Defining the Path for a Reconnected Westside: We will review both the initial and refined alternatives under consideration and highlight how your recommendations and input over the past several months have shaped their design. Thank you for your continued commitment—we hope you’ll join this final session to help define the path forward for Reconnecting the Westside.
Thank you for joining us for this family-friendly event to review Preliminary Refined Alternatives at Community Summit #3. All information and materials presented are include on this page. Please review and submit your comments!
Recording
Community Summit #3 Engagement
Take a Closer Look and Share Feedback!
Refined Alternatives are a more detailed set of options developed from earlier ideas collected from Community Summit #2. These Alternative Strategies are improved using analysis, public input, and stakeholder feedback to better meet the project’s purpose and needs while reducing potential environmental impacts.
Click through the five Alternative Tabs, share your thoughts, and rank your favorite!
1️⃣ Remain (Near-Term)
Remain In Place: Near-Term Strategies
About this Alternative:
This alternative combines multiple strategies that can be implemented in the near-term, regardless of what happens to the alignment of I-35 in the future. It includes strategies like improving Beardsley Road, activating the I-35 underpass near Southwest Boulevard, and eliminating redundant highway ramps at I-35 and Broadway Boulevard.
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2️⃣ Remain (Long-Term)
Remain In Place: Long-Term Strategies
About this Alternative:
This alternative combines strategies that improve safety, multimodal connections, and infrastructure conditions while keeping the existing footprint of the highway. It includes Beardsley Road improvements, modernization of the I-35 corridor, ramp access consolidation at Southwest Trafficway and Broadway Boulevard, underpass improvements at Southwest Boulevard, and additional new crossings at the southern portion of I-35 in the study area.
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3️⃣ Remove (Boulevard)
Remove: Replace with Boulevard
About this Alternative:
This alternative replaces I-35 with a multimodal boulevard between 14th Street and the Missouri-Kansas State Line, rerouting traffic through alternate highway routes. The boulevard would maintain vehicle connections to the Westside and Downtown but would not be the preferred route for cut-through traffic.
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4️⃣ Realign (Street-Grid)
Realign: Restore to Street-Grid
About this Alternative:
This alternative shows I-35 realigned to the west of its current footprint to a nearby railroad yard or adjacent bluff. The historic street grid would be restored in the space formerly occupied by the highway, creating new potential space for infill development and parks.
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5️⃣ Realign (Boulevard)
Realign: Construct New Boulevard
About this Alternative:
This alternative shows I-35 realigned to the west of its current footprint to a nearby railroad yard. A new boulevard would be incorporated into a portion of the former I-35 right-of-way. The remaining space could be repurposed for infill development like housing, community spaces, parks, and businesses.
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Rank Your Favorite Alternative
Which Alternative is your favorite and least favorite.
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