Invitation to Retrofit 40 Presentations and Exhibit

Please join Kansas State University graduate landscape architecture students when they present their research and ideas for the US 40 Corridor on Friday, July 13 at the MARC Office, 600 Broadway, Suite 200. Creating Sustainable Places partners are invited to participate in the formal presentations from 2 PM to 5 PM, and everyone is invited to take part in the reception and exhibit from 5 PM to 7 PM. Please see the flyer below for details and RSVP to Jeff Hirt (jhirt@marc.org) if you plan to attend. We hope to see you there!

Maps For Our Corridor

A lot of definition maps are included in this document. I believe all the data is included in GIS files we already have, but I found it helpful to see the data laid out.
http://www.marc.org/sustainableplaces/east.pdf

Park Score

Ran across this awesome resource about parks in Kansas City. There is great information and statistics about park needs and money allotted to the park system.
http://www.parkscore.tpl.org/city.php?city=Kansas%20City

Retrofit 40 is off and running. We are mid-way through week 2, and everyone is immersed in the complexity and contradiction of the US 40 corridor. We have a mapping pinup tomorrow morning, and the exciting ideas flying around studio show promise for inspired planning and design strategies. Speaking of inspiration, an inspiring friend sent me this corridor art installation that makes a profound and powerful argument about clean air. Hopefully it will incite more creative thinking!

http://www.fastcodesign.com/1662616/a-billboard-that-advertises-nothing-but-clean-air