Enhancing a city gateway and Lawrence's connection to the Kansas River. Improving railroad crossings. Evaluating future economic development. These topics will be key parts of the upcoming North Lawrence Comprehensive Corridor Study.
The initial scope of the study will be presented to the Connected City Advisory Board on Wednesday just for informational purposes, but the city has budgeted $675,000 over the next ...
For the second time in under a year, Lawrence city commissioners voted Tuesday night to deny a west Lawrence apartment complex's request to remove a gate that separates the complex from an adjacent neighborhood.
The commissioners voted unanimously against the request from the owners of the Alvadora apartments at 5555 W. Sixth St. after hearing from public commenters both in support of and against the change. ...
The Lawrence City Commission voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve an application for a federal grant that could result in around $22.9 million in sidewalk and other pedestrian improvements across the city.
The city is aiming to earn funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant. If the city wins the grant, it would ...
Major highways across the state are beginning to reopen Monday after having closed over the weekend due to dangerous conditions from a massive winter storm, according to the Kansas Department of Transportation.
KDOT said in a news release Monday morning that the major state highways in northeast Kansas are now open. That includes all interstate highways in the Kansas City metro area. Previously, Interstate-70 ...
More than 135 people filled the Lawrence Community Shelter on Sunday night during the height of the winter storm, with some staff members being transported to work by all terrain utility vehicles due to the icy roads.
Lawrence Community Shelter Executive Director James Chiselom said the icy roads made it much more hectic to get people to the shelter, but ultimately 137 people were housed at the shelter ...
All of Lawrence’s priority routes have been plowed as of Monday, but the roads may still be slick in some parts because of the layer of ice underneath, according to the Municipal Services Operation department.
Michael Leos, the Communication & Community Engagement Specialist for MSO, said the team was “working around the clock” to clear the roads across the city, starting with the city’s 436 lane ...
