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As November 3rd is quickly approaching, we know there are people that need more information about what’s on their ballot. It’s important to get non-partisan information to make your decisions on voting day. Not sure what Missouri Amendment 1 or Amendment 3 is all about? BallotPedia has you covered. Need […]
Kansas City, MO Covid-19 cases are up 8.09% after the first two weeks of September. The Positivity Rate in Kansas City, MO from Aug.23 – Sept. 5 was 8.96% Age group 18-24 has the highest positivity rate, accounting for 41.22% of Covid-19 cases in KCMO. To search cases in a […]
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 […]
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? […]
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. […]
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 – 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 […]
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 […]
#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 […]