Creating Sustainable Places Corridors

The activity centers, transportation corridors, conservation areas and neighborhoods in Greater Kansas City provide a framework for future growth and development within the region. While the Creating Sustainable Places initiative includes tools and resources that can be applied anywhere in the region, in the short term, implementation planning will focus on six specific corridors. Over the next three years, Creating Sustainable Places will expand its focus to include a more robust set of corridors, centers and conservation areas.

The six demonstration corridors were selected for the Creating Sustainable Places demonstration because they are all part of the Smart Moves regional transit plan and are a key focus of other transit investments, including the federal TIGER grant. They include:

North Oak Trafficway in Clay County, Mo.
U.S. 24/40 in eastern Jackson County, Mo.
Rock Island Railroad line (from downtown Kansas City, Mo., through Lee's Summit)
Troost, Main and 71 Highway in south Kansas City, Mo.
Shawnee Mission Parkway/Metcalf in Johnson County, Kan.
State Avenue in Wyandotte County, Kan.

Preliminary work is underway with stakeholders in these communities to discuss the status of each corridor, including current and planned activities. Partners will also determine how the planning process will be structured, what the goals are for the corridor plans, how stakeholders will be engaged, and how the work on each plan can be coordinated with other Creating Sustainable Places activities. For more information about the corridor plans, contact Tom Gerend.

The map shown here was created by MARC's Research Services Department GIS staff. It is also available as a printable PDF. The GIS department has also created a set of more detailed maps for each corridor that illustrate various data sets, including demographics, economics, education, housing, land-use, recreation, transportation.

Detailed maps:

For more information or assistance with any of these maps, contact GIS.