e-biking in Kansas City

I’m reluctant to criticize Brookside, with its generous sidewalks, excellent mix of mainly local businesses, streets lined with buildings. But it gets a C- for bike racks.

On Brookside Plaza, the central shopping street, there is one forlorn rack in front of Commerce Bank on the south end, and another around the corner on 63rd Street near the bus stop. But that’s the only one on the six-block stretch of 63rd.

There’s another in the BOK parking lot across from the Brookside Market.

The Roasterie–alone–truly welcomes cyclists, with a large, custom-designed rack out front.

All told, this means only a handful of Brookside shops and restaurants meet the criteria of having substantial and visible racks near their front door.