Mission Gateway Legacy FAIL Still Hurts Small Biz Along Johnson Drive

Credit to this neighborhood blog for more insight into an ongoing development slog . . .

They’ve been in Mission for nearly a quarter century, many of those years spent waiting, hoping and praying for something to happen at Mission Gateway, the site of the old Mission Center Mall just down the road at the busy confluence of Johnson Drive, Roe Avenue and Shawnee Mission Parkway.

“We’ve certainly lost (traffic and) customers through the years due to the mall being gone,” A NEARBY BIZ OWNER said. “Anything that they could do with that property would be great for small businesses here.”

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Johnson Dr. small businesses rue latest Mission Gateway setback

"We've certainly lost (traffic and) customers through the years due to the mall being gone," Becky Hanf said. "Anything that they could do with that property would be great for small businesses here."