Prospect Avenue - Planning Efforts & Needs FTA’s Transit-Oriented Development Technical Assistance August 30, 2016 Angela Eley & Joe Blankenship KCMO Long Range Planning & Preservation

GOAL Create a thriving Prospect Corridor Northbound Prospect Avenue at Truman Road

GOAL Create a thriving Prospect Corridor Northbound Prospect Avenue at Truman Road CHALLENGES  Sparking market interest  Perception of safety  Addressing community needs  Physical context of the Corridor  Number of vacant lots  Shallow depth of lots  Proximity to Hwy 71

462,986 Population 18,184 Population Kansas City, MOProspect Ave Corridor $45,320 Median Income $24,711 Median Income 19% Poverty Level 36% Poverty Level Declining Population Median Income nearly half Citywide Poverty Level nearly twice Citywide’s Source: ACS About Prospect Ave

59% Non-white or Hispanic 96% Non-white or Hispanic Kansas City, MO Prospect Ave Corridor 1/5 No Vehicle Access 1/4 No Vehicle Access 78% Nearly 40% more residents identifying as Non- white or Hispanic More households without access to vehicle Fewer residents with High School Diploma or greater 10% Labor Force Unemployed Twice the level Unemployment 88% High School Diploma 21% Labor Force Unemployed Source: ACS About Prospect Ave

The Need: Advance development in Kansas City’s East Side, particularly along Prospect Ave Three Mayoral Priorities Coordinated Effort: 1.Prosperity Playbook Blueprint 2.AFFH Efforts (Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing) & CDFI (Community Development Financial Institutions Fund) 3.Prospect MAX enhanced bus service The Partners: KCMO Planning, KCMO Housing, KCATA, HUD, FTA

Total Projects Tracked: 35 Planning Initiatives: 13 Development/Construction Projects: 15 Transit Projects: 1 Housing Programs: 1 Education: 3 Implementation Programs: 2 Efforts on Prospect Avenue Examined Ivanhoe Master Plan Development Rendering of future full-service grocery store at Linwood/Prospect

Corridor Wide Projects Projects with larger/corridor wide geography: 1.Smart Growth TOD 2.Prospect MAX BRT 3.Heart of the City & Swope Implementation Committees 4.Dangerous Buildings/Vacant Properties Budget Item 5.Planning Sustainable Places Prospect Right-of-Way Study 6.Implementation of Economic Development & Housing Plan 7.HUD Choice Neighborhoods 8.Blue Hills Community Improvement District 9.Smart Growth Economic Development Grant 10.BYRNE Criminal Justice Innovation Grant 11.City Manager’s Design Academy 12.Ivanhoe 39 th Street Efforts 13.Ladders of Opportunity Grant

A Tracking Matrix Rendering of future full-service grocery store at Linwood/Prospect

Focus Areas

E 22 nd Street – Linwood Blvd Development Project Why Node Chosen: Large Capital Investments Why Node is Important: Focus area for many large scale projects currently and in recent past Projects in Area: 1.Mt. Pleasant Baptist Senior Housing 2.22 nd /23 rd Street Connector 3.Wendall Phillips at Attucks Elementary 4.Washington Wheatley Housing Proposal 5.Morningstar Master Plan Development 6.Morningstar Youth Activity Center 7.Morningstar Senior Housing 8.KC Public Library – Bluford Branch 9.Linwood Shopping Center E 22 nd St Bruce R Watkins Linwood Blvd Walrond Ave

E 39 th Street Corridor Why Node Chosen: Significant East/West Connection Why Node is Important Neighborhood momentum Active and organized neighborhood association Recent Success of Aldi’s Grocery Store Projects in Area: 1.EPA Brownfield & Revitalization Study 2.UNI Vacant Property Project Montgall Ave E 38 th St Woodland Ave E 40 th St Aldi’s – After Construction 2014

S. Benton Ave Brush Creek Bruce R Watkins E 50 th St Swope Pkwy & Prospect Ave Node Why Node Chosen: Significant East/West Connection Infrastructure Investments Why Node is Important Connections to Country Club Plaza & Raytown Brush Creek Improvements Stable surrounding land uses Projects in Area: 1.UNI Vacant Property Project

Bruce R Watkins E 59 th St Park Ave Meyer Blvd E 59 th St – Meyer Blvd Why Node Chosen: Spur Further Investment Why Node is Important City controls site Regional access via Hwy 71 Research Medical as Institutional Anchor Projects in Area: 1.Redevelopment Proposal of 63 rd /Prospect Development Project

1 Prosperity Playbook – The Big Questions 1)What Federal partners can be identified to assist the projects already happening? 2)Is funding, technical or other assistance available for projects planned or in progress? 4)What other Federal programs or work are being conducted in the Corridor to coordinate with? 3)What Federal participation is there to implement these projects?