Full Report Now Available

Click here to view the final report for the North Kansas City Levee Trail Feasibility Study. The City thanks the many stakeholders that participated in the study, including residents, local businesses, and future trail users.

Click here to view the full report

Printed copies of the report are available upon request. Contact the Community Development Department by email (commdev@nkc.org) or by phone (816-274-6006) for more information. 

Pictured above: Project site looking northeast behind Harrah's Casino
Pictured below: final proposed trail alignment

About this project

North Kansas City is continuing to implement our 2020 Bicycle Master Plan with the launch of the North Kansas City Levee Trail Study. Trail connections along the Missouri River were the most strongly supported projects by public input during our Bicycle Master Planning Process.

This study is funded by another Planning Sustainable Places (PSP) grant from MARC and will assess the feasibility of multi-modal trail along the southern portion of our levee system taking into account potential barriers, restrictions, safety, and operations of the levee.

The potential trail would begin near the Heart of America Bridge at the Kansas City, Missouri border and extend eastward along the levee before heading north towards Armour Road at Walker Road, and branch eastward at Riverboat Drive toward the Chouteau Bridge.

Community Open House

The second Open House for the Riverfront Levee Trail Feasibility study occurred on Monday, March 4^th. The project team presented the following boards based on the recommendations and findings of the first Community Open House and continued involvement from the advisory committee.

Click here to view the information display boards presented at the Community Meeting

The project team has begun initial research and analysis and will be hosting a series of key stakeholder and steering committee meetings in the coming months to better understand the desires, concerns and potential challenges of the trail.

Public Meetings 

A levee-trail open house meeting was held on November 6, 2023 at the North Kansas City YMCA. 

Click here to view the meeting summary for the November 6th open house!

The final report is planned for June of 2024.