Black leaders seek to rename Paseo to MLK Blvd

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KC Parks Board votes to rename stretch of road for Martin Luther King Jr.
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Board members unanimously approved renaming parts of three streets. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard will run along what is now parts of Blue Parkway, Swope Parkway and Volker Boulevard.
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https://www.kmbc.com/article/kc-parks-b ... r/36111102
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FangKC wrote: Tue Apr 13, 2021 4:17 pm KC Parks Board votes to rename stretch of road for Martin Luther King Jr.
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Board members unanimously approved renaming parts of three streets. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard will run along what is now parts of Blue Parkway, Swope Parkway and Volker Boulevard.
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https://www.kmbc.com/article/kc-parks-b ... r/36111102
Relatively mundane names for stretches of road renamed, and running directly adjacent to MLK park makes this a solid fit!
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Glad this has finally happened, and kudos for streamlining things too! Get rid of that confusing jumble.
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A new playground has been added to Martin Luther King Jr. Square Park.
Saturday, Aug. 28 was the 58th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have a Dream” speech. In Kansas City, that memory was celebrated with the opening of the new Martin Luther King, Jr. Square Park just east of the Country Club Plaza.
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Since 1978, it has only had a small tennis court and 42 empty, unused acres running alongside Brush Creek. An underdeveloped memorial to a great man that’s main use was by politicians as an illustration of the inequities of government spending on the East side of Troost.

Then came Patrick Mahomes and Brittany Matthews. Not content with giving back to the community in the form of a Super Bowl championship, a Woman’s Soccer Team, and Whataburger, they decided to donate a “destination park” to the city’s children.

Marques Fitch, The 15 and the Mahomies Foundation executive director, said it was a very “hands-on” experience for the couple. They made the final selection for the location and 15 and the Mahomies partnering with various corporate sponsors donated $1 million dollars to the Parks and Recreation Department to develop and build an inclusive playground that would attract children from all over Kansas City.
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https://www.thepitchkc.com/a-new-playgr ... uare-park/

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Also, Cleaver got an earmark for a new pedestrian bridge crossing Brush Creek near the renovated MLK park: https://fox4kc.com/community/funding-se ... -mlk-park/
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