The city has a new development code that urges neighborhoods to become more dense by adding more buildings and homes. While that strategy may fit with the goal of creating more affordable housing in the community, there’s a worry it may cause some potentially historic homes to get torn down ...
The Parks, Recreation and Culture department’s new "playbook" — full of plans for generating more revenue and upgrading amenities like parks, playgrounds and trails — is now on its way to the Lawrence City Commission for final approval. Earlier this month, two city advisory boards signed ...
City commissioners will convene a special meeting Feb. 25, a week after their regularly scheduled meeting was canceled due to severe weather. The city announced Monday night that the Feb. 18 meeting would be canceled because of a winter storm warning and potentially “dangerous travel ...
As the South Lawrence Trafficway begins an expansion from two lanes to four on the west side of Lawrence, utility projects might soon be underway that could help spur the city's expansion to the west of K-10. The city is considering giving a pair of construction contracts to Emery Sapp & ...
As a polar vortex has kept Lawrence in its grip, the city's Homeless Solutions Division says it has been able to provide warmth and shelter to anyone seeking it, and that includes pets. "Nobody has died, and that's pretty amazing," the division's director, Misty Bosch-Hastings, told the ...
As the City of Lawrence crafts its 2026 budget, city staff will hold a public feedback session Monday night using an online tool to help highlight priorities. At the session, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at the Lawrence Public Library, attendees will use the interactive tool called “A ...