Make Grand Grand
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Oh my god it’s actually happening. Is there a timeline?
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Has there been any updates to what the city wants to do on Grand outside of T-Mobile?
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For some reason this plan isn't widely available to the public and I have no idea why
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I'm anxiously awaiting the plan for that section of Grand because the 2011 drawings show a very dramatic change. More of a elevated plaza with tons of trees.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Tue Jul 12, 2022 6:59 pm For some reason this plan isn't widely available to the public and I have no idea why
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No recent outreach to the Crossroads either. *sigh*
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Barring going back through all the posts on this thread to make sure this isn't a repeat link, a little google machine work found the following.
https://www.bnim.com/project/grand-boul ... scape-plan
The date leads me to believe this is the 2011 dwg mentioned above. This is a beautiful plan!
https://www.bnim.com/project/grand-boul ... scape-plan
The date leads me to believe this is the 2011 dwg mentioned above. This is a beautiful plan!
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This thing looks so good that it might be almost as good as the cap.longtimelistener wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 12:37 pm Barring going back through all the posts on this thread to make sure this isn't a repeat link, a little google machine work found the following.
https://www.bnim.com/project/grand-boul ... scape-plan
The date leads me to believe this is the 2011 dwg mentioned above. This is a beautiful plan!
Between this, the Greenline & the south loop cap...it tells me that KC is seeing 'walkability' as its number one issue it wants to tackle by 2026.
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We were going to meetings to comment on this design a decade ago, finally got a couple lines of paint in late 2017. Maybe one day.AlkaliAxel wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 3:11 pmThis thing looks so good that it might be almost as good as the cap.longtimelistener wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 12:37 pm Barring going back through all the posts on this thread to make sure this isn't a repeat link, a little google machine work found the following.
https://www.bnim.com/project/grand-boul ... scape-plan
The date leads me to believe this is the 2011 dwg mentioned above. This is a beautiful plan!
Between this, the Greenline & the south loop cap...it tells me that KC is seeing 'walkability' as its number one issue it wants to tackle by 2026.
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No way that is what is coming. I'd love it but it would be getting more fanfare.
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Why not? We should be asking for the moon right now. Tie it into the Cap project and get federal and state money for it. Say it's connecting a hotel/entertainment area to the arena for WC entertainment events and that it's vital for the cities WC program.
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Because the city would be pimping it more. We can't even see the plan.
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Haven't really seen highway Cap updated plan for several years either though and it sounds like that's making progress. I'm hopeful for some big surprises to jump soon.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 3:44 pm Because the city would be pimping it more. We can't even see the plan.
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Me too. Hopeful but given grand work has already started I'm less optimistic of anything truly grand.
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Protected Bike Lane First Step in Making Grand Grand Vision
Ball is moving hereThe City Council has approved funding to plan a protected bike lane on Grand Boulevard between the South Loop and Crown Center, the first step toward implementing the “Making Grand Grand” vision hatched over a decade ago.
The money for the Grand Boulevard bike lane through the Crossroads District is part of a $1.1 million contract awarded to Veenstra and Kimm that also includes planning for three trail projects in the Northland.
It’s described by the city as the “first phase of the ‘Making Grand Grand‘ concept approved years ago by the Parks Board.
This must be what Specht was talking about earlier^The city’s first attempt at implementing part of the proposal, painting bicycle lanes on Grand in 2017, was described as a “fiasco” by Minder. The paint wore off leaving only faint reminders and providing cyclists little security.
Story at https://cityscenekc.com/protected-bike- ... nd-vision/The planning money will allow the city to come up with an accurate budget for building the project, which Minder said may not be completed for three- to four years. He said the timing depends on potential federal funding and the city’s street resurfacing schedule.
As for the remainder of Grand, the funding includes planning to continue the bike lanes into Crown Center, which Minder said will be a more challenging stretch than the wide open street between Truman and Pershing.
As for the central business district and River Market, while the bike path is ultimately proposed for running that entire stretch of Grand, no funding is in the works for planning that route at this point.
“Because of budget constraints, we want to focus on the south portion of Grand and pick up on the momentum of Gillham,” Minder said.
He added the planned protected bike lane would connect the proposed South Loop Link with Crown Center.
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They literally just finished resurfacing a large swath of grand through the CBD. I thought maybe they were going to make some kind of adjustment now while doing that. Its a shame they missed that opportunity.
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great looking plan and would go perfect with the cap, creating an amazing connection from downtown to Crown Center. Hopefully it cab get done.
On the dedicated bike path one image shows a 1 way lane shot the other a 2 way bike lane. IF given a preference I'd vote for one side be South bound and the other side of the street Northbound. Give more room for a pedestrian side walk plus less congestion for bike users knowing everyone is going the same way (hopefully). I assume this may help with Scooter traffic as well (Birds)
On the dedicated bike path one image shows a 1 way lane shot the other a 2 way bike lane. IF given a preference I'd vote for one side be South bound and the other side of the street Northbound. Give more room for a pedestrian side walk plus less congestion for bike users knowing everyone is going the same way (hopefully). I assume this may help with Scooter traffic as well (Birds)
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The West side of the street is becoming parking protected. For whatever dumb reason, the East side is remaining the current layout that will be worn off again in 4 years. And this is only happening from 10th-Truman.
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I mean, they did add a bunch of new concrete things in the middle of the roadway (a now unmarked roadway) that everyone is hitting. RIP cars. Can't believe they added those and have let it roll without being striped for the last three weeks now. Accidents galore.
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Try paying attention next time!im2kull wrote: ↑Fri Jul 15, 2022 5:15 pmI mean, they did add a bunch of new concrete things in the middle of the roadway (a now unmarked roadway) that everyone is hitting. RIP cars. Can't believe they added those and have let it roll without being striped for the last three weeks now. Accidents galore.
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Glad they are making at least part of it parking protected. That seemed like it was the easiest move that you could do without a huge investment. Its not perfect, but it is better.