40 Highway Corridor and Focus Area Plan Mid America Regional Council Creating Sustainable Places
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40 Highway Corridor and Focus Area Plan Mid America Regional Council Creating Sustainable Places Jackson County, Missouri September 2013 freshA planning and design firm where being fresh, healthy, and healthyvigorous is more than an ideology; it’s how everyday Who we are vigorousdecisions are made. Patti Banks Associates (PBA) and Community ReDesigned (CrD) have combined their talents in 2011to become Same People | Same Service | Fresh Look Vireo (formerly Patti Banks Associates established in 1995) is a We specialize in identifying and utilizing the 22-person community and environmental planning and landscape overlap in our service lines and integrate architectural consulting firm whose work focuses on public participatory public education and participation and ecologically based planning and design for public and private clients. throughout all of our projects. Vireo Vireo is located in downtown Kansas City, Missouri (20 staff) and Omaha, employs a variety of planning and design professionals in Landscape Architecture, Nebraska (2 staff) and has completed over 1,100 contracts during the Community Planning, Natural Resource 17 years of its existence. This document provides the story of the designPlanning analysis, and definitionGraphic Design. and Vireo is in the business of planningdiscoveries and building that enduring, led to planning quality places. solutions and conclusions. It is intended for use in presenting the vision for the 40 Highway CorridorPatti Banks, and co-Owner,the nodes was identified the first forLEED The firm anchors its designs to a sustainable,redevelopment, ecologically to attract sound the foundation. interest of investors(Leadership and to servein Energy as andthe foundationEnvironmental With firm experience that ranges forfrom the policy next phasesdevelopment of the designand master process. Design) accredited Landscape Architect planning, through site analysis, design, construction, and implementation in Kansas City and the firm now has a Vireo knows how to integrate policy,Prepared design and for: development at all levels. number of professionalsConsultant that are LEEDTeam: Our portfolio includes natural resource planning, transit supportive accredited. Mid-America Regional Council Employees by Discipline: development planning; traditional neighborhood design;600 urban Broadway, and Suite 200 Kansas City, MO 64105• AdministrativeLead - 2 Consultant, Planning, streetscape design; park and trail planning; environmentally816-474-4240 sensitive site Market and Economic • Ecologists - 3 design; public process management and project management.www.marc.org Analysis • Planners - 6 1390 Lawrence Street, Suite 200 KansasRAIL City, Missiouri AND CORRIDOR PLANNING Vireo’s clients include regional planning councils, counties, cities, Denver, Colorado 80204 414 E. 12th St • Landscape Architects - 11 Kansas City, MO 64106 303.623.5186 Transportation Planning and institutions and private developers. Thewww.kcmo.org firm’sNelson\Nygaard work centers knows on that successful rail and www.designworkshop.com Engineering corridor planning goes beyond engineering. 116 New Montgomery Street Suite 500 the four-state region of Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa; and Using our expertise in system operations and San Francisco, CA 94105 extends into surrounding states. different transit technologies, we will recom- www.nelsonnygaard.com mend the best mode for the corridor, anticipate City of Independence Vireo, LLC is a Women’s Business Enterprise.111 E.operational Maple problems, and quantify tradeoffs and Independence,successes MO so 64050 our clients achieve larger commu- www.kcmo.orgnity goals through transit. Developing Performance Measures City of Lee’s SummitPatti Banks Associates + CommunityPublic Outreach ReDesigned and Planning Nelson\Nygaard929 begins Walnut, theSuite planning 700 process(816) 756-5690 220 SE Green Federal ID: 43-171-4841 [email protected] Walnut Lee’sby Summit, working MO with 64063 clients to clarify their priorities Kansas City |Kansas Omaha www.BeVireo.com Suite 700 Civil Engineering http://cityofls.net and define success in transit terms. We developKansas City, MO 64106 Burns & McDonnell performance tools that can calculate, in quantia-www.bevireo.com 9400 Ward Parkway tive terms, the Return on Investment (ROI) for Kansas City, MO 64114 qualitative community goals such as economic www.burnsmcd.com City development,of Blue Springs livability, community character and 903 socialWest Main justice. Street Blue Springs, MO 64015 www.bluespringsgov.comTechnology Selection The most crucial step in rail planning is deter- mining the technology that will best serve the community. With years of experience with light rail, heavy rail, commuter rail, streetcar and BRT systems, Nelson\Nygaard will outline the neces- sary land-use changes, funding opportunities and parking policy changes that each technology will require; and make recommendations based on the calculated ROI of each. Station Area Design As the interface between a transit system and the local community, station area design has a major impact on a rail system’s success. Nelson\ Nygaard balances the complex matrix of factors to optimize ridership and revenue for your rail system, from station location to joint develop- ment, from parking supply management to feeder transit connectivity, and multimodal fac- Recent Projects include: tors (bike and pedestrian system improvement). BART, California — I-580 Corridor Extension Seattle South Lake Union, Washington — Streetcar Project Final Design AC Transit, California — BRT for International Boulevard and Telegraph Avenue Walden Commuter, New York — Feasibility Study Acknowledgements: Mid-America Regional Council Dean Katterndahl, Program Director Dave Knopick, Project Manager Jeff Hirt, Project Manager Steering Committee: Gerald Williams, Kansas City, Missouri Scott Allen, City of Blue Springs Jim Holley, City of Blue Springs Tom Scannell, City of Independence Jennifer Clark, City of Independence Heping Zhan, City of Lee’s Summit Damon Daniel, Communities Creating Opportunity (CCO) Lora McDonald, Metro Organization for Racial and Economic Equity (MORE2) Contents PROJECT INTRODUCTION ..................................................................................................................... 1 Project Context and Scope. 2 Previous Studies and Plans .......................................................7 MARKET & ECONOMIC SCAN .............................................................................................................. 13 Overall Corridor Economic Position .................................................14 Psychographic Analysis ..........................................................21 EXISTING CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................................ 39 Local and Regional Context of 40 Highway and Key Focus Areas .........................40 Zoning and Land Use ............................................................43 Transportation and Mobility .......................................................45 Auto Traffic and Circulation .......................................................52 COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT ................................................................................................................ 55 RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 65 Transportation and Corridor Design .................................................66 Creation of Development Centers ..................................................88 Corridor Wide Strategies .........................................................96 Land Use / Redevelopment Recommendations by Focus Area. 106 31st and Prospect ..................................................................106 Blue Ridge Cutoff and 40 Highway Overview ............................................. 110 Noland Road and 40 Highway Overview ................................................. 114 Adams Dairy Parkway and 40 Highway Overview. 118 IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES ....................................................................................................... 123 | v 1 P ROJECT INTRODUCTION Project Introduction | 1 Introduction Project Context and Scope The US 40 Highway Corridor (40 Highway Corridor) is one of six The second objective of the study is to develop a vision for the future corridors selected for the Mid-America Regional Council’s (MARC) development and evolution of four key focus areas or “nodes” which Creating Sustainable Places (CSP) Initiative. CSP is a regional effort to have been identified by MARC at key intersections along the corridor, create a vision for sustainable development in the Kansas City area that including: aims to initiate a dialogue and ongoing planning strategies to reposition • 31st and Prospect, Kansas City six corridors as vibrant, connected, and “green” districts. The planning studies will provide recommendations to strengthen older neighborhoods • 40 Highway and Blue Ridge Cutoff, Kansas City / Independence and establish distinct districts that will stand the test of time and represent “great places” that support transit oriented development. • 40 Highway and Noland Road, Kansas City / Independence The planning effort is being led by MARC, in conjunction with the • 40 Highway and Adams Dairy Parkway, Blue Springs cities of Kansas City, Independence, Lee’s Summit, and Blue Springs,