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Creating Sustainable PlacesA Centers-and-Corridors Strategy for Regional Sustainability
September 27, 2011
Kansas City Region
• Two states
• Nine counties
• 120 cities
• 1.9 million people
• 4,400 square miles
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Population and Urbanized Land AreaSource: Brookings, 2001
Kansas City Region – Use of Land
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Employment Proximity to DowntownSource: ZIP Business Pattern 2003
Kansas City Region – Job Locations
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Income Disparity
Comparison to Developing Suburbs
Source: Census 2000
Kansas City Region – Incomes
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Geographic DisconnectExisting/New Places
Jobs/workersIncomes
Challenge and Approach
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Bring Jobs to PeopleConnect People to Jobs
URBAN CORRIDORS
• Bus Rapid Transit
• Streetcar
COMMUTER CORRIDORS
• Express Bus
• Bus On Shoulder
• Regional Rail
Connect People to Jobs
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URBAN CORRIDORS
• MAX BRT
• TIGER Corridors
– Metcalf Ave
– State Ave
– North Oak & Eastside
• Downtown AA
COMMUTER CORRIDORS
• I-35 Bus on Shoulder
• I-70 AA
• Rock Island AA
• US-71 AA
Connect People to Jobs
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Connect People to Jobs
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Connect People to Jobs
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Shawnee Mission Parkway/Metcalf Corridor• Mission Transit Center• Park and Ride Facilities• Station/Stop Improvements • Pedestrian Connections
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Connect People to Jobs
State Avenue Corridor• 2 Transit Centers • Station/Stop Improvements• Pedestrian Connections
Six Corridor Plans
• Builds on transit investments
• Links local planning and implementation to regional vision
• Development Plans
• Demonstration Projects
Bring Jobs to People
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Implementation Guidebook
• Participation Strategy
– Who to engage and how
– Outreach techniques
• Framework
– Step by step guide to plan implementation
• Development examples and options
Bring Jobs to People
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Tool Development
• Economic feasibility
• Visualization
• Natural Resources Inventory (NRI)
• Sustainable codes
• Health Impact Assessments
• Complete Streets
Bring Jobs to People
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Indicators
• Tied to guiding principles
• Broad performance measures
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Smart Moves
www.kcsmartmoves.org
TIGER
www.marc.org/tiger
Creating Sustainable Places
www.marc.org/sustainableplaces
Mell Henderson
Director of Transportation
Mid-America Regional Council
816-474-4240
More Information
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