Here you will find a list of projects currently underway in North Kansas City. You can visit the sub-page for each project to learn more about it.

Planning and Coordination

A major responsibility of the Community Development Department is the planning and coordination of publicly-funded projects across the City. These projects, such as a streetscape beautification or a multi-modal cycle track, consist of many different steps.

Public Project Timeline

When the City uses public dollars to fund a project, that project is held to a standard of transparency that results in the public being able to follow the project as it progresses and give input where relevant. 

The timeline of a single project often spans many years, where the actual construction is often the last phase of many. 

A single City project can include many or all of these steps:

• Requests for Qualifications or Proposals -- used for feasibility studies, project proposals, or construction services.

• Staff and City Council Review of Proposed Plans -- with a subsequent plan selection and award of contract.

• Community Engagement -- Opportunities to gather resident and business input on function or design choice.

• Pre-Construction Stage

• Construction Stage

NorthRail Streetcar Extension Refresh Study

The Kansas City Streetcar Authority, in partnership with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority and the City of North Kansas City, is currently conducting a Streetcar NorthRail Extension Study to evaluate a streetcar extension over the Missouri River to the City of North Kansas City, Missouri.

In 2014, NorthRail Streetcar Study was completed to assess technical feasibility and identify a preferred alternative for a northern extension from the existing terminus in the River Market, across the Missouri River, into North Kansas City. The study included recommendations to facilitate pedestrian-oriented development and to support future transit expansion. Additional details on the study conclusions are available on the KC Streetcar website.

An extension of the streetcar system into North Kansas City would support major themes in the City’s 2016 Master Plan, be a strategic investment in the future of North Kansas City, and provide multi-modal connectivity across the Missouri River. This study is required to revisit the technical and financial feasibility, as well as determine next steps of a streetcar extension into North Kansas City.