Will KCMO Street Repairs Destroy Waldo?!?

We encourage locals to think beyond local news cover stories regarding recent announcement of Wornall Road improvements. 

To be certain, this sketchy swath of road is long overdue for a real fix.

However . . . 

KANSAS CITY STREET REPAIR REMAINS NOTORIOUS FOR KILLING LOCAL SMALL BIZ TRAFFIC AND WALDO IS ALREADY HURTING!!!

Even worse . . . The threat of post-election recession is VERY REAL as the current inflationary cycle doesn't show any sign of resolution. 

Context . . . 

Over the past few years Waldo small biz has taken a beating as rising crime, higher rents and more customers moving to online national retailers & food delivery options has extracted desperately needed revenue from the local economy.

And so . . . We share this week's hopeful but possibly misguided street repair announcement along with more economic data . . . 

On Friday, Waldo Business Association Interim Executive Director Sean Anderson thanked Mayor Quinton Lucas and Councilmembers Andrea Bough and Johnathan Duncan for securing nearly $14 million for new concrete pavement, curbs, gutters and sidewalks on Wornall Road from Gregory on the north to 79th Street on the south.

“While we understand that the next 15-18 months will be full of dust, trucks, and activity, we believe that this project will bring significant positive change to Waldo for decades to come,” Anderson said during a news conference.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

Long overdue multi-million dollar project coming to Waldo area

A multi-million dollar street improvement project is coming to the Waldo area, after being originally requested more than a decade back.

Kansas City to spend nearly $14M to spruce up Waldo's Wornall Road

Wornall Road in Kansas City's Waldo neighborhood is about to get a major facelift with $14 million for sidewalk, curbing and pavement work.

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