63rd Street Corridor Plan
Welcome to the 63rd Street Corridor Plan!
In 2019, the Mid-America Regional Council Planning Sustainable Places granted funding to the City of Kansas City, Missouri 63rd Street Corridor. This project aims to improve mobility and transportation options along the 63rd Street Corridor and will identify mobility and connectivity solutions at three activity centers located at the intersections of Wornall/Main (Brookside), Oak, and Troost/Rockhill. The project will evaluate transportation conditions, develop recommendations for improvements at key activity centers, create guidelines for future improvements connecting the centers, and create a toolbox of streetscape elements for use along the corridor.
The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) and City of Kansas City, Missouri have hired planning and landscape architecture firm SWT Design to lead the planning effort.
The 63rd Street Corridor Plan area focuses on 63rd Street itself between Wornall Road and The Paseo. The study dove deeper into three activity nodes along the corridor at the intersections of 63rd Street and (1) Brookside District, (2) Oak Street, and (3) Troost Avenue / Rockhill Road.
The following content was shared at a community open house on December 11, 2019.
Project Focus:
- Improve pedestrian safety, accessibility, and mobility
- Develop guidelines to inform future improvements
- Coordinate improvements among public and private entities
Engagement throughout the 6-month study has resulted in three consistent themes/desires from the community and stakeholders.
- Pedestrian Safety & Comfort
- Traffic Calming & Reducing Traffic Speeds
- Parking
Input from the September 2019 community open house and other stakeholder engagement meetings helped to inform the direction of the recommendations.
The 63rd Street Corridor Plan recommends modifications to many of the lane configurations throughout the study area.
The study recommends 63rd Street's existing 4-lane cross section be reduced to a 3-lane section converting to one travel lane in each direction with a center lane dedicated to turning movements or a median.
A kit of parts enables the corridor to remain nimble as development continues to occur. Several systems can cohesively work together to calm traffic, improve the pedestrian realm, incorporate on-street parking, manage stormwater, and enhance the overall corridor.
The before and after image illustrates what the proposed improvements could be shaped like. This image is looking west above 63rd Street close to the intersection of Holmes Street.
Overall Map of Proposed Study Area Improvements
