Page 21 - KCMO Parks Master Plan 2032

is intended to establish a long-range vision for to parking, adjacent park amenities, impact to
development and programming along the Lower surrounding habitat, among other factors. The
Brush Creek corridor. As part of this Master Plan, final deliverables from the study will be schematic
the project team is collecting feedback from local civil site design of up to 3 trailheads that could be
stakeholders and public participants to better implemented by the department.
understand how improvements to the Lower
Brush Creek corridor could enhance safety,
resource sustainability, and quality of life for local AQUATICS MASTER PLAN
residents. The master plan will lay the foundation
for future improvements that will benefit all those KCMO operates 27 aquatic facilities. That system
who live, work, and play in the area. has experienced various challenges over time,
including but not limited to low cost recovery
BRUSH CREEK CULTURAL and low utilization at the facilities. This planning
effort has been initiated to better understand the
HERITAGE TRAIL challenges and needs for aquatics in the city.
The City’s hired consultant team is assessing
The Department is presently overseeing design current conditions and operating performance,
for the Brush Creek Cultural Heritage Corridor evaluating current and future needs, gathering
Trail. This trail is envisioned to be a series of public input, and developing options and costs to
interconnected nodes that tell the story of address identified needs. Public engagement has
the American Civil Rights Movement and the included a combination of in-person meetings,
Black experience in Kansas City through art focus group meetings, stakeholder phone calls,
installations. Artwork will be a key component online surveys, and a project website.
to convey this important historical record.
Interpretative materials at the nodes will be
designed and installed to help provide further
education. The project team has hosted public
meetings, given presentations and distributed info
at events throughout the community, partnered
with the KC Library on an event, distributed a call
for Artists, engaged a steering committee and
subcommittees.

NORTHLAND TRAILHEADS

Another trail driven design project currently
underway is the Northland Trailhead Study. The
department has engaged a consultant team
to analyze 14 different potential trailhead sites
along different stretches of 8 existing and partially
developed trail corridors north of the river. The
team conducted both in-person and virtual
engagement to listen to local resident’s feedback
regarding trail access. Trailhead sites were
evaluated using a matrix that considered access

15