News and updates from the Mid-America Regional Council
It’s official. Residents across the Kansas City metro woke up to snow on Sunday, Dec. 15. For the next few months, we can expect cold weather and more snow. To avoid the chill during the first few minutes of your daily commute, you may be inclined to warm up your car while you finish your […]
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The Urban Neighborhood Initiative Green Space and Urban Farms Action Group invites you to attend the Vacant to Vibrant: Regional Vacant Lot Summit on Saturday, Dec. 7, 2019, 9:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at the Anita B. Gorman Conservation Discovery Center. The summit convenes individuals and organizations across the region who are using an array of […]
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Connected KC 2050, the regional transportation plan for Greater Kansas City, serves as a blueprint for managing our transportation system for the next 30 years. The plan guides how we will spend federal and state transportation funds. It covers major street and highway, public transportation, bicycle and pedestrian, and freight transportation needs and projects. A […]
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There are many things to consider when deciding whether or not to use alternative commute options. RideshareKC’s Guaranteed Ride Home program aims to make that decision easier by offering two free rides home per year in case of emergency. If you regularly take the bus, carpool, vanpool or ride a bike to work, register for […]
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The Green Commute Challenge wrapped up on Aug. 30, 2019. This year, 39 employer-based teams with 593 team members recorded 30,875 alternative transportation commute trips — traveling by carpool, vanpool, bus, streetcar, bike, e-scooter and walking, as well as miles they save by telecommuting — during the 12-week challenge. Teams earn points and individuals become […]
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On a sunny day in late May, 18 people piled on a RideKC bus in Gardner to embark on an all-day tour of green spaces, streetscape treatments and farmer’s markets across the Kansas City region. The group was gathering information and ideas to inform the Gardner Destination Downtown plan, a project funded by MARC’s Planning […]
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Ride hailing, bike sharing, electric scooters — with all of these new ways to get around, the transportation environment in the Kansas City region is rapidly changing. In response to these changes and others on the horizon, our partners at RideKC are conducting a comprehensive review and redesign of transit services in the region. As […]
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Operation Green Light (OGL) has been aiding in the safety and efficiency of traffic signal operations across the Kansas City metropolitan area since the program was started in 2004. The goals of the program are to reduce travel time, fuel consumption and air pollution while ensuring safety and efficiency. Recently, Grandview and Blue Springs joined […]
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Join the Green Commute Challenge: choose alternative transportation and help improve air quality The 2019 Green Commute Challenge kicked off on Monday, June 3. For 12 years, this summer program has provided a friendly competition for area commuters, focused on reducing the number of single-occupant cars on metro-area roads and improving air quality in the […]
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How We Move KC is a carefully designed survey to collect data and feedback from residents about how and where they travel in the region. Through May 2019, randomly selected mailing addresses in the Kansas City region will receive letters inviting those households to participate in the study. Household members will be asked to provide […]
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