The City of Kansas City, Missouri, is asking residents for help in reimagining U.S. 71 Highway as part of the “Reconnecting the East Side” project.
The project aims to address the division caused by the highway’s original construction.
The city has proposed three distinct options for the highway’s future.
- The first would convert US 71 into a traditional freeway by removing traffic lights.
- The second option focuses on enhancing the existing parkway while reducing speed limits.
- The third and most dramatic proposal would completely remove the highway and restore the area to its original street layout.
Local business owners along the corridor have mixed reactions to the potential changes…