Kansas City, North Kansas City and Riverside, in coordination with the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), are continuing to develop the Missouri River North Trail project to explore how to connect their cities with a bicycle and pedestrian trail.
Attend the public open house from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Monday, June 3 at the North Kansas City Parks and Recreation Center (1201 Clark Ferguson Drive) to comment on a series of refined trail alignments for the project. A presentation will begin at 5:45 p.m.
During the meeting, community members will be able to review and comment on refined concepts for the trail. They will be based on technical analyses, community comments received during the previous public meeting and opinion survey, input from public agencies, and other information. Staff members from the cities, MARC, and the consultant team will be present to listen to comments and answer questions. Community members from across the region are invited to participate. Public input will inform the preferred concept for the trail and potential implementation priorities.
The Line Creek and Missouri River Trails are the backbone of a multi-jurisdictional trail system in Platte County that connects Kansas City, North Kansas City and Riverside. There are several barriers to fully connecting the trails including highways, railroads, and steep river bluffs. The goal of the Missouri River North Trail project is to determine how to connect the existing trails in Platte, Clay and Jackson counties and provide access to the parks and destinations in the area. This system will also provide a multimodal transportation network in the heart of the region that connects residents to employment centers. The planning process began during the fall of 2023 and will continue through the fall of 2024.
Visit the project web page at marc.org/Missouri-River-North-Trail or contact Josh Boehm, project manager, WSP, at 816-702-4279 or Joshua.boehm@wsp.com. Follow the project on social media and use #MORiverNorthTrail hashtag.