Grand Opening Preview
The Riverfront Heritage Trail
May 25, 2004
Please join us at historic Union Station for a bus tour of Kansas City's newest landmark: The Riverfront Heritage Trail. A ten-mile hike-bike trail along the scenic riverfront, linking Richard L. Berkley Riverfront Park with the Strawberry Hill and Westside neighborhoods.
RSVP Bus Tour: 5 p.m.
Open Reception at Union Station IMAX Lobby: 6:15-7:45 p.m.
Special IMAX showing of "Lewis & Clark": 7:45-8:30 p.m.
There is no charge for this event, so come be among the first to see this exciting new Kansas City amenity. Please RSVP today, as space is limited for the tour.
RSVP to:
Darby Trotter, KC River Trails President and CEO
816.283.3223 Ext. 6499
darbytrotter@kcrivertrails.org
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
In case anyone is interested and there's still room (which I don't know since I can't go), I saw the following notice on a postcard.
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
I'm puzzled.... how do you take a bus-tour of a hike-bike rail that, other than the on-street segments, is almost unreachable by road?
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
The old buildings/foundtations/retaining walls aren't going away as far as I know. They could at least get the segment between Main and the ASB Bridge done by then if they hurry and get some landscaping going.dangerboy wrote:The trail and park areas are not going to be anywhere near finished in time for Lewis and Clark. the trail surface itself is in place, but little else. There is still a lot of general debris all around, as well as several old building foundations, part so retaining walls, etc. The area is still going to be a construction scene during the L&C festivities.
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
Dunno...maybe they'll park at points along the way and make 'em hike over to the trail?scooterj wrote:I'm puzzled.... how do you take a bus-tour of a hike-bike rail that, other than the on-street segments, is almost unreachable by road?
-
- City Center Square
- Posts: 11284
- Joined: Mon Oct 07, 2002 4:49 pm
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
The Star ran a good editorial today cheering on the riverfront trail:
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascit ... 805593.htm
Just like the downtown signage system, the riverfront trail is a non-glamourous project that really will do a great amount of good for the core. We are connecting inner city neighborhoods with pedestrian and bike trails. These are the types of projects that should be bistate.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascit ... 805593.htm
Just like the downtown signage system, the riverfront trail is a non-glamourous project that really will do a great amount of good for the core. We are connecting inner city neighborhoods with pedestrian and bike trails. These are the types of projects that should be bistate.
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
Anybody checked this out? It's supposed to open on the July 4th weekend. I might go check it out over the next couple of days.
- dangerboy
- Global Moderator
- Posts: 9029
- Joined: Wed Feb 19, 2003 8:28 am
- Location: West 39th St. - KCMO
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
I was there last weekend. There is still so much work to finish. They seem to still be working on the sewer project. The tunnel under the ASB Bridge is no where near complete. Still no lights or benches. The brick building is still being demolished.
Sadly it looks doubtful that much will be done by July 4th.
Sadly it looks doubtful that much will be done by July 4th.
- KCPowercat
- Ambassador
- Posts: 34027
- Joined: Mon Oct 07, 2002 12:49 pm
- Location: Quality Hill
- Contact:
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
daily rain can't be helping them.
- dangerboy
- Global Moderator
- Posts: 9029
- Joined: Wed Feb 19, 2003 8:28 am
- Location: West 39th St. - KCMO
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
One week before the big Lewis and Clark event, and the trail is no where near presentable. The high-profile segment between Berkely Park and the Main St. pedestrian bridge hasn't been worked at all since at least March. All efforts have been on replacing the Main Street sewer line so that a tunnel can be constructed under the ASB Bridge.
What a disappointment. Here is what the thousands of people coming for the Lewis and Clark event will see. Debris, abandoned foundations and footings, graphitti, weeds, even sandbags leftover from the 1993 flood.
(enlarge) (enlarge)
More photos of the trail and construction:
http://www.kcskyscrapers.com/kcpics/riverfronttrail
What a disappointment. Here is what the thousands of people coming for the Lewis and Clark event will see. Debris, abandoned foundations and footings, graphitti, weeds, even sandbags leftover from the 1993 flood.
(enlarge) (enlarge)
More photos of the trail and construction:
http://www.kcskyscrapers.com/kcpics/riverfronttrail
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
what the hell is going on with this project? when is the estimated time of completion? I've walked the small semi-completed part of it and the potential is as awesome as the current reality is depressing. I can't wait to use this trail all the time, if they ever decide to finish it
are we spinning free?
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
I walked down there a few times just after the Fourth of July and there were a bunch of signs placed along the path stating what's proposed for a particular area. On the bottom of the signs, though, it stated something to the effect that funding is still needed and gave a # to call if a person wanted to help out.
I agree that it will be awesome when it's completed. From the archeological dig of the original Town of Kansas, to the proposed restaurant and the observation building, ect, ect ect.
I agree that it will be awesome when it's completed. From the archeological dig of the original Town of Kansas, to the proposed restaurant and the observation building, ect, ect ect.
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
I'm starting to wonder if they will pull this off. They can't half ass this project or it will get a typical "KC Bad Rap" and never recover.
- dangerboy
- Global Moderator
- Posts: 9029
- Joined: Wed Feb 19, 2003 8:28 am
- Location: West 39th St. - KCMO
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
No progress since July 4th. The Main Street sewer repairs were finished over the summ, and since then no work on the trail except for some grass seed. The wetlands area was originally supposed to be finished in 2002 - oops.
Surely money can be found somewhere, especially with all of the infrastructure bonds that we have passed in the last 3 years.
Surely money can be found somewhere, especially with all of the infrastructure bonds that we have passed in the last 3 years.
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
There's actually been progress in one spot that you cannot yet get to, they finished building a new riverbank under the ASB bridge and a rock bed and railings have been installed where the trail will hug the river as it goes under thee bridge.
Still it's been a while since that's been finished and there's been no sign of anyone going in to actually build a trail atop that rock bed yet.
Still it's been a while since that's been finished and there's been no sign of anyone going in to actually build a trail atop that rock bed yet.
- dangerboy
- Global Moderator
- Posts: 9029
- Joined: Wed Feb 19, 2003 8:28 am
- Location: West 39th St. - KCMO
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
Coolio. I couldn't tell if they were building the underpass along with the sewer project or not. There shouldn't be too much left to connect the two segments.
- dangerboy
- Global Moderator
- Posts: 9029
- Joined: Wed Feb 19, 2003 8:28 am
- Location: West 39th St. - KCMO
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
The chainlink fencing between the park and the HOQ Bridge tracks has been replaced with an iron fence and gates. For the past week those gates have been open, allowing people to pass between the park and the western section of the trail.
These gates are motorized and appear to be automated. Perhaps the railroad has given in and allowed the city have pedestrian access across the tracks?
These gates are motorized and appear to be automated. Perhaps the railroad has given in and allowed the city have pedestrian access across the tracks?
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
I was looking at the proposed Rock Island connection to the Katty Trail. this would be a great rout if they extended it all the way into the city. Basicaly it would come out of Pleasent Hill through Raytown, past the Stadiums and on into the east bottoms where it could connect to the Riverfront area. It connects like this in St.Charles. It actual ends right at the Katty Trail brewing company. That would be a spctacular addition to the area.
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
Isn't that one of the proposed commuter rail routes?shinatoo wrote:I was looking at the proposed Rock Island connection to the Katty Trail. this would be a great rout if they extended it all the way into the city. Basicaly it would come out of Pleasent Hill through Raytown, past the Stadiums and on into the east bottoms where it could connect to the Riverfront area. It connects like this in St.Charles. It actual ends right at the Katty Trail brewing company. That would be a spctacular addition to the area.
KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
It should be. But the railroad that bought it is setting on it because they "might use it in the distant future".GRID wrote:Isn't that one of the proposed commuter rail routes?shinatoo wrote:I was looking at the proposed Rock Island connection to the Katty Trail. this would be a great rout if they extended it all the way into the city. Basicaly it would come out of Pleasent Hill through Raytown, past the Stadiums and on into the east bottoms where it could connect to the Riverfront area. It connects like this in St.Charles. It actual ends right at the Katty Trail brewing company. That would be a spctacular addition to the area.
I always thought they should just pave it and run MAX busses on it. They wouldn't have to stop for traffic and it would be much cheaper than rail.
BTW MAX is a horrible name they should have called it the RaBiT, get it Rapid Bus Transit.
Sorry, I have wondered way off topic and will stop now.
-
- Bryant Building
- Posts: 3565
- Joined: Mon Nov 13, 2006 1:36 pm
- Location: Longfellow
Re: KC Riverfront Heritage Trail
I haven't seen any posts but kcrivertrails.org has renderings up for the ASB underpass and the river bluff bridge. It says they're $30,000 short of building the underpass.
You know, Dude, I myself dabbled in pacifism once. Not in 'Nam of course.