Site work and paving for a sidewalk / parking lot in Independence, Missouri. Conceptual plans call for site work for a sidewalk / parking lot; and for paving for a sidewalk / parking lot.

This project will construct new sidewalks, pedestrian signal upgrades, sidewalk ramps and street trees on both sides of 23rd Street (M-78) between Lee's Summit Road and Missouri Highway 291. Future phases will extend pedestrian facilities east to Speck Road to serve the Independence Middle School complex and other activity centers. The goal is to better serve all transportation modes and provide more interconnectivity between pedestrian and bicyclists to bus routes along the principal arterial. Currently the corridor is designed to serve motorized vehicles; bicyclists have marked facilities, while pedestrians have an incomplete sidewalk on the north side of 23rd Street. No sidewalks exist on the south side. The system does not adequately accommodate mobility aid users, where several transit stops exist along the route but no sidewalk continuity. This project will create interconnectivity for all transportation modes and make it ADA compliant and transit-user friendly. This project is included in the city's 2021-2027 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP). As of February 11, 2022, further details regarding design and construction have not been identified. *Project information has been obtained through a public capital improvement plan (CIP). A CIP is a financial schedule for short- and long-range projects which is updated regularly. Information listed in the CIP often evolves based on funding availability and the project details, including timeline and value, are subject to change. The content management team will continue to pursue additional details as they become available.