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North Loop Neighbors

@KCNorthLoop

We are neighbors advocating to eliminate the North Loop highway from Downtown Kansas City, and replace it with all of the things that make downtown so great.

 Kansas City, MO
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Joined October 2022
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Should the I-35 through the Westside Remain, be Realigned, be Removed, or something else completely? Kansas City is looking for feedback and ideas to Reconnect the Westside here: reconnectwestside.com/commun…
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The @UMKC junior year urban planning and design studio recently reimagined the North Loop as a BRT transit way and TOD site for the Bistate Transit Corridor. Check out their work below! @KansasCity @MARCKCMetro @FrischPlan info.umkc.edu/63rd-st-studio…
Transit Hub design by UMKC student Caleb Eason. Copyright Curstors of the University of Missouri System.

ALT Transit Hub design by UMKC student Caleb Eason. Copyright Curstors of the University of Missouri System.

Transit Hub design by UMKC student Wyatt Boyd. Copyright Curstors of the University of Missouri System.

ALT Transit Hub design by UMKC student Wyatt Boyd. Copyright Curstors of the University of Missouri System.

Transit Hub design by UMKC student Wyatt Boyd. Copyright Curstors of the University of Missouri System.

ALT Transit Hub design by UMKC student Wyatt Boyd. Copyright Curstors of the University of Missouri System.

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You already know our answer! But the great thing about removing the North Loop is that we don’t need “unlimited funding.” For a little up front planning and infrastructure work, we can restore a vibrant, revenue-generating neighborhood and create a financial net positive for KC.
Rendering of neighborhoods restored where the North Loop used to be.

ALT Rendering of neighborhoods restored where the North Loop used to be.

The B1M (@TheB1M) profile pictureThe B1M
@TheB1M15 May 2025
You can green light and give unlimited funding to any megaproject in the world. What are you doing first?
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When the Beyond the Loop study was underway in 2017-18, KCK officials opposed the plan. Today those officials are gone, and new leadership is interested in reimagining I-70. wycokck.org/files/assets/pub…
Text from the GoDotte mobility plan: I-70 north of I-670: Across the river in KCMO, the Imagine Downtown KC 2030 Strategic Plan envisions a reimagined North Loop (I-70 in KCMO), proposing removal of the freeway and transforming the facility into an at-grade urban boulevard. Should this project advance, the UG should consider examining the utility of the remaining I-70 section north of I-670 and west of the KCMO North Loop in order to reconnect Downtown KCK to its reimagined urban waterfront along the Kansas River.

ALT Text from the GoDotte mobility plan: I-70 north of I-670: Across the river in KCMO, the Imagine Downtown KC 2030 Strategic Plan envisions a reimagined North Loop (I-70 in KCMO), proposing removal of the freeway and transforming the facility into an at-grade urban boulevard. Should this project advance, the UG should consider examining the utility of the remaining I-70 section north of I-670 and west of the KCMO North Loop in order to reconnect Downtown KCK to its reimagined urban waterfront along the Kansas River.

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Replying to @BarsottiKlb @JimmyFitzner @2024dion @the_transit_guy
Here are some images of what that connection used to look like. 6th Street Trafficway was the main thoroughfare leading to the Intercity Viaduct, and Independence Avenue dead-ended at Grand. The NLN vision illustrates a potential continuous Independence Avenue
Historic oblique photography of downtown Kansas City, looking northeast toward the Missouri River before I-70.

ALT Historic oblique photography of downtown Kansas City, looking northeast toward the Missouri River before I-70.

Historic aerial imagery showing the northern section of the downtown Kansas City area, including 6th Street trafficway.

ALT Historic aerial imagery showing the northern section of the downtown Kansas City area, including 6th Street trafficway.

Vision plan developed by MCLV for North Loop Neighbors, highlighting infill development, parks space, and a continuous Independence Boulevard / Linear Park

ALT Vision plan developed by MCLV for North Loop Neighbors, highlighting infill development, parks space, and a continuous Independence Boulevard / Linear Park

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Despite (or perhaps because of?) significant growth in Kansas City's downtown, North Loop traffic volumes are decreasing steadily for two decades. Contrast this with the common traffic engineering assumption that traffic will grow by 1.5% per year...
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Hayden (@the_transit_guy) profile pictureHayden
@the_transit_guy10 Jan 2025
Replying to @2024dion
I'm hoping the "over 20,000" is over 100k? Because if not they need to go.
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Great news! The North Loop Neighbors project and @dnakcmo have been accepted into the Reconnecting Communities Institute -- a technical assistance program by @USDOT.
Logo displaying the text "Reconnecting Communities Institute"

ALT Logo displaying the text "Reconnecting Communities Institute"

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Replying to @WesKCMO
A lot has changed in the 7 years since the Beyond the Loop PEL, including new leadership in KCK. Their recently adopted goDotte mobility plan talks about using the north loop as a catalyst to remove redundant sections of highway to better connect downtown KCK to the river.
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At the @godowntownkc luncheon @JeffSpeckFAICP says the North Loop was an “Oops” We agree!
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The North Loop destroyed a huge swath of our downtown. North Loop Neighbors is an advocacy coalition to rebuild what was lost. See more at northloopneighbors.com #NorthLoopNeighbors #ReconnectingCommunities
Looking north from 7th and Main in 1893, 2023, and into the future

ALT Looking north from 7th and Main in 1893, 2023, and into the future

Aerial photos and a vision plan of the North Loop area in 1940, 2023, and today

ALT Aerial photos and a vision plan of the North Loop area in 1940, 2023, and today

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