Brian Basch of Olathe was dismayed to see repairs in progress recently on Interstate 35 north between 119th Street and I-435 in Johnson County. He says the lanes there just opened, and he doesn’t understand why they would be ripped up and replaced so soon. But the lanes aren’t being ripped up, just enhanced.
Linda Hurst thinks the Northland park deserves better treatment than it has received lately. About two months ago, she said, Kansas City Parks and Recreation tore out the shrubbery along Vivion Road in front of the park and left black landscaping paper visible and a mix of chat and wood chips.
Patty Legenza of Kansas City has been scouting the Brookside/Waldo area for a shady park to take a toddler and baby. She found the perfect one, at West 63rd Street and Valley Road, which is shady most times of the day. A bench identifies it as Strawn Park.
During the day, Tod Cordill has a good view of Walnut Street and Independence Avenue near the City Market, and he hasn’t liked what he’s seen. “Throughout each day I see hundreds of cars either just slow down at the stop sign when traveling west on Independence Avenue or don’t stop at all,” the Kansas City resident said in April.
Why have a rule if it isn’t enforced? Todd Hillman of Lenexa asks that question when he sees motorists ignore signs that prohibit right turns on red for those exiting eastbound and westbound Interstate 435 at Quivira Road.
Ralph Hile of Merriam has a bone to pick with the city of Mission. He remembers city officials saying they would install traffic signals at the Broadmoor Street intersections with Martway and 61st streets when the old Herff Jones property was redeveloped.
Kansas City resident Maynard Small thinks the city went too far in modifying Penn Valley Drive, which many drivers think of as Broadway. He worries about getting rear-ended when he slows down for a sharp turn.
