Per City of Kansas City, MO Communications Department:
Kansas City, in partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) and the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), will host a third community summit public involvement event for the Reconnecting the East Side Planning and Environmental Linkages (PEL) Study. The boundaries of the study include the U.S. 71 corridor from Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard on the north to 85th Street on the south, and Paseo Boulevard on the west and Swope Parkway on the east.
The Reconnecting the East Side Community Summit #3 will take place from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. The event will be held at Bruce R. Watkins Cultural Heritage Center at 3700 Blue Parkway, Kansas City, MO 64130.
The community summit will focus on gathering public input about needs, issues, and potential improvements for the corridor.
Please visit the project website to learn more about the project and share your input, visit https://reconnecteastside.com.
You can read the full press release under Kansas City, Missouri Media Advisories here. For more information, contact Ryan McMonigle, KCMO Public Information Officer for Public Works, at ryan.mcmonigle@kcmo.org.
