The Downtown Council of Kansas City, Missouri (DTC) in partnership with the City of Kansas City, and leading civic organizations is embarking on a new strategic planning process: Imagine Downtown KC.
Economic Opportunity
Imagine Downtown KC Podcast
How will Downtown Kansas City look and feel 10 years from now? What does the future hold for communities in the urban core and adjacent neighborhoods? The Imagine Downtown KC podcast aims to enlighten and inspire listeners to dream BIG about the possibilities for the future of downtown.
Imagine Downtown KC
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Imagine Downtown KC 2030
Downtown Kansas City is a model of sustainable development. It is the region’s center for arts and culture, a diverse residential community, and home to a fast-growing community of creative, cutting-edge companies.
The Downtown Council of Kansas City, Missouri (DTC) in partnership with the City of Kansas City, and leading civic organizations are embarking on a new strategic planning process: Imagine Downtown KC.
The process will establish a strategy and action steps to serve as a 10-year road map toward shaping Downtown Kansas City into a stronger and more resilient community through sustainable development and economic opportunity. Imagine Downtown KC will serve as the primary vision-setting and policy blueprint to lead the ongoing revitalization of Downtown Kansas City.
Imagine Downtown KC
The Downtown Council of Kansas City, Missouri, (DTC), in collaboration with leading civic organizations and the City of Kansas City, is launching a process to develop the community’s shared vision for development and economic inclusion over the next 10 years. Imagine Downtown KC will serve as the primary vision-setting and policy blueprint to lead the ongoing revitalization of Downtown Kansas City.
Key Issues & Opportunities
This Plan will address key issues and opportunities that are critical to Downtown’s recovery and continued growth, including:
Planning Process
The Imagine Downtown KC process will begin in May 2020, and the plan is anticipated to be completed in December 2020. Along the way, the Plan Team will engage community members, businesses, partner agencies, and other stakeholders to collaboratively create and implement the plan. Developing a strategic plan for Downtown Kansas City involves ongoing community engagement, research, goal setting, development recommendations, and implementable action steps.
Community Engagement
Community engagement is essential to developing an equitable and action-oriented plan for Downtown Kansas City. The overarching goal of our community engagement process is to provide opportunities for meaningful participation and consensus-building among a broad and inclusive assembly of Downtown stakeholders, local residents, partner agencies, City departments, and other interest groups.
- Community Conversation SummariesSeptember 2020
- Community Workshop #1 - SummaryJuly 2020
- Community Workshop #1 Recording (Video)July 2020
- Community Workshop #1 - Presentation (PDF)July 2020
- Imagine Downtown KC Steering Committee Meeting Recap #1June 2020
- Imagine Downtown KC Process ScheduleMay 2020
- Downtown KC Scorecard2020
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