Historical districts offer more than just walkability. They create more jobs per square foot of development, more small businesses, and more creative jobs. They invite fewer chain businesses, more new businesses, and dramatically more women-owned and minority-owned businesses.

Street racing and lane jockeying can be seen (and heard) often on Douglas Avenue. In 2014, a street race there left one dead and another charged with manslaughter. When streets have more lanes than they need, it feels more like a highway.

A new paid parking plan has been introduced in downtown Wichita. To a certain extent, urban planner Jeff Speck would agree with it. “Price parking based on its value,” Speck argues in Walkable City Rules: 101 Steps to Making Better Places. “When parking is too cheap, parking gets too crowded. And when people park too much, a bunch of bad things happen…

Around 80 to 95 percent of American workers get free parking at the office. However, when workers are forced to pay for parking themselves, a practice known as decoupling, the share of employees driving to work falls by 25 percent.

What fuels Bike Walk Wichita? It’s people, purpose, and possibility. This work doesn’t happen by accident. It happens when people like you care about making Wichita better, not just for today, but for a brighter future for all.

On Tuesday, November 13, 1951, A. Owen Holiday, owner of a blueprint copying and engineer supply office on North Topeka, filed a petition before the city commissioners. The reason? Commissioners were planning to make Topeka and Market one-way. Holiday objected. Urban planner Jeff Speck helps explain why.

Wichita’s Mayor, William C. Salome, was on a mission. He wanted to install more one-way streets. He got his wish in 1950 when he initiated the conversion of First and Second Streets. This change immediately led to “too much speeding,” according to city officials. Police increased fines. Arrests were issued. It did not matter too much, though. First and Second Streets have remained one-way since.

Bike Walk Wichita to launch Walkable Wednesdays, a new blog series exploring what makes a city truly walkable—and how Wichita can rise to the challenge.

Bike Walk Wichita’s Board of Directors is active, engaged, and critical to our decision-making process and the success of our organization! Are you interested in helping BWW thrive and grow? Bike Walk Wichita is accepting applications to serve on the Board of… Read More

Strategic Plan for Bike Walk Wichita After lots of meetings and input from our members, Bike Walk Wichita’s Board of Directors has approved an updated Strategic Plan for BWW! The Board has asked each of the workgroups to meet and… Read More

Bike Walk Wichita’s Board of Directors is active, engaged, and critical to our decision-making process and the success of our organization! Are you interested in helping BWW thrive and grow? The Board of Directors is accepting applications for new Board… Read More

As a grassroots organization, we continue to prioritize our collaboration with the neighborhoods, community organizations, individual residents, and our city government to solve local issues and continue to transform Wichita into a more bikeable and walkable community for all. We… Read More