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Bunch proposes parklets for KC
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:03 am
by FangKC
Council member Eric Bunch proposes parklets for Kansas City
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Parklets are essentially mini-parks — often outfitted with seating, landscaping, bike racks and even art — but some also serve as sidewalk cafes. They replace on-street parking spaces or simply fill unused pavement, where parking is not allowed.
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Bunch is working with the city's legal department on a code revision to allow parklets.
Property owners would apply for permits and pay a fee, which would fund a safety inspection program. There would be two different kinds of permits, one for mini-parks and another for sidewalk cafes.
Bunch said no parklet would be installed without the adjacent property owner's approval.
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https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/pa ... ansas-city
Re: Bunch proposes parklets for KC
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:31 am
by Riverite
Sounds like an amazing idea! Small parks add so much to the vibrancy of a city
Re: Bunch proposes parklets for KC
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 8:36 am
by normalthings
FangKC wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2019 5:03 am
Council member Eric Bunch proposes parklets for Kansas City
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Parklets are essentially mini-parks — often outfitted with seating, landscaping, bike racks and even art — but some also serve as sidewalk cafes. They replace on-street parking spaces or simply fill unused pavement, where parking is not allowed.
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Bunch is working with the city's legal department on a code revision to allow parklets.
Property owners would apply for permits and pay a fee, which would fund a safety inspection program. There would be two different kinds of permits, one for mini-parks and another for sidewalk cafes.
Bunch said no parklet would be installed without the adjacent property owner's approval.
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https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/pa ... ansas-city
1800 Walnut will have one of these
Re: Bunch proposes parklets for KC
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 9:15 am
by earthling
Re: Bunch proposes parklets for KC
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:12 pm
by earthling
Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters Co-Founder Bo Nelson hopes to install a parklet in front of their new building at 519 E 18th Street.
Also says a local team won a parklet competition in Denver. Couldn't find any of their designs.
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/pa ... ansas-city
Re: Bunch proposes parklets for KC
Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:18 pm
by DaveKCMO
earthling wrote: ↑Wed Sep 25, 2019 2:12 pm
Thou Mayest Coffee Roasters Co-Founder Bo Nelson hopes to install a parklet in front of their new building at 519 E 18th Street.
Also says a local team won a parklet competition in Denver. Couldn't find any of their designs.
https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/pa ... ansas-city
https://twitter.com/BetterBlockKC/statu ... 9892169729
Re: Bunch proposes parklets for KC
Posted: Wed Nov 13, 2019 5:03 pm
by town cow
The parklet ordinance was passed by city council committee today, and will be voted on by the full council tomorrow.
Re: Bunch proposes parklets for KC
Posted: Thu Nov 14, 2019 7:07 pm
by normalthings
It will go back to committee get reworked
Re: Bunch proposes parklets for KC
Posted: Mon Jun 08, 2020 12:43 am
by gfenn11
KC Taco Co. is the first place I've seen in downtown that has added a parklet in front of the business.
Re: Bunch proposes parklets for KC
Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:11 am
by langosta
Any talk on making this permanent?
Re: Bunch proposes parklets for KC
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 6:22 pm
by normalthings
langosta wrote: ↑Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:11 am
Any talk on making this permanent?
This might be it?
https://compasskc.kcmo.org/EnerGov_Prod ... b=moreinfo
Re: Bunch proposes parklets for KC
Posted: Thu Feb 18, 2021 7:56 pm
by DaveKCMO
Mayor Lucas mentioned making outdoor dining expansion triggered by COVID permanent in his state of the city address.
