This conceptual drawing from the Kansas University 2014-2024 Campus Master Plan shows proposed student living and retail spaces along the north side of 19th Street east of Iowa Street.

The city of Lawrence plans to rebuild a half-mile of 19th Street in upcoming years, and it’s looking for feedback on how to go about it.

A public meeting will be held Wednesday in the Jayhawk Room of Fire Station No. 5, 1911 Stewart Ave., from 7 to 8 p.m. to talk about the proposed improvements and the schedule for when the project is expected to take place. The portion of 19th Street up for reconstruction runs near the Kansas University campus, between Iowa Street and Naismith Drive.

Interim City Manager Diane Stoddard told City Commissioners about the meeting Tuesday, saying the city wanted to “get that word out to the community,” especially residents in the surrounding neighborhood.

Few details have been released about the proposed changes, but a Thursday news release stated the city wants to reconstruct the intersection of 19th Street and Ousdahl Road this summer and install a traffic signal. The intersection is currently three-way.

Public Works Director Charles Soules and City Engineer David Cronin were not available Thursday to comment on other details of the project.

The stretch of 19th Street the city plans to rebuild is the southern boundary of KU’s Central District — the site of a $350 million redevelopment project that aims to transform the hillside at 19th and Iowa streets in the next two years.

Included in the project are a new student union, integrated science building, residence hall and dining facility, utility plant and parking facilities.

Renderings of the project show a multi-modal path, Jayhawk Trail, crossing the intersection of 19th and Iowa streets to connect the campus’ west and central districts.

The half-mile of 19th Street is currently two lanes with no dedicated bike lanes and a sidewalk on the south side of the street.

According to 2015 data, 19th Street from Iowa to Naismith was given a pavement condition index of about 44, classifying it as in “fair condition.” The index gives a rating to streets from 0 (worst) to 100 (best). A cruder map of the 2016 index shows the portion of 19th Street remains in fair condition.

The street is part of the approximately 145 miles of Lawrence streets, or 17.5 percent, classified as being fair to poor.