Resolving Kansas City 71 Highway Racism?!?

Again and again . . . We remind readers and people who REALLY know Kansas City to remember that so many urban Black elite leaders had AN ACTIVE ROLE in creating this hot mess when they championed social justice over basic engineering principles.

Now here's the newspaper working to repeat the process in so many words . . .   

The project known as “Reconnecting the East Side” intends to improve the roadway, also known as Bruce R. Watkins Drive, while reconnecting predominantly Black neighborhoods that were torn apart by the highway’s construction decades ago. It also aims to address traffic congestion, safety and environmental concerns on the highway, while also boosting the local economy by creating more space for future development.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

KC intersections along U.S. 71 could change dramatically. New renderings show how

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