overland Park and a generous individual provided funding to support a new trail, to be built and maintained by East High School’s Bike Club. The trail is scheduled to be completed in Spring 2019.
The City of Kansas City held a series of public meetings for input about creating bike lanes along the full length of The Paseo. BikeWalkKC advocated that the plan include a road diet and protected bike lanes/bike path.
The BikeWalkKC Board of Directors welcomed its newest member: Jake Jacobson, Director of Public Relations, Children’s Mercy Kansas City.
In partnership with The Whole Person, BikeWalkKC staff, board members, and volunteers participated in tandem rides for individuals with low-vision on June 16.
The summer editions of Confident City Cycling and Maintain Your Ride clinics were held in June.In partnership with the American Heart Association, BikeWalkKC held a community workshop for discussion of walkability in the neighborhoods along Prospect Avenue on June 29. Since then, we have evaluated existing data related to walkability along the corridor and reached out to neighborhood residents to elicit feedback on prominent pedestrian paths and neighborhood assets. Next steps will include additional evaluation based on recommendations from neighborhood leaders.
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Buttonwood Art Space hosted a Sponsor Reception for past and prospective sponsors and partners of the Tour de Bier.
Crossroads-based distillery, Lifted Spirits, hosted a Bike to Yoga event and distillery tour on Sunday, February 11. The event was a fundraiser for the Women Bike KC Initiative.
BikeWalkKC hosted three adult education programs: Confident City Cycling, Maintain Your Ride, and a first-ever Members Only Open Shop Night.
We teamed up with KC Community Gardens (KCCG) for a first-ever Earth Day Ride and tour of three urban gardens and an orchard, followed by happy hour with KC Bier Co. back at the KCCG.
The City of KCMO began a series of public meetings to review plans for Complete Streets plans for 39th Street, 43rd Street, Broadway Boulevard, Southwest Trafficway, and Wornall Road. Hundreds of advocates came out to speak up for better biking and walking in midtown.
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A Women-only Confident City Cycling series was held in May, providing hands-on instruction in a safe and supportive environment, led by women, for women.
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On June 22, BikeWalkKC and the American Heart Association installed “pop-up traffic calming” assets at the intersection of 35th and Askew in East KCMO. The event demonstrated how minor changes could lead to major benefits for pedestrians, cyclists, and transit users. The event was made possible with support from TransitCenter, TrailNet, and the Missouri APA chapter.
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We teamed up again with our friends at Onelife Fitness for an 80’s-themed spin class on July 19. Themed “Women, Wine, and Wellness,” the sold-out event raised funds for the biennial Women’s Bike Summit.
With support from The H & R Block Foundation and the Health Forward Foundation, BikeWalkKC launched a new initiative: Bike Share for All, a bike share equity program. This project is designed to provide deeply discounted annual memberships to those most in need of transportation option. The pilot includes partnerships with Hope Faith Ministries, Metro Lutheran Ministry, MainCor (Midtown KC Now) and the Westside Housing Organization.
BikeWalkKC’s dedicated volunteers helped us pack up and move out of our home on Gillham and into the Wonder Shops + Flats at 30th and Troost. Thanks to all who pitched in!
Stockyards Brewing Co. in the KCMO West Bottoms hosted a Handlebar Happy Hour and fundraiser for BikeWalkKC on August 8, joined by more than 40 “Thirsty Thursday” riders.
The impaired driver who struck and killed cyclist Anthony Saluto in 2012 was sentenced to just 120 days of incarceration and five years of probation on August 16. BikeWalkKC, Anthony’s family, and advocates continue to work to ensure his memory lives on and vulnerable road users are protected and served.
The third Confident City Cycling event was held, marking the final class at our Gillham headquarters.
BikeWalkKC staff participated in a new “unconference,” Transportation Camp, at the Kauffman Foundation on August 25. The event brought together transportation professionals, technologists, academics and others interested in the intersection of urban transportation and technology.
In Wyandotte County, four new schools began development of Walking School Bus programs.
August brought the ribbon-cutting for a long-advocated-for project: protected bike lanes on Armour Boulevard in KCMO. City officials, administrators, advocates, residents, and project staff gathered on August 3 for the ribbon-cutting and a group ride along the full route, stretching from Broadway to the Paseo.
On August 24, the City of North Kansas City cut the ribbon on the region’s very first two-way cycletrack, on Diamond Parkway. The ribbon-cutting event featured free rides on Kansas City BCycles and opportunities for the public to experience the new amenities.
The 3rd Women’s Bike Summit was held on September 15, co-hosted by KC Parks & Recreation at the Southeast Community Center. It was a record-breaking year, with more than 140 attendees, a Nonprofit Village, group rides, and sessions for riders of all ages and skill levels.
Blue Bicycle Health & Fitness hosted our final Women-only Confident City Cycling series of the year. Later in the month, we held our first Maintain Your Ride clinic at the new office in the Wonder building.
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority and Kansas City BCycle launched a new transit option: Bike + Bus pass. This combined pass allows monthly transit users to access unlimited 60-minute BCycle rides.
On September 29, RideKC held a community meeting to discuss a Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) study for Independence Avenue, one of the most dense and diverse stretches in KCMO.
On September 28, Downtown KCK came alive with pop-up shops, street art, bike lanes, crosswalks, and more. A partnership of Better Block KC, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS, and BikeWalkKC, the family-friendly event took place on 6th Street between Ann and Tauromee.
In September, BikeWalkKC and Children’s Mercy partnered with the community and local schools in the Northeast KCMO to conduct two quick-build projects: one at Van Brunt and St. John, and the other at 10th and Benton. The designs aimed at slowing traffic and creating a safer, more comfortable environment for pedestrians. These were part of our Aetna Foundation-funded Cultivating Healthy Communities project.
Director of bike share and business services, Eric Vaughan represented BikeWalkKC and Kansas City BCycle at the 2018 North American Bikeshare Association (NABSA) conference in Portland, OR. The conference joined with People for Bike’s Better Bike Share partnership for sessions on equity and trends in shared use mobility.
BikeWalkKC’s policy director, Eric Bunch, worked with the Missouri Humanities Council for a group ride to explore KCMO’s bike infrastructure and its environmental impact on September 13.
For the second year, the Jackson County Rock Island Rail Authority and BikeWalkKC led a Bike to the Royals outing to cheer on our Boys in Blue on September 30.
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On October 10, schools across the metro participated in International Walk to School Day. Greater Kansas City’s celebration of Walk to School Day is organized by BikeWalkKC, KC Healthy Kids, and the Mid-America Regional Council. Individual schools organized their own events, while we provided technical assistance, advice, and publicity.
Kansas City BCycle partnered with the City of Kansas City, Missouri’s new, expansive arts festival, Open Spaces, to provide discounted rides for users to explore the art installations around the city. The festival included about 40 visual arts exhibitions on display in an “Expanded Field” that spanned the metro, making self-guided tours by bike a natural fit.
The City of Overland Park, Overland Park Chamber of Commerce, and project partners revealed an updated Master Plan, ForwardOP, at a public open house that drew more than 200 participants. The community-driven plan includes ongoing implementation and updates to the City’s Bicycle Master Plan.
With support from the Health Forward Foundation, BikeWalkKC partnered with the Kansas City Chapter of the Institute of Transportation Engineers (KC ITE) to offer a training, “Planning and Designing for Cyclists.” The training included a classroom session followed by a group ride to provide a real-world experience of local facilities from the perspective of people who bike and walk.
The American Planning Association’s 2018 Bi-State Conference took place October 24-26 at the InterContinental on the Plaza in Kansas City, drawing more than 350 individuals, including professional planners, planning officials, lawyers, architects, and developers from across the Kansas City metro and the Midwest region.
For the second year, BikeWalkKC received support from the Oppenstein Brothers Foundation for our helmet safety education programming. Oppenstein support is expected to enable us to give away 3,000 helmets to youth and adults in 2018-2019.
BikeWalkKC’s Youth Education programs expanded to include a new pedestrian safety curriculum, designed to teach the basics of walking safely to preschool students at the Columbus Park and Park Hill YMCAs.
With support from New Belgium Brewery, we teamed up with Family Bicycles and Bier Station to host a fun, costumed Bike Rodeo event on October 27.
At the 2018 BCycle World conference in Madison, Wisconsin, BikeWalkKC team members Michael Conley and Paige Jones received their Bosch electric mechanics’ certification.
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Kansas City Tweed Ride – Velocipede & Tweed Indeed commenced on Saturday, November 3rd, 2018 at the Colonnade in Kessler Park in historic Northeast KCMO for a day of sophisticated social revelry upon the most marvelous machines ever devised.
BikeWalkKC was a part of the planning team for the Unified Government’s new Northeast Area Master Plan, formally adopted in November. Our work focused on how community needs could be addressed in the Northeast area by creating more equitable mobility options, using infrastructure as a catalyst for investment, and supporting more responsive policies and projects.
On November 9, BikeWalkKC opened its doors for a New Office Open House, welcoming members, partners, neighbors, and the general public.
A new Bike Share station was installed in front of the Wonder Shops + Flats building at 30th and Troost, connecting the bike sharing system to transit services for improved first/last mile access from the east side of midtown KCMO.
Thanks to the generosity of the Kansas City community, hundreds of bikes were donated to BikeWalkKC in 2018. Through our Earn-a-Bike, Bike Club, and community engagement programs, more than 250 bikes were given away to individuals in need in 2018.
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority and BikeWalkKC announced a new partnership to bring smart, electric-assist bikes to Kansas City’s bike share program. The newly branded RideKC Bike program, powered by Drop Mobility, launched in December, marking a first-of-its-kind public/private/nonprofit effort in Kansas City. A total of 150 bikes are expected to roll out by Spring 2019.
On December 4, AARP members and community members came together for a Bike Build Night at BikeWalkKC. Participants spent a hands-on evening fixing up youth bicycles and and learning about basic bike maintenance.
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Eric Rogers, Executive Director and Co-Founder Eric Bunch, Director of Policy and Co-Founder Karen Campbell, Director of Development and Communications Maggie Green, Director of Programs Thomas Morefield, Director of Community Planning Eric Vaughan, Director of Bike Share and Business Services Michael Conley, Bike Share Operations Coordinator Daniel Del Rosario, Instructor Nicole Fitzgerald, Instructor Des Haggert, Instructor David Hansen, Education Specialist Liz Harris, Marketing and Events Coordinator Suzanne Hogan, Instructor Mark Horn, Instructor Jill Iwanski, Instructor Quincy Jennings, Instructor Paige Jones, Bike Share Fleet Technician
Michael Kelley, Policy Coordinator Areiona King, Safe Routes to School Coordinator Karl Kraemer, Education Operations Coordinator Craig Maxwell, Instructor John McClaflin, Finance Manager Chelsea Netsell, Instructor DuRon Netsell, Bike Parking Coordinator Glen Rumbaugh, Education Operations Coordinator Kathleen Rutter, Instructor Brandon Schubach, Instructor Mark Scrivner, Instructor Brett Shoffner, Instructor Laura Steele, Education Operations Manager Andy Thies, Instructor Natasha Waschek, Instructor Steve White, Instructor Mitchell Williams, Instructor Stephanie Willis, Instructor
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2018 Board of Directors
Doug Washington, Board ChairDirector of Recruiting Strategy, TriCom Technical Services
Amanda Grimes, Bike Share KC ChairAssistant Professor, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Nursing and Health Studies
Lesley Pories, Vice-ChairManager of Institutional Partnerships, Water.org
Steve Renz, TreasurerFirst Vice-President and Senior Advisor, Merrill Lynch
Paul Martin, SecretaryDirector of Engineering, A. Zahner Co.
Directors
Lawrence Andre, The Why InsideRuth Anne French-Hodson, Shook, Hardy & Bacon, L.L.P.Molly Gosnell, US Army Corps of EngineersJake Jacobson, Children’s Mercy HospitalJohn Jespersen, Buttonwood Financial GroupMalenda Shahane, UMB BankEric Rogers, Executive Director, BikeWalkKC (ex-officio)
2018 Revenue
2018 Expenses
Contributions, Private Grants,Public Support
39%
Consulting &Earned Income
17%
Government Grants & Contracts
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Operational 25%
Special Events 7%
Consulting & Earned Income 17%
Other Expenses 3%Bike Share
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Misc. 2%
Government Grants and Contracts
30% Special Events 6%
Bike Share User Fees 6%
SPonSorS anD SUPPorterS2018 Funders and Major Donors ($200 and more)The Aetna FoundationCynthia BleckW. J. Brace Charitable Trust, Bank of America, N.A., TrusteeAlan BrennamanJay BruemmerBurns & McDonnell*Karen and Chris CampbellCatalent Pharma SolutionsCity of Kansas CityCity of Kansas City, MO, Neighborhood Tourism & Development FundDaniel FowlerRuth Anne French-Hodson and Jake HodsonMolly and Andrew GosnellMaggie and Sam GreenThe H & R Block FoundationThomas and Carol HandleyHealth Forward FoundationGeorge HelmkampCody HickmanJohn and Katherine JespersenJolie JustusKansas Health FoundationKansas Department of TransportationCharles Linn and Darla Barnet MLC Management, LLCPaul and Dottie MartinJohn and Lesley McClaflinMenorah Heritage FoundationMargaret MeyerMoBankMissouri Department of TransportationTimothy OberleOppenstein Brothers FoundationPriscilla Reckling and Rev. Bob HillSteve RenzEric RogersVerlan and Gladys RumbaughMalenda and John ShahaneChristian SinclairShumaker Family Foundation
State Street*Paul ThomasPaul ToigoTransit CenterDoug WashingtonHoward WilkensDebra WoodUMB Financial*UBS*
* Employee matching contribution
2018 Business Partners and Event Sponsors90.9 The BridgeAARPArtist Ada KochBier StationBig Rip BrewingBike LawBikeMSBoulevard Brewing CompanyButtonwood Financial Group, LLCCabot CreameryCajun CabinSandra Callahan and Allan BrownChicken n PickleChildren’s Mercy Kansas CityCinder Block BrewingCrane BrewingCycling Kansas CityDouble Shift Brewing Erik’s Bike ShopFamily BicyclesGreater Kansas City Community GardensGreen Room Burgers & BeerHallmark Corporate FoundationHead for the Cure FoundationJerusalem CafeJohnson County Department of Health and EnvironmentKansas City Parks & RecreationKC Bier Co.KC Fun RideKC Sporting EventsK&G Striping Inc. Kicking Horse Coffee
Knuckleheads SaloonLeasing KCLife EqualsThe Local PigMaker VillageMid-America Regional CouncilMPressNew Belgium Brewing CompanyOneLife FitnessParisi/Mother Earth CoffeeThe PitchPopham Law FirmREI Overland ParkRoad IDShook, Hardy, & BaconSloop DentalSouth 71 InsuranceSpokes Café & CycleryStockyards BrewingThe SundryTallgrass BrewingThe Trek Store, Shawnee MissionVelo Garage and Velo WagonVisit KCYelp
2018 Bike Share Partners and SponsorsBlue Cross/Blue Shield of Kansas CityBoulevard Brewing Company **City of Kansas City, MissouriCity of North Kansas CityEwing Marion Kauffman Foundation** Jackson County Parks + RecreationKansas City Area Transportation AuthorityKansas City Art Institute **Missouri BankThe Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art ** Plaza 209 **Plaza Animal ClinicVan Trust Real EstateWonder Shops & Flats **
** Indicates bike share station location
BikeWalkKC’s team of professionals has extensive experience at the local, state, and national levels. We are recognized as award-winning leaders in the bike/ped industry and work to raise the bar of professionalism in the greater Kansas City area.
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