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“Active transportation” is walking, using a wheelchair or scooter, bicycling, roller skating or skateboarding for transportation.

Join us as we implement strategies and action items in the 2023 Active Transportation Plan and follow for the latest news.

10/30/2025

Thanks to everyone who attended, volunteered, presented, helped plan and coordinate, and sponsored the Summit!
The 2025 Walk Bike Roll Kansas Summit was a huge success! 💗

10/30/2025

2025 Walk Bike Roll Kansas Day 1 in the books!

10/28/2025

The 2025 Walk Bike Roll Kansas Summit is officially underway in Lawrence Kansas!

10/27/2025

The Walk Bike Roll Kansas Summit is THIS WEEK in Lawrence! We’re ready to gather with professionals, advocates, and community members from all across Kansas. Here’s what’s in store:

Tuesday evening: We’ll kick things off with an optional walk or bike ride, weather permitting 🚲👟

Wednesday: We’ll hear from state leaders and national experts, and we’ll hit the streets for a Strong Towns crash site analysis 💥

Thursday: We’ll learn about trails, economic benefits, and building support for active transportation—plus optional grant and SRTS workshops to round out the day 🤝

Whether you’re attending or not, we hope your community will feel the positive impact of this all-star active transportation gathering!

10/23/2025

One day Ieft to register for the 2025 Walk Bike Roll Kansas Summit Oct. 29-30th in Lawrence, KS to see Wes Marshall, keynote speaker and author of “Killed by a Traffic Engineer”
Dr. Marshall’s perspective will open your eyes, expand your mind and challenge current beliefs.
Only $50 for residents and non-profits and $25 for students.
Learn more at: https:/walkbikeroll.ksdot.gov

We’re pleased to present an excerpt from Wes Marshall’s book, “Killed by a Traffic Engineer”, and we’re equally thrilled to be hosting Marshall as a keynote speaker at this year’s…

10/23/2025

Such a wonderful resource!
Attendees of the 2025 Walk Bike Roll Kansas Summit will get to hear more about progress on the Flint Hills Trail.
Register now before it’s too late!
https://walkbikeroll.ksdot.gov

The Flint Hills Trail State Park, a 93-mile path that carves through grasslands and prairie, earned an induction in the national Rails to Trails Conservancy’s hall of fame.

10/22/2025

The Walk Bike Roll Kansas Summit in Lawrence is less than one week away!
We look forward to seeing you in Lawrence October 29-30. Highlights will include:
-Keynote remarks and conversation with Wes Marshall, PhD, PE
-Strong Towns crash analysis studio (bring your walking shoes!)
-Success stories and insights from local active transportation leaders

See all the details on our Agenda webpage.

Learn about the Active Transportation Summit hosted by the Kansas Department of Transportation.

10/22/2025

Tune in on Facebook to hear to the big announcement on 10/22/25 at 2p.

Hey, Kansans!
Tune in tomorrow at 2 p.m. on our page for an exciting Kansas Transportation Announcement! https://www.facebook.com/KSDOTHQ

10/15/2025

Register for the 2025 Walk Bike Roll Kansas Summit before it is too late! Registration closes on October 24th. https://walkbikeroll.ksdot.gov/

Attendees can earn up to 6.25 Continuing Education Units / Certification Maintenance Credits, certified by the Kansas Chapter of the American Planning Association.

For more information visit: https://walkbikeroll.ksdot.gov/

10/09/2025

Yesterday was Kansas Walk and Roll to School Day, and we just have to say 😍 WOW 😍

Post your pictures in the comments below!

Students all over the state showed up on bikes, scooters, boards, sneakers, and more, showing their love for active transportation and for their school community. Way to go, Kansas!

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A Fun, Healthy, Affordable Way to Connect People and Places

Imagine a future with greater choices for how you get around. Working closely with national and local experts in planning, design, and safety, the Kansas Department of Transportation (KDOT) is developing the state’s first Active Transportation Plan (ATP) in 25 years. The ATP will look at the needs of people who walk, cycle, use mobility assistance devices, scoot, and more. The plan will focus on how things can be improved through better policies, planning, design, and partnerships with other state agencies and local communities.

Benefits of Active Transport

Here are just a few of the many benefits that active transportation brings to its users and the broader community:

Improved Health and Lower Healthcare Costs

Active lifestyles can make a significant positive impact on physical and mental health and reduce the overall costs of providing healthcare in Kansas. Seven of the top 10 leading causes of death in Kansas are due to chronic diseases. Walking and bicycling are basic forms of physical activity that can help address the personal and community costs of poor health outcomes that result from inactive lifestyles. The CDC recommends changing the built environment in communities to make it easier for people to walk and bicycle as a strategy to prevent chronic disease.

Reduced Pollution

Increasing active transportation in Kansas can help make the air cleaner today and reduce the impacts of human-caused climate change. Biking and walking are zero-emission transportation modes. When people use active transportation instead of driving, motor vehicle-related air pollution emissions go down, thereby reducing the harmful effects of motor vehicle pollution on the environment and human health.

Increased Quality of Life, Equity, and Economic Vitality

Active transportation helps make communities more livable. Nationally, people who agree they have places to walk to nearby also report that they are more satisfied with their quality of life. In addition, communities that invest in mobility alternatives like walking and bicycling often generate higher property values and tax revenues after making such investments.

Active transportation benefits everyone by expanding mobility choices and ensuring that local businesses can retain the workforce they depend on. In Kansas more than 69,000 households lack access to a motor vehicle. While most households with above-average incomes have a car, only half of low-income households do.

This impacts these families’ ability to access jobs, school, transit, health care and other necessities. Safe and easy opportunities to walk or bike to these essential destinations and services can reduce the burden on households with limited motor vehicle access from needing to purchase one. Providing access to active transportation can be a powerful strategy for improving upward economic mobility.

For more information, see our Info Sheet at:http://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/KansasATP/documents/Kansas-ATP_InfoSheet_FINAL.pdf

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