This map shows the routes being studied for streetcar expansion, including Main Street including the Country Club Right-of-Way, the Linwood/31st Street Corridor, and Independence Avenue.
The mayor has appointed a neighborhood advisory committee to advise the city on the potential expansion of a streetcar line along the Country Club Right-of-Way.
The Country Club Right-of-Way runs eight miles, from 43rd and Main Streets to 85th and Prospect, following one of the historic streetcar routes that operated until 1957.
Here’s more from the mayor’s office:
The Mayor’s Office received 119 applicants. The group will advise the City on a variety of options and topics related to potential streetcar expansion efforts through that neighborhood. The advisory committee was formed to address several community concerns regarding how the expansion may proceed that are unique to the Country Club Right-of-Way area. As specific concerns arise on other expansion corridors, it is anticipated that similar stakeholder advisory groups will be created as needed.
“The streetcar project is the biggest new public transportation project in our City in decades,” said Mayor James. “I value diversity of opinions and consider public engagement a critical factor in deciding how we should move forward. These meetings will be an outlet for providing fact-based answers to stakeholders’ questions. I appreciate the individuals on this neighborhood advisory committee who will be giving their time and energy to examining this issue.”
The members of the Country Club Right-of-Way Neighborhood Advisory Committee are:
- Kathleen Arthur, Resident
- Rhonda Atkin, Resident
- Lou Austin, Resident
- David Boese, Employed by a business
- Oliver Burnette, Resident
- Lynn Carlton, Resident
- Kelly Dillman, Resident
- Matt Enstrom, Resident
- Andrea Estevez, Resident
- Caleb-Michael Files, Resident
- David Gentile, Resident
- Scott Gustafson, Resident
- Drew Hodgdon, Resident
- Charles Kearney, Resident
- Jerry Keithline, Resident
- Gib Kerr, Resident
- Christopher Lewellen, Resident
- Thomas McFarland, Resident
- Martin Murphy, Resident
- Dylan Payne, Resident
- Cynthia Porter, Resident
- Derek Ramsay, Resident
- Lawrence Rebman, Resident
- Eric Rogers, Transit advocate
- Melissa Saubers, Business owner
- Bob Simmons, Employed by a business
- Janelle Sjue, Resident
- Mark Slater, Resident
- Whitney Smith, Resident
- Theresa VanAckeren, Business owner
- Richard Wetzel, Resident
The committee will meet on Saturdays at 9 am in the 2nd Floor Conference Center at the UMKC Administrative Center Building, located at 5115 Oak Street, starting on February 22nd, for a minimum of four weeks.
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