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7/27/2019 2nd Street Streetscape Design Project Sheet
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Features
• UniqueStreetscapeAmenities
• ExpandedPedestrianSpaces
• HistoricDistrict• CommunityInvolvement
• AdjacentRedevelopment
Initiatives
• IntegratedPublicArt+Plazas
• Public/PrivatePartnerships
Recognition/Awards
• 2010HonorAward–Built:Central
StatesASLA
• 2009HonorAward–Design:
PrairieGatewayASLA
• 2009MeritAward–Design:
CentralStatesASLA
• 2009ExcellenceinConstruction:
AssociatedBuilders&Contractors
• 2009Outstanding
Implementation:MissouriAPA
• 2007MeritAward–Design:
CentralStatesASLA
SECOND STREET STREETSCAPE DESIGN | KANSASCITY,MISSOURIClient:CityofKansasCity,Missouri
Contact:JohnDeBauche,LeadPlanner/816.513.2869
Conuence was selected to implement a previously adopted corridor master plan for the
SecondStreetCorridorin thehistoricRiverMarketDistrict of downtown KansasCity. Long
used forrailroadaccess tothe RiverMarket, thecorridorpresenteda uniqueset ofissues
andopportunities.Whiledevelopers hadbegunconverting longabandonedwarehouses and
factoriesintoresidentialloftsandofce/retailspaces,renewaleffortsweredelayedduetothe
lackofastreet.
Inadditiontoprovidingaccesstothesenewdevelopments,thegoaloftheprojectwastocreate
apedestrianfocusedenvironmentto“activateandconnect”SecondStreetwithintheCity’s
overallframeworkandtoreinforcetheurbanindustrialcharacterofthiscorridor.Thecorridor
alsopresentedopportunitiestotellthestoryofthehistoryoftheRiverMarket’sdevelopmentas
wellasexpandonthestoryoftheTownofKansas,theoriginalsettlementontheriverthatgrew
intoKansasCitythroughinterpretiveelements.
Inconjunctionwithrecentredevelopmentefforts,thecreationofplazasandtheintroduction
ofpublicarthavebroughtresidents,employees,andvisitorstothestreetandactivatedthis
northernedgeoftheRiverMarketneighborhood.Thedesignembracestheindustrialcharacter
ofthearea.Hoodedpedestrianlightsreectthosehistoricallylocatedoverdockdoors.Steelpost
andcablerailingsseparatedocksfromsidewalks.MassivesteelI-Beamsareplacedthroughout
thecorridortoserveasbenchesandarecontrastedbycolorfulnativeplantingsanddecorative
pavingtocreatecomfortablepedestrianzones.Thestreetscapedesignalsointegratespublic
artworkandaunique“lightwall”featureplacedalongtheedgeofanexistingpowersubstation.
PROJECT EXPERIENCE