Story updated at 8:34 p.m. Wednesday, April 19:
The committee working on boundary changes related to the closure of Broken Arrow and Pinckney elementary schools has finalized its revised recommendation following input from the Lawrence school board.
On Wednesday, the Boundary Advisory Committee met to conclude revisions to its current recommendation after the school board gave its input on April 10. As the ...
After approximately 1.5 years of the neighborhood piloting different configurations of temporary measures, some of which stirred disagreements among neighbors, city leaders have approved the design of permanent traffic calming measures for Old West Lawrence.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission voted 4-0, with Mayor Lisa Larsen absent, to proceed with a $306,250 design that includes 23 ...
A combination of federal and local funds will fill a substantial sidewalk gap on Ousdahl Road near Schwegler Elementary School as part of the Safe Routes to School program.
The $1.315 million project will construct six blocks of new sidewalk along Ousdahl Road, from 19th Street to West 26th Street, as well as fill an additional sidewalk gap along 25th Street from Cedarwood Road to Ousdahl Road.
The new ...
The Affordable Housing Advisory Board is recommending that the city make substantial reserves in its affordable housing trust fund immediately available for upcoming projects, opening up the potential for around $3 million for local projects next year.
The affordable housing trust is funded by a special affordable housing sales tax approved by voters in 2017 that was projected to generate roughly $1 million ...
A group of Lawrence tenants are coming together to determine issues affecting the city’s significant population of renters and how to address them.
Lawrence Tenants held a meeting at the Lawrence Public Library earlier this month to begin discussing local tenant issues. That meeting brought up various concerns and desires surrounding landlord accountability and tenants’ rights, according to announcements on ...
City leaders will soon consider approving the design of permanent traffic calming measures for Old West Lawrence after approximately 1.5 years of the neighborhood piloting different configurations of temporary measures.
As part of its meeting Tuesday, the Lawrence City Commission will consider proceeding with a $306,250 design that includes 23 traffic calming devices — made up of a mix of four types of ...
