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Institutions such as Carnegie Mellon, Purdue, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and the University of Missouri are leading projects with community partners to expand high-speed Internet access.
Kansas City is in the process of gathering feedback from residents about how it should approach the city’s growth and development in these four areas over the next 20 years: mobility, serviceability, livability and visibility.
It’s part of the city’s plan to update its comprehensive plan, which hasn’t been done since 1997. Yet, the 2,000-plus residents who have responded to surveys and provided feedback so far are mostly from the more affluent ZIP codes, where fewer people of color live.
In fact, according to data provided to The Beacon, in a city of about 495,000, there has been little to no engagement from residents living in ZIP codes east of Troost Avenue, the historic northeast and neighborhoods north of the river.