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11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

money, real estate investment duplexes with storage units

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

Drinks, chips, candy, popcorn, cotton candy, ice cream, and snow cones, for the kids

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

looking for more literacy options

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

community needs a community center for our children

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

space for kids to play people to congregate bring back bus transit safe crossing over us-71

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

community center, kids activities, swimming, therapy center

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

overpass for safe crossing more parks community pool stop signs add curves to us71 make people pay attention

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

rain with sleeping car housing streetcar goes further than downtown, should go all over

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

train, more lanes to get on the highway, and a pedestrian bridge

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

green spaces, grocery stores, shopping center lower speed limit

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

overpass- no more stop lights

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

east/ west freeway

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

wider lanes

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

side street access to 71 hwy needs to be easier

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

shopping center

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

make it look nicer

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

pool

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

water park

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

flowers everywhere

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

3 dead animals near 63rd street, have been there for two weeks, who's going to clean that up

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

Reflective strips on highway

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

give people jobs

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

reflective stripes so people can see in rain and dark

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

economic development

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

lights, safety

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

trees forest infrastructure

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

grocery store

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

daycare

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

Pedestrian Improvement District

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

stuff for kids

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

apartments, obstacle course

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

restaurants

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

block parties

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

thing to do like events

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

movies in the park

11 July, 2025

JuneteenthComment says:

lights please

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Figure out how to use the green space in median

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Sound barrier + Bike Paths + Dedicated Pedestrian thru-ways + Heat Pocket Mitigation

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Why are you cutting bus routes?

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

PUBLIC TRANSIT

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Reconnect community lights at Gregory to Cross take long

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Pedestrian islands, speed zone sign for school

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Remove traffic signals. Put in off-ramps for vehicles that need to exit.

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Reduce crashes by slowing traffic

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Grocery store

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Better Youth Centers

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Osage Living Nation Heritage Museum!

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

49th is a dumping area for many. Cameras are needed ASAP by apartments of Blue Parkway

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Connect Brush Creek trails with Town Fork Creek Grenway, Meyer Blvd, & The Paseo to create bikeable loop.

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

clean up that creek!

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

How much will it cost the tax payer? Details

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

A tram for residents not tourists

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Can we make this more of a boulevard like Ward Parkway?

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Can have 71 connect to MLK and route traffic onto 435.

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Connect trail to 63rd St.

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

How can the corridor serve those who live in it, rather than those who drive it?

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Make it a blvd like The Esplanade in Chico, CA: tree lined, 2 street lanes either direction, mobility lane removed from road.

16 April, 2025

Community Member says:

Tear it out and build like SW TFWY

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Contact Information
Name Project Manager – Selina Zapata Bur, AICP
Phone (816) 710-6385
Email Contact@ReconnectEastSide.com
Website www.kcmo.gov
In writing

Mary Williams-Neal Community Center
3801 Emanuel Cleaver II Boulevard
Kansas City, MO 64130

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Missouri Department of Transportation anticipates incorporating recommendations made as part of the PEL study into future NEPA studies, per Title 23 of the US Code, Part 168.