Developing a more sustainable U.S. 40 corridor
Attend public meetings Aug. 28–Aug. 30 to weigh in on vision
The Mid-America Regional Council is working with area cities to create a vision for redeveloping parts of U.S. Highway 40 in Kansas City, Mo., Independence, Lee’s Summit, Lake Tapawingo and Blue Springs. The project partners will hold three public meetings next week to engage the communities in a discussion about key issues and goals for the Jackson County corridor.
- August 28, 2012 • 5–8 p.m.
Identical presentations at 5:30 and 7 p.m.
Noland Road Baptist Church, 4505 S. Noland Road, Independence, Mo.
- August 29, 2012 • 5–8 p.m.
Identical presentations at 5:30 and 7 p.m.
Brush Creek Community Center, 3801 Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd., Kansas City, Mo.
- August 30, 2012 • 5–8 p.m.
Identical presentations at 5:30 and 7 p.m.
William Bryant Elementary School, 1101 SE Sunnyside School Rd., Blue Springs, Mo.
This planning effort is part of MARC’s Creating Sustainable Places initiative ( www.marc.org/sustainableplaces/corridors.htm ), which is focused on sustainable development plans and projects for six transportation corridors in the metro area. The initiative is funded by a $4.25 million Sustainable Communities planning grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The U.S. 40 corridor project area includes 31 st Street from Troost Ave. in Kansas City east to Interstate 70, and U.S. 40 from I-70 to Adams Dairy Parkway in Blue Springs.
The U.S. 40 Highway Corridor planning team is working with elected officials, city staffs, neighborhood groups, local churches, business and property owners, and the general public to propose ideas and plans for the corridor. Ultimately, the project will yield recommendations for transportation, land-use and aesthetic and open-space improvements. Stakeholders will develop more specific redevelopment plans for these four strategic activity centers:
- 31 st Street and Prospect Avenue
- U.S. 40 and Blue Ridge Cutoff
- U.S. 40 and Noland Road
- U.S. 40 and Adams Dairy Parkway
MARC is a nonprofit association of city and county governments and the metropolitan planning organization for the bistate Kansas City region. Governed by a board of local elected officials, it serves nine counties and 120 cities.