Kansas Active Transportation

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Understanding America's pedestrian safety crisis

Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Dangerous by Design 2026: Understanding America's pedestrian safety crisis. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar. The United States remains one of the most dangerous countries in the developed world for people walking. While pedestrian fatalities have declined slightly in recent years, thousands of people continue to die on roads we already know how to make safer. Join Smart Growth America for a discussion of D...

Active People, Healthy Nation℠ This is a national initiative to help 27 million Americans become more physically active by 2027.

Get out this weekend and enjoy our beautiful trails!

National Trails Day is just one week away!

Join thousands of outdoor enthusiasts across the country on Saturday, June 6, as we celebrate the 34th annual National Trails Day, created by the American Hiking Society. Whether you hike, bike, paddle, volunteer, or simply enjoy your local trail, this is your chance to get outside and help leave our trails better than you found them.

Planning a National Trails Day event in your community? Let Kansas Trails Inc. know! We'd love to help promote your event and showcase trail activities happening across Kansas.

Get outside. Give back. Celebrate trails!

On May 9, 2026, Larry Grover was killed while trying to cross the street in his wheelchair. This is an example of another untimely death that could have been prevented.
John Queen is a good friend who is now pushing the city to make the area where Larry was killed safer and name it "Larry's crosswalk" to honor his beloved friend.
Read the article for more information.

After his friend was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver, this Wichita man is calling for change Just weeks after a man was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver, a close friend is trying to make the area where he died safer for Wichitans moving

Sharon Springs and Weskan, in Wallace County Kansas, featured in this national article after receiving $10,000 for two quick-build projects to improve safety for kids walking and biking to school 😎
https://www.saferoutesinfo.org/mini-grants-empower-communities-to-enhance-safe-active-youth-travel-through-quick-build-projects/