Reconnecting kansas city- repairing connections for kansas city s westside neighborhood

This $1,058,620 federal Project Grant award from the Federal Highway Administration's Reconnecting Communities Pilot (CFDA 20.940) program will support the City of Kansas City in developing a comprehensive plan to increase mobility, connectivity, and community resilience for the Westside neighborhood. The project aims to repair infrastructure barriers, such as Interstate 35 and rail systems, that have historically separated the Westside from the city's commercial and residential centers. Key activities will include conducting economic analyses, traffic modeling, greenway design, feasibility studies, preliminary engineering, and extensive community engagement to identify strategies for reconnecting the community. The award has a performance period from August 2024 to June 2027, with the goal of addressing inequities and improving access to opportunities for the Westside neighborhood.

The project will develop a comprehensive plan to increase mobility and connectivity repair a thriving and resilient community and redress inequities and barriers to opportunity throughout the westside of kansas city. The westside is separated from kansas city s commercial and residential centers by interstate 35 and rail systems.