Summary of Public Input
appendix A Summary of Public Input Approximately, 80-to-100 residents participated in the first round of Summary of MetroGreen public workshops. Three drop-in format meetings were held on the evenings of April 24, 25, and 26. The workshops were located at Public Workshops the Missouri Department of Transportation office in Lee’s Summit, St. Luke’s Northland Hospital off Barry Road, and the Sylvester Powell Community Center in Mission. Three more meetings were held in June on the 25th, 26th, and 27th. These workshops were held at the Gladstone Community Building in Central Park, the Brush Creek Community Center, and the Merriam Community Center. Approximately, 50-to-70 people attended these workshops. A final public meeting was held on October 24th in downtown Kansas City. Participants viewed a short video that explains the concept of greenways, the different forms greenways take, and the many functions that they perform. Also, available for public viewing were displays produced by area agencies, highlighting local and regional trails systems, proposed and existing. Visitors were encouraged to look at, write comments, and sketch ideas on regional and county maps that were produced especially for the workshops. Workshop attendees located areas that they felt needed bicycle and/or pedestrian connections. Digital photographs of the maps and comments are printed on the following pages. A comment form was also made available to participants. Results from these forms are displayed following the workshop maps. Comments from the workshops were incorporated into subsequent drafts of the MetroGreen Map that shows potential greenway locations. In addition, MARC staff, Greenways Incorporated, Patti Banks Associates, and local representatives attended the workshops to answer questions and solicit responses.
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