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12th Street Streetscape

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Location Kansas City, Missouri
Completion 2009
Services Governing

BNIM was retained by the City of Kansas City, Missouri to design a streetscape plan for 12th Street between Wyandotte and Locust Streets that would be a demonstration for future streetscape development in the downtown loop. BNIM collaborated with City staff, the Parks and Recreation Department and the Downtown Council, as well as adjacent property owners and citizens, to design a pedestrian-oriented streetscape using the Downtown Streetscape Guidelines. The primary goal was to accommodate and sustain large trees in the design despite the presence of subterranean vaults, which limit the depth of the tree wells, to accommodate each tree’s respective root system.

Sustainable features such as soil trenches, infiltration basins, and native and adapted plants were used for this highly visible street within the heart of downtown.

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Team

Steve McDowell
Timothy Duggan
James Schuessler
Aaron Ross
Celine Armstrong
Colby Storey
Greg Pfau
Mark O'Hara

Client

City of Kansas City, Missouri

Green solutions are a major component of the Water Services Department’s Wet Weather Solutions program. This project is a prime example of the City’s focus on green solutions that utilize innovative design to reduce stormwater runoff and capture it on-site.

John Franklin, Assistant City Manager and Acting Water Services Department Director

The addition of some greenery might not seem to be anything spectacular or a great leap forward in the environmental movement. Beneath those planters though lies the innovation: a water reclamation system that recycles rainwater, in turn preventing the city from spending funds on watering the landscaping or using harmful chemicals to keep the mostly gray cityscape a more healthy color.

Kevin Kuzma, Urban Times, Contributing Writer, March 2008