Kansas City planning to reconnect Westside neighborhood [Video]

AUTOGRAPHS AFTERWARDS. IT IS BEING CALLED A MAJOR MILESTONE FOR A KANSAS CITY NEIGHBORHOOD HEMMED IN BY A HIGHWAY FOR DECADES, KMBC NINE’S MARTIN AUGUSTINE SHOWS US WHAT’S HAPPENING NEXT FOR THE CITY’S WEST SIDE. KANSAS CITY IS NOW MOVING FULL SPEED AHEAD ON A LONG TERM PLAN FOR THE WEST SIDE, SIGNING A DEAL WITH AN ENGINEERING CONSULTING FIRM TO MAKE TRANSFORMATIONAL CHANGE IN THIS PART OF THE CITY. THIS PROJECT AIMS TO RECONNECT THE WEST SIDE WITH OTHER NEIGHBORHOODS DOWNTOWN IN THE CROSSROADS, BUT ALSO TO RECONNECT THE WEST SIDE TO ITSELF. SEVEN DECADES AFTER THE CONSTRUCTION OF I-35, THROUGH THE HEART OF THIS PART OF THE CITY EFFECTIVELY CUT OFF THE WEST SIDE, WALLING IT OFF FROM A LOT OF SOCIOECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES. IT’S OUR EFFORT TO MAKE IT EASIER TO GET HERE SO THAT THEN WHEN BUSINESSES WANT TO COME, THEY’RE NOT SAYING I’M BLOCKED BY FLOODING, …