Streetcar planning process includes Main Street, Linwood workshops

The city continues to study possible expansion routes for streetcar lines across Kansas City.

It has invited residents to eight workshops including two in Midtown.

Here are details from a city press release:

One public workshop will be held between September 26, 2013 and October 10, 2013 for each of the individual corridors currently being studied.

“The streetcar project is a milestone in Kansas City history,” said Kansas City Mayor Sly James.  “I encourage residents to take part in history by attending one of the corridor workshops to learn more about the options and weigh in on what direction they believe this project should take.”

Since the launch of the planning project, an eighth line has been added for study; the Country Club Right-of-Way between UMKC and the Dodson Industrial Area. The other seven corridors include Independence Avenue, Southwest Boulevard, 12th Street east of Main, 12th Street west of Main, 18th Street east of Main, 31st Street/Linwood Boulevard east of Main and Main Street from Union Station to UMKC. Along each corridor, the Project Team has been reaching out to the community to inform the analysis and review of all 8 corridors.

Robert Langenkamp, KCMO Planning Director, said, “The next set of streetcar routes is a very important effort for the city and its citizens, so we encourage everyone to utilize the many methods of engagement, including these corridor workshops input to participate in the planning process.”

The 8 Corridor Workshops will be held in the following locations:

18^th Street: Thursday, September 26, 6-8 PM, Lincoln Building, 1601 East 18th Street, Kansas City, MO 6410

31^st and Linwood: Monday, September 30, 6-8 PM, Mohart Multi-Purpose Center.3200 Wayne Ave, Kansas City, MO 64109

Independence Avenue: Tuesday, October 1. 6-8 PM, Samuel Rodgers Health Center, 825 Euclid Ave, Kansas City, MO 64124

12^th Street West: Wednesday, October 2, 6-8 PM, Faultless Event Space, 1009 W. 8th Street, Kansas City, MO 64101

Southwest Boulevard: Monday, October 7, 6-8 PM, Boulevard Brewery, 2501 Southwest Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64108

12^th Street East: Tuesday, October 8, 6:30-8:30 PM, Mamie Lee Isler Theatre at St. Mark’s Child and Family Development Center, 2008 E. 12th Street, Kansas City, MO 64127

Country Club Right-of-Way: Wednesday, October 9, Keystone Church, 406 W 74th St, Kansas City, MO 64114

Main Street, Thursday, October 10, 6-8 PM , UMKC Pierson Auditorium, 5100 Rockhill Road, Kansas City, MO 64110

(Disclaimer: The Midtown KC Post’s Mary Jo Draper is on the NextRail KC project team)