Street closures scheduled for music festival and race
The Rockfest music festival on Saturday will close a number of streets around Penn Valley Park. In addition, there will be a race in the southern part of Midtown.
Rockfest promoters expect more than 50,000 people at the largest one-day music ...
Two races could mess with your weekend travel
Photo from Creative Commons provided by Brighton photographer.
Two races this weekend could impact your travel plans.
On Saturday, May 4, the Kansas City Corporate Challenge 5K will begin at 7:30 a.m. at 9400 Ward Parkway. The race will close ...
Tougher seat belt law moves forward
Between 2008 to 2012, Kansas City, Missouri has had 189 unseat belted fatalities, which account for 65% of the persons killed in a car, truck, or SUV
The city council public safety committee today passed a seatbelt law that for the first time ...
Half-marathon Saturday will impact Ward Parkway
Photo from Creative Commons provided by Brighton photographer.
Heads up, drivers.
A large race on Saturday will significantly impact traffic on Ward Parkway, according to the city.
The Burns & McDonnell Rock the Parkway half-marathon/5K ...
Sign up for alerts before spring road work begins
This spring, the city will resurface six times as many streets as it has in past years. While the repairs may inconvenience drivers, you can sign up for alerts that warn you of which areas to avoid.
Starting sometime next month, streets will ...
Heads up: St. Patrick’s race will close streets on Saturday
This section of the map for Saturday’s St. Patrick’s Day Run in Westport shows some of the streets that will be closed during the race. See details below for a more detailed map and race times.
The 35th annual Westport St. Patrick’s Day ...
Do you have ideas for improving the 31st and Prospect area?
The city invites your comments – either in person or through a virtual town hall – on the future development of the 40 Highway Corridor near 31st and Prospect. Here’s the official invite from the city and the MidAmerica Regional Council.
As ...
City acts to fix loophole in red light camera law
A city council committee Wednesday approved a change to the red light camera law that allows the city to fine corporate owners of vehicles whose drivers run the lights.
Under the current law, cars registered to the companies could not be fined ...
Traffic light removal put to a stop
The city has backed off on its plan for removing 37 traffic signals and replacing them with stop signs. At an intense council meeting yesterday, council members learned that the public works department plans to remove more than a third of all ...
Kansas City Marathon will close streets on Saturday
The big Kansas City Marathon runs through Midtown this weekend. Photo courtesy Kansas City Marathon.
Expect major traffic delays this weekend as the Waddell & Reed Kansas City Marathon takes over the streets from downtown to 75th Street. ...
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