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Intersections of Neighborhood Health

September 3, 2020
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What elements make a neighborhood strong and resilient? Join BikeWalkKC for a conversation with Dina Newman, Director of UMKC’s Center for Neighborhoods. Walking and biking are important to the health of our communities, along with many other things like access to health care, crime and personal safety, housing security, cultural […]

Climate Conversation: Priorities with Dina Newman

September 1, 2020
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Mid-America Regional Council After five weeks of online community discussion about how climate action can make a difference in the Kansas City region, we want to talk about where to start. What actions would affect your daily life the most, and which should be the highest priorities for your community? […]

This Week at City Hall

August 13, 2020
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Last Week at City Hall City Plan Commission Most of the cases were continued, but here are two highlights from the cases that were heard. CD-CPC-2020-00102 is denied by a vote of 4-2. This development plan seeks to divide a parcel into three parcels for the construction of three homes. […]

This Week at City Hall (Aug.3-7)

August 10, 2020
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Last Week at City Hall Neighborhood Planning and Development Committee NPD was off this week. City Council City Council was off this week. Other Committees of Interest Kansas City Neighborhood Advisory Committee (KCNAC) A representative from LISC presented on a set aside housing initiative, which is a policy recommendation that […]

New City Beautiful Movement: Restoring KC’s Parks and Boulevards

August 6, 2020
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New City Beautiful Movement: Restoring KC’s Parks and Boulevards – Study Pushes For More Equitable Investment Citywide In an article from FlatlandKC.org about the current movement in Kansas City to restore KC Parks, Center for Neighborhoods Director, Dina Newman, was interviewed alongside Paul Angelone, a senior director at Urban Land […]

Urban Land Institute’s Advisory Series Panel Report Highlights Center for Neighborhoods

August 2, 2020
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Center for Neighborhoods was referenced in the Urban Land Institute’s Advisory Series Panel Report, December 1-6, 2019. A 58-page report titled, “Providing a More Equitable Approach to Investing in Parks and Recreation”, was commissioned by the Kansas City, Missouri Parks and Recreation department “to provide strategic advice on how to […]

Vote KC

July 28, 2020
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#VOTEKC is a non-partisan initiative which has brought together a diverse group of organizations to educate and mobilize Kansas City voters. We believe the guaranteed right to vote is a cornerstone of Democracy. We know that one of the barriers preventing Kansas City residents from exercising their right to vote is […]

This Week at City Hall (July 19-25)

July 27, 2020
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July 19-25 City Plan Commission Most of the meeting was spent two companion cases, CD-CPC-2019-00201 and CD-CPC-2020-00202, an amendment to the KCI Area Plan from Residential Low, Residential Medium, and Commercial to Mixed Use Community on approximately 500 acres, generally located along N.W. Tiffany Springs Road generally between Line Creek […]

Startup Assets for Economic (SAFE)

July 27, 2020
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Startup Assets for Economic (SAFE) Opportunity Grant Program to Provide Financial Support to New and Aspiring Entrepreneurs: Kansas City, Mo. (July 23, 2020) – A new entrepreneurship grant program launched in Kansas City today. Administered by the Community Capital Fund (CCF), in partnership with the City of Kansas City, Mo. Health Department, the […]

This Week at City Hall (July 12-21)

July 22, 2020
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July 12-21 Board of Zoning Adjustment The BZA denies CD-SUP-2020-00021, the second defeat in a week for this special use permit request, located at 3400 Campbell in Hyde Park. Recall that this request was so the Airbnb owner could advertise 16 guests per night rather than the eight currently allowed […]