Downtown Mission/ The Gateway

[Highlander]

Mission is definitely seeing a bit of a revival which is great because it has backslid a little since I lived in that area in the 80's.

So what is the status of the Mission Gateway part of downtown Mission. That corner of Mission remains kind of a festering sore. While at it, I wish the city would fix the interchange at Roe and SMP. A highway interchange is not needed there, just make it into a standard intersection and the city could even reclaim some land that is now dedicated to unneeded cloverleafs.

Mission Gateway has its incentive package canceled by the city and I think they’re still in the court process now.

As for Roe and SMP, do you mean Metcalf? Roe/Johnson Drive has a few ramps, but nothing major.

Yes, not really cloverleafs. I think it's mostly due to some utilities/infra in the area that prevents a more standard intersection.

Yes and a small creek that apparently floods from time to time. But the entire interchange is more complex than it needs to be. And I meant Johnson Drive and not Roe.

[mjbauer95]

I think Mission Gateway is in default. No one really knows what's going to happen.

[bchociej]

Mission is definitely seeing a bit of a revival which is great because it has backslid a little since I lived in that area in the 80's.

So what is the status of the Mission Gateway part of downtown Mission. That corner of Mission remains kind of a festering sore. While at it, I wish the city would fix the interchange at Roe and SMP. A highway interchange is not needed there, just make it into a standard intersection and the city could even reclaim some land that is now dedicated to unneeded cloverleafs.

Mission Gateway has its incentive package canceled by the city and I think they’re still in the court process now.

As for Roe and SMP, do you mean Metcalf? Roe/Johnson Drive has a few ramps, but nothing major.

Yes, not really cloverleafs. I think it's mostly due to some utilities/infra in the area that prevents a more standard intersection.

Let's not overlook the challenges involved in getting the state to fund, or indeed even consent to, any reasonable projects involving their highways. Anything involving SMP or Metcalf that isn't designed to blast cars through nonstop at 65mph is basically a non-starter.

[bchociej]

I think Mission Gateway is in default. No one really knows what's going to happen.

The development agreement with the city was terminated last year due to default. Meanwhile, the property owner, Aryeh Realty, is party to a court case involving foreclosure and several liens, and the city is not a party to that case. You can lookup civil cases using Aryeh Realty as a partial name search on the county courts website to view more information: https://public.jococourts.org/index.aspx

[grovester]

Mission Gateway has its incentive package canceled by the city and I think they’re still in the court process now.

As for Roe and SMP, do you mean Metcalf? Roe/Johnson Drive has a few ramps, but nothing major.

Yes, not really cloverleafs. I think it's mostly due to some utilities/infra in the area that prevents a more standard intersection.

Let's not overlook the challenges involved in getting the state to fund, or indeed even consent to, any reasonable projects involving their highways. Anything involving SMP or Metcalf that isn't designed to blast cars through nonstop at 65mph is basically a non-starter.

Haha, thought that went without saying.

[mjbauer95]

At the very least, they should remove one lane on the entrance/exit ramps to SMP. I can't see how current traffic could justify two lanes, especially for going onto shawnee mission parkway, where only one vehicle is allowed on at once. Could convert extra lane to shared use path, maybe linking to brookridge dr.

[mjbauer95]

I saw this on Apple Maps today. Sounds like we're getting an Element by Marriot? Anyone ever stayed at one of those? Hopefully Mission council pushes them to be good community stewards, even if they understandably feel desperate to get something going here.

[Chris Stritzel]

Apple Maps is false. There has been no movement on the Mission Gateway site. An Element Hotel was once a potential component of the now-dead plan.

[mjbauer95]

Apple Maps is false. There has been no movement on the Mission Gateway site. An Element Hotel was once a potential component of the now-dead plan.

Huh, I wonder why it just showed up in the last week.

I heard a rumor that there were going to be new owners soon but nothing concrete.

[mistervinix]

I can't imagine how they can just pick up and start again after FOUR years. What a waste.