Rock Island Bridge Promises Elusive Waterfront Renaissance

Can developers revive the Kaw???

Consider . . .

They've been promising an economic turnaround on the West Bottoms for more than 100 years and it has never really taken hold. Maybe the "secret sauce" is incorporating nearby water works.

Here's the pitch . . . 

As the project has progressed, its partners have seen the bridge as an opportunity to open the slower-moving waters of the Kansas River up for recreational use.

“What began as an infrastructure renewal project has grown into a broader, river-activation effort that new city signage calls the Kansas Waterfront,” Zeller wrote in an email to The Star.

“With water speeds at just about one-third of the Missouri River’s, the Kansas, or Kaw, as it’s known locally, is ideal for paddle craft.”

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Rock Island Bridge will spur waterfront activity on the Kaw, developers say

As the project has progressed, its partners have seen the bridge as an opportunity to open the slower-moving waters of the Kansas River up for recreational use.