E-bikes are coming to northeast Johnson County.

The cities of Mission and Roeland Park received a carbon reduction program grant from the Mid-America Regional Council to expand the bike share program through BikeWalkKC in northeast Johnson County.

Mission city officials said during a committee meeting earlier this month that they hope the bikes are up and running by this summer.

The cities will split the bikes and the cost

• Of the 50 e-bikes, 30 will be issued to Mission and 20 will be issued to Roeland Park.
• The cities jointly applied for a bike share program extension in 2023, according to city of Mission documents.
• The carbon reduction grant program aims to mitigate “carbon dioxide emissions from on-road transportation sources,” which make up 30% of emissions from the area, according to city documents.
• Mission is set to consider issuing a $125,000 local match to purchase the bikes, bike hubs, signage, operations and management — which totals nearly $630,000.
• Roeland Park will reimburse Mission $50,000 for the local match, according to city documents.

There are no specific bike hub locations yet

• Stephanie Boyce, the Mission director of public works, told the finance and administration committee on Feb. 7 that locations for the bike hubs, or racks, are to be determined.
• Boyce said Mission, Roeland Park and BikeWalkKC are all expected to meet in the coming weeks to discuss locations.
• City Administrator Laura Smith told the committee that the city needs to sign off on its monetary match to the grant before the process can move forward.
• “We’ve started preliminary discussions with Roeland Park and BikeWalkKC about the locations trying to make connections to transit, trail, other things, but we’ll bring those forward,” Smith said.

Where are other BikeWalkKC hubs in Johnson County?

• There are BikeWalkKC bikes and bike hubs across the county, including at several Johnson County Parks & Recreation District sites like Meadowbrook Park.
• The Aspiria campus off Nall Avenue and 119th Street is also equipped with BikeWalkKC equipment.
• Lenexa also has bike hubs at several areas including Black Hoof Park and the civic campus.
• “The City of Mission is committed to ‘leading by example’ in reducing carbon emissions,” city documents read. “By incorporating e-bikes into our transportation infrastructure, we are taking proactive steps towards a sustainable and environmentally friendly future.”

Next steps:

• The city council on Feb. 21 is anticipated to consider a $125,000 expenditure to match the grant funding for the bike share program.
• Boyce told the committee that the two cities and BikeWalkKC are also going to discuss the interlocal agreement before going out to bid for the project.
• The city council meets at 7 p.m. at city hall, 6090 Woodson St.

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