Lenexa is adding more multipurpose trails to its trail network, ultimately connecting Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park to Electric Park. The city is partnering with the Kansas Department of Transportation to build a multipurpose trail along 95th Street from Loiret Boulevard (near Electric Park) to Lackman Road and along Lackman Road from Sar-Ko-Par Trails Park to 95th Street. In a city memo, staff reported that the project will provide a “key missing segment” of the current mixed-use trail system along Lackman Road and 95th Street. Lenexa’s current trail network in the area extends from Renner Boulevard to the east side of the new [...]

Potential improvements to the Roeland Park Aquatic Center were discussed Monday during the governing body workshop. Councilmembers agreed to move forward with learning more about potential costs and conceptual designs related to several items: Replacing the kiddie pool and sand pit with a splash pad and shade Adding overhead lighting so the pool can be open for extended night-time hours Improved landscaping Replacing and/or relocating slides Adding in-water bench, shade, and a potential kiddie feature in the zero-depth area Adding an ADA-compliant ramp and chair Improving the mechanical room and water filtration methods Various changes to the vortex pool were also [...]

With spring and an approved concept plan, Overland Park officials said Monday they’re eager to take the first steps toward an improved College Boulevard corridor they hope will bring life back to what is becoming an entertainment dead zone. Council members endorsed the first action steps of their new College and Metcalf corridor plan, allowing staff to start work on it as early as this month. Some members were particularly enthusiastic to take a look at how the convention center parking lot could be better used. With the vote, they set in motion plans for a traffic and engineering study — [...]