Entries by Mark Rowlands

Free-to-attend events coming soon to a downtown park near you!

As May arrives, Downtown Kansas City comes alive with a fresh season of activity in its parks, transforming these small but vibrant spaces into hubs of connection, creativity, and community. With many of these programs running from May through October, it is a perfect opportunity to enjoy a concert over your lunch break or a beautiful evening with friends and neighbors in the River Market.  A diverse lineup of events and experiences will invite residents, workers, and visitors to step outside and engage with the city in new ways—from live music and pop-up performances to wellness activities and casual gatherings.

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DTC’s Infrastructure Committee Plans for the Future

The DTC’s Infrastructure Committee meets monthly under the volunteer leadership of committee chair Derek Hoetmer, principal landscape architect for MCLV, and vice-chair Melissa Chanto Lukert, civic structural engineer for GFT, Inc., to discuss and advocate for Downtown infrastructure needs. The committee recently outlined its plans for 2026, which include continuing to coordinate with city departments, enhancing public engagement, and scheduling regular interagency coordination. 2026 issues of importance will include: streetscape improvements, bike lane reconfigurations, and parking concerns related to the upcoming World Cup; Barney Allis Plaza, Greenline KC, Buck O’Neill Skatepark, KC Streetcar Expansions, 18th & Vine, Reconnecting the Westside, 10th and Main Street public space planning, and Roy Blunt Luminary Park.

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CID BUZZ: WEEKLY NEWS FOR JUNE 7

The Downtown and River Market Community Improvement Districts are committed to empowering their ambassadors with additional skills and knowledge through year-round comprehensive training courses. Training topics are closely aligned with […]

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Yellow Jackets! Bumblebees! The Downtown Community Improvement District Ambassadors Are Working Hard For Kansas City!

Since the spring of 2002, the Downtown Community Improvement District (DCID) Ambassadors have been making Downtown a safer and cleaner place to live, work and visit. When the River Market established its own CID in 2004, the Ambassadors were picking up trash, removing graffiti, patrolling bus stops and parking lots (among many other services) across the 200 blocks in both districts. Then, in 2006, the CIDs expanded their services by establishing a Green Team that maintains landscape beds and mows grass throughout both districts.

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