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Newsletter: Community Summit #4 Recap

June 8, 2026

Family Friendly Community Summit #4

Thank you for your feedback!

Thank you for taking the time to engage with the US-71 Reconnecting the East Side project and provide feedback on the Parkway Alternative following Community Summit #4.

Whether you attended Community Summit #4, joined us at a community event, or submitted comments through the project website, your voice is helping shape the future of US-71.

Our team is now reviewing all feedback as we develop the Draft Planning and Enviornmental Linkages (PEL) Study and consider next steps. We are grateful for the time, insight, and care the community continues to bring to this process.

To stay engaged, please visit the project website for updates and upcoming community events, including details on where you can connect with the team next.

Thank you again for sharing your voice and helping build a better US-71.

Find out where the project team will be next!

Study Areas

The first phase of the project focuses two distinct Study Areas: Area of Influence and Area of Potential Effect.

  • ​Area of Influence

    The project’s area of influence generally is bounded by Paseo Boulevard to the west, Swope Parkway to the east, Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard to the north, and East 85th Street to the south.

  • Area of Potential Effect

    The project’s area of potential effect generally follows US-71 between Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard and East 85th Street, including a narrow buffer on either side of US-71 (roughly Prospect Avenue to South Benton Boulevard.) This area is intended to be wide enough (plus about 50 feet in either direction) to cover any potential improvement strategies and their potential construction limits.