Just met with Dave Helling in Minor Park

[ochazuke]

There was a gathering of people from the south KC area who oppose the plan to put a huge new bridge in Minor Park as the first phase of turning Red Bridge Road into a 5-lane road (read "speedway of death and bringer of blight")

Mr. Helling took video of us for his webby.

More info as it becomes available.

[proud2BlibKansan]

1. Those plans have been in place for many years now

I remember hearing about a 5 lane Red Bridge Road when I lived in Grandview and I moved from there in '93.

Good luck fighting it. I agree it is better in its current form.

[ochazuke]

2. City Propoganda

There was talk of widening Red Bridge Road when my parents moved here in 1957, they tell me. They have presented the plan as if it's a done deal for years now. An article in the Star in 9/03 presented it as if there was nothing left to do but buy up the land needed. In actual fact, the process of conducting studies, holding meetings, and gathering opions had yet to begin.

Now, the public comment period has been extended to November first because the Missouri Department of Transportation agreed that the process was botched (my word). Studies of traffic flow were redone and show many fewer cars on the road per day. (Interesting that they did the first study during the period of maximum congestion in the Grandview Triangle.)

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Well it took 40+ years to build Watkins Freeway

They acquired the land and it sat empty for decades while they waited for federal funding to come through. What a mess. That road is beautiful now but it was long overdue.

The Grandview Triangle - I don't miss that one bit. :)

[ochazuke]

4. Linky

http://www.kansascity.com/multimedia/kansascity/archive/news/Red_BridgePKG.wmv


See Dave Helling's report