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Home My Public Portal About2040 Parkville Master Plan - AppendixDRAFT 2021.05.051 Parkville 2040 Master Plan APPENDIX APPENDIX DRAFT 2021.05.052 Parkville 2040 Master Plan APPENDIX Included in this Appendix is the full set of public engagement feedback received during the planning process. The items included in Section 3 - Our Voice, are a summation of the input received that captures the overall vision of the community. The items listed below are meant to bolster the information found earlier in this plan. POSTCARD EXERCISES “Dear Friend/Family, It is the year 2040 and you should visit me here in Parkville because...” I am not yet in my final resting place in Parkville, and we have live music and great art and shops and restaurants in our quaint setting. We are the greenest community in the nation, we have free public transportation. Wow, you can’t believe the riverfront! They have a beautiful park with water features and a Ferris wheel as well as this incredible wetland. I know how much you love nature. The Downtown is historic and its been updated with fantastic restaurants and shops. Wish you were here. I love you! They have some of the most beautiful parks and trails that you’ll ever see. There are areas of tranquility along the River and within the metro. Our historic downtown is joined by the now historic commons development and there is a very awesome restaurant on the riverbank along with the other stores. It has the best parks, has charm and natural beauty. Very livable. Great golf. Park University. I am celebrating my 100th birthday. I am proud to have made it and have been blessed to spend 50 years watching Parkville become exceptional. Do I have stories to tell! Peaceful, safe, relaxing city with plenty to do great restaurants, shopping, entertainment, and recreation. We can quickly get to Kansas City to experience all it has to offer. This is the nicest little City you have ever seen. We have an adorable downtown, a redeveloped riverfront with parks and activities, a lake, great schools, and a quality of life other areas can only dream of! We have spirit, the roads are great, and the community is really cohesive and friendly. We have a great trail system that we can take our bikes on as a family. We have amazing restaurants and neat shops. Its like no other place you’ve ever been! Parkville is a beautiful wooded small town that has wonderful shopping and activities available for the family. Including a path near the riverfront that has Wi-Fi available. I’m buried in the cemetery by the 435/45 ballpark. It is the crown jewel of the KC metro that balances economic growth with environmental preservation in a fiscally sound manner with an exceptional quality of life. We have managed to maintain our small-town character and lifestyle while be totally modern and welcoming to everyone. Our lite rail line takes us right to Downtown KC, airport and sports stadiums. We have internationally acclaimed Park University. We have the most incredible riverfront park, incorporating water, rail, and road transportation systems. We have a great national distillery with international awards. We have the most historic / rejuvenated Downtown with commercial and residential development. We have the Riverboat museum (Arabia and Malta). You need to see the River Park Museum, see the trails expansion to join Platte City with bikes and zoomers. Check out the final sports complex and River view station. It’s still one of the most beautiful places to spend time shopping, eating, and walking in the park. You’ll love taking a Ferris Wheel ride at sunset! DRAFT 2021.05.053 Parkville 2040 Master Plan APPENDIX Early on in the engagement process, the consultant team asked the steering committee members to brainstorm what they saw as the biggest opportunities and challenges for the city of Parkville. The complete list of words can be found below. BIGGEST CHALLENGES • Traffic from FF to Hwy 9 South • Traffic on Hwy 9 • Lack of affordable housing • Balancing growth with ambiance • Traffic not enough of roads in and out • Affordable housing • Aging downtown infrastructure • Flood control • Traffic flow • Noise pollution • Identity – City limits are crazy. Sometimes problems like trash or code violations get blamed on Parkville. • Inadequate state hwy capacity and safety • Transportation connectivity • Maintains small town charm • Positive growth • Business attraction • Surface transportation infrastructure • Losing our small quality town feel due to growth and development push • Outside the city residents really mad at us for what the City has been doing growth wise • Spread out – hard to travel by foot or bike • Historic is neat… but its not shiny and new • Growth could hurt us • Pace of growth to challenge the ability to maintain our core objectives as a city. • Maintaining integrity of City (Parkville resident decide Parkville’s future) • Aging infrastructure • Growth around Parkville (crime) • Connectivity • Variety of housing types and pricing • Balancing growth with Parkville ambiance • Decaying infrastructure • Development south of tracks is underutilized and needs to be repurposed • FF corridor has potential not being realigned • Need integration of housing Downtown • Commuter congestion through Downtown • Affordable housing BIGGEST OPPORTUNITIES • Being a strong, green, easy-to-live city • Expanding trails and multi-use pathways • Expanding park use • Continued quality growth • Keeping historic Main Street (it is not registered) • Continue the park system • Sense of community • Downtown Parkville connection with Parkville Common • Charm – location (proximity to Downtown Kansas City and airport) • Good mix of revenue sources not only dependent on property tax like some small community but substantial sales tax • Not landlocked • Residential development • Parks • Downtown development • Ability to grow while maintaining unique feel • Riverfront amenities • Quality entertainment • The unique opportunity to craft our community into something really unique… the gem of the metro area and beyond. • To make (or keep) Parkville a unique destination • There are smart and passionate pro-Parkville residents willing to roll their sleeves up and support the City. • Use tax (putting local business on the same playing field as Amazon) • Riverfront tourism • One or two significant mixed-use developments • Growing Downtown in a way that maintains character • Natural topography lends to great development • Integration of residential into downtown • Lots of wealth leads to expectations for quality • Creating a place to visit for museums, trails, riverfront, unique shops • Creative growth • Parks enhancements • Riverfront Development • Connectivity with alternative forms of transportation DRAFT 2021.05.054 Parkville 2040 Master Plan APPENDIX The steering committee was encouraged to think about what they saw as their One Big Dream and One Big Fear for the community. The responses are listed below. ONE BIG DREAM • For us to grow responsibly in every quality way (GREEN!) • Always taking care of infrastructure we have to the highest degree • Being able to walk or bike safely all-around Parkville • Riverfront attractions like San Antonio • Improved traffic flow on FF and Hwy 9 • Extend complete streets concept to all major corridors • Parks with Downtown development and improved transportation system • Best roads and bridges accommodating increased traffic and is attractive to business development • Really rehab the downtown historic area – so it becomes a major attraction • A community appealing to all ages, that works for all ages • Outdoor wifi, infrastructure for the park to attract more usage of our park by the people who love their mobile devices. And it may provide connectivity for future IOT. • Citizenry engaged for positive Parkville outcomes • A Downtown with double the shops supported by housing while maintaining the small-town ambiance • Redevelop / repurpose development south of tracks – good opportunity for residential downtown • FF Corridor enhancement • Post office site is underutilized and needs to be redeveloped • Sustained friendly charm • Developing exciting riverfront area ONE BIG FEAR • We don’t do what is on the other side of this card (for us to grow responsibly in every quality way – GREEN!) and that we annex too much land • Traffic so congested it takes longer to cross Parkville than get to the airport • Lose our charm and quaintness • Lack of financial support for accomplishing goals • Losing charm and becoming another concrete beige suburb • Overdevelopment and crime • That we don’t or can’t accommodate growth from an infrastructure perspective • We lose control of the growth and the City loses its identity • That we get so overgrown we lose our “quaint” feel and “small-town” charm • We lose our current culture as a small community that is fun and friendly • Balkanization • Political infighting • We become too insular in our effort to maintain small-town feel and a narrow definition of quality • We turn into 152, west of Liberty • Strip malls on major routes • All funding falls through and all dreams crash Members of the planning team met virtually with individuals from the community that represented a wide variety of residents, business owners, school officials and city leaders. COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS Matthew Francis - Gladwin Machinery & Supply Co. Bob Bennett - B Squared Civic Solutions Tom Hustler - Parkville Old Towne Market CID Tom Barnard - Parks Superintendent Brian Mertz - Creekside Development Steve Foutch - Foutch Brothers Cory Miller - Keller Williams David Barth - Thousand Oaks Dr. Jeanette Cowherd - Park Hill School District Erik Bergrud - Park University Michael Howell Wendy Landry - OmPrana Yoga Dr. Kerrie Heren - Park Hill South School Kirk L. Davis - City of Parkville Seth Ross - Park Hill Baptist Church Eric Bullock - Mid-Continent Library Debra Gwin - Platte County Seniors