The Wichita City Council has approved an update to the city’s Bicycle Master Plan.
The update was prepared throughout 2024 and it’s a ten-year plan for infrastructure, policies and programs to provide for safe, comfortable and convenient. The city has added 70 miles of bikeways since the 2013 plan was adopted. The 2024 update calls for another 81 miles of bikeways over the next decade.
The Bicycle Plan also looks to connect important destinations like parks, schools, recreation centers and retail areas. It will also look to connect Wichita’s pathway system with bike networks in neighboring communities like Derby and Andover.
The plan will be a guide for future development of the city’s bike network, and no funding has been attached or committed. Projects will have to be approved by the City Council as they are developed for funding through the city’s capital improvement program.
