ORDINANCE NO. 260341

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Sponsor: Councilmember Eric Bunch

Adopting an updated Major Street Plan, Streets Design Guide, and an updated Kansas City Vision Zero Action Plan to include supplemental planning documents required by the Safe Roads and Streets for All grant agreement between the City of Kansas City and the U.S. Department of Transportation; and directing the City Clerk to file certain documents with the appropriate offices. (CD-CPC-2025-00151)

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WHEREAS, a Major Street Plan for Kansas City was adopted by Ordinance No. 110249, passed October 23, 2011; and

WHEREAS, further changes were recommended and approved by Ordinance No. 141059, passed December 18, 2014; Ordinance No. 160336, passed June 23, 2016; Ordinance No. 160865, passed December 1, 2016; Ordinance No. 210837, passed September 23, 2021; Ordinance No. 220661, passed on August 25, 2022; Ordinance No. 220884, passed October 6, 2022; Ordinance No. 230217, passed June 8, 2023; Ordinance No. 230499, passed June 15, 2023; Committee Substitute Ordinance No. 240343, passed June 27, 2024; Ordinance No. 240653, passed September 12, 2024; and

WHEREAS, the City adopted a complete streets policy with the adoption of Committee Substitute for Ordinance No. 170949 which specified that the City shall incorporate complete street elements and principles into public strategic plans, capital improvement plans, design standards, manuals, rules, regulations, and programs; and

WHEREAS, the City adopted a Vision Zero goal in 2020 per Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 200019; and

WHEREAS, a Vision Zero Action Plan was adopted in 2022 per Committee Substitute for Resolution No. 220660 specifying a need for updated engineering design guidance and standards; and

WHEREAS, the City received a Safe Roads and Streets for All grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for supplemental planning activities to conduct a speed limit study, update the Major Street Plan,...

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