Kansas City aims to make its streets safer. Here’s where 54 traffic changes are happening
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Kansas City aims to make its streets safer. Here’s where 54 traffic changes are happening
In an effort to make Kansas City’s streets safer, the public works department is installing traffic safety measures like speed humps and crosswalks at intersections across the area.
The proposed changes are expected to cost $1.29 million and are part of the city’s Vision Zero initiative, aimed at reducing traffic deaths. The street additions are expected to be completed by March 1, 2023, according to a contract with the city.
Here’s a list of the proposed traffic safety measures:
- Curb extension at North Kenwood from N.E. 96th Street to 93rd Court
- Curb extension at N.E. 101st from North Kentucky Avenue to Stark
- Speed humps at North Cypress Avenue from N.E. Vivion Road to Kensington Ave.
- Speed humps at North Sycamore from N.E. 48th Street to 51st Street
- Install raised crosswalk at N.E. 113th from North Oak Street to Main Street
- Install raised crosswalk at Kensington from East 18th Street to 19th Street
- Curb extension at Wabash from East 28th Street to East 29th Street
- Curb extension at Lockridge from Benton Boulevard to Walrond Ave.
- Curb extension at 27th Street from Oakley Avenue to Topping Ave.
- Speed humps at Elmwood from 33rd Street to 36th Street
- Install raised crosswalk at Mersington from Linwood Boulevard to 34th Street
- Curb extension at Bellefontaine from Linwood Boulevard to 34th Street
- Chicanes at 39th from Oakley Avenue to Topping Ave.
- Curb extension at 40th from Norton to Cleveland
- Curb extension at South Benton from 39th Street to 42nd Street
- Curb extension at 41st from Troost to Virginia
- Speed humps at Forest from Brush Creek Boulevard to Emanuel Cleaver
- Speed humps at Agnes from 43rd Street to 45th Street
- Install curbs and curb extension at 46th from Indiana Avenue to Askew Ave.
- Speed humps at Jackson from 43rd Street to 45th Street
- Speed humps at 43rd Terrace from Elmwood to Hardesty Ave.
- Speed humps at 47th from Cleveland Avenue to Norton Ave.
- Install raised crosswalk at 51st from The Paseo to Prospect Ave.
- Curb extension at Agnes from 51st Street to 50th Street
- Speed humps at Sycamore from 51st Street to 52nd Terrace
- Curb extension at Skiles from 51st Street to 52nd Terrace
- Speed humps 6th from Monroe to Indiana
- To be determined at 37th Street from Prospect to Olive
- Curb extension at North Indiana Avenue from Smart Avenue to St. John
- Curb extension at North Elmwood from St. John to Scarritt Ave.
- Curb extension at West 17th Street from Madison Avenue to Jefferson Ave.
- Curb extension Jefferson Street from West Pennway to West 20th Street
- Speed humps at Madison from 38th to Valentine
- Curb extension at Roanoke from 39th Street to Southwest Trafficway
- Speed humps at North Hardesty from St. John to Scarritt
- Speed humps at Oak Street from 40th Street to 45th Street
- To be determined at McGee from 39th Street to 40th Street
- Speed humps at Tracy from 49th Street to 51st Street
- Speed humps at Bryams Ford from 55th Street to 57th Street
- Speed humps at Walrond Avenue from 63rd Street to Meyer Blvd.
- Speed humps at Indiana from Meyer to Gregory Blvd.
- Speed humps at Marion from 62nd Terrace to Little Blue Road
- Install curbs at 72nd from Virginia Avenue to Flora Ave.
- Install curbs at 80th Street from Troost to The Paseo
- Curb extension at Wheeling from 100th Street to 101st Street
- Speed humps Belmont Avenue from 101st Street to 102nd Terrace
- Speed humps at Cypress from 110th Street to 107th Street
- Speed humps at Eastern from Blue Ridge to Bannister
- Speed humps at 79th Street from Prospect to Hickman Mills
- Install curbs and curb extension at 70th Street from The Paseo to Prospect
- Raised crosswalk at 53rd Street and Park Ave.
- Speed humps at East 70th Terrace from Troost to Holmes
- Install curbs at 89th from Wornall to Main Street
- To be determined at Ward Parkway Place from West 77th Terrace to West 79th Street
This story was originally published March 2, 2022 at 5:00 AM.
Katie Moore
The Kansas City Star