2nd street streetscape design project sheet

7/27/2019 2nd Street Streetscape Design Project Sheet

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Features

• UniqueStreetscapeAmenities

• ExpandedPedestrianSpaces

• HistoricDistrict• CommunityInvolvement

• AdjacentRedevelopment

Initiatives

• IntegratedPublicArt+Plazas

• Public/PrivatePartnerships

Recognition/Awards

• 2010HonorAward–Built:Central

StatesASLA 

• 2009HonorAward–Design:

PrairieGatewayASLA 

• 2009MeritAward–Design:

CentralStatesASLA 

• 2009ExcellenceinConstruction:

 AssociatedBuilders&Contractors

• 2009Outstanding

Implementation:MissouriAPA 

• 2007MeritAward–Design:

CentralStatesASLA

SECOND STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN | KANSASCITY,MISSOURIClient:CityofKansasCity,Missouri

Contact:JohnDeBauche,LeadPlanner/816.513.2869

Conuence was selected to implement a previously adopted corridor master plan for the

SecondStreetCorridorin thehistoricRiverMarketDistrict of downtown KansasCity. Long

used forrailroadaccess tothe RiverMarket, thecorridorpresenteda uniqueset ofissues

andopportunities.Whiledevelopers hadbegunconverting longabandonedwarehouses and

factoriesintoresidentialloftsandofce/retailspaces,renewaleffortsweredelayedduetothe

lackofastreet.

Inadditiontoprovidingaccesstothesenewdevelopments,thegoaloftheprojectwastocreate

apedestrianfocusedenvironmentto“activateandconnect”SecondStreetwithintheCity’s

overallframeworkandtoreinforcetheurbanindustrialcharacterofthiscorridor.Thecorridor

alsopresentedopportunitiestotellthestoryofthehistoryoftheRiverMarket’sdevelopmentas

wellasexpandonthestoryoftheTownofKansas,theoriginalsettlementontheriverthatgrew

intoKansasCitythroughinterpretiveelements.

Inconjunctionwithrecentredevelopmentefforts,thecreationofplazasandtheintroduction

ofpublicarthavebroughtresidents,employees,andvisitorstothestreetandactivatedthis

northernedgeoftheRiverMarketneighborhood.Thedesignembracestheindustrialcharacter

ofthearea.Hoodedpedestrianlightsreectthosehistoricallylocatedoverdockdoors.Steelpost

andcablerailingsseparatedocksfromsidewalks.MassivesteelI-Beamsareplacedthroughout

thecorridortoserveasbenchesandarecontrastedbycolorfulnativeplantingsanddecorative

pavingtocreatecomfortablepedestrianzones.Thestreetscapedesignalsointegratespublic

artworkandaunique“lightwall”featureplacedalongtheedgeofanexistingpowersubstation.

PROJECT EXPERIENCE