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i-Tree Eco project expands into the Kansas City region
In fall 2010, the USDA Forest Service and its development partners will use the i-Tree Eco application and methods for data collection in the Kansas City region. i-Tree Eco is state-of-the-art, peer-reviewed software from the Forest Service that provides urban forestry analysis and benefits assessment tools. The program provides affordable, easy-to-use tools communities can use to collect and analyze information on their urban forests. i-Tree Eco helps strengthen management and advocacy efforts by quantifying the structure of community trees and the environmental services trees provide. More»
NEXUS program teaches teens about green jobs
On July 30, the Green Impact Zone hosted a celebration event to recognize 16 students who completed the NEXUS of Excellence summer youth enrichment program. The program was designed to encourage entrepreneurship in the fields of energy and the environment among young people ages 13–18 who live in the Green Impact Zone. More»
kcICON project is Roads & Bridges magazine's top road project for 2010
The Missouri Department of Transportation’s kcICON project has been selected as Roads & Bridges magazine's #1 nationwide road construction project for 2010. The project is also #5 on the magazine's top 10 bridges list.
The $245 million kcICON project is reconstructing Interstate 29/35 from north of Route 210 (Armour Road) in North Kansas City, Mo., to the northeast corner of the downtown Kansas City, Mo., freeway loop. A six-lane, cable-stayed bridge will replace the existing Paseo Bridge across the Missouri River. Sen. Christopher “Kit” Bond helped secure federal funds to support the Kansas City community's desire for an architecturally significant bridge.
Executive Director David Warm and Transportation Director Mell Henderson have represented MARC on selection, community advisory and workforce development committees in support of the kcICON project. MARC congratulates MoDOT and the regional community on receiving the award, as well as Sen. Bond for his leadership. More»
Take the Green Commute Challenge July 6–Aug. 30
This summer, employees at Kansas City area companies will "go green and save green" in a competition to remove motorized vehicles from the road during peak commute times. The third annual Green Commute Challenge contest runs from July 6 through Aug. 30 and is sponsored by MARC's RideShare and Air Quality programs. Details and registration»
Kids invited to take part in air quality coloring contest
Children age 12 and under could win prizes or have their artwork posted online or in a local library by entering the MARC Air Quality Program's summer coloring contest, which will take place from July 1 through Aug. 31
The contest is a fun way for kids to think about what air means to them and the impact of air quality on personal health. More»
MARC adopts 30-year transportation plan for Kansas City region
MARC's Board of Directors has adopted a new long-range transportation plan which will guide $18 billion in multimodal investments in the bistate region over the next three decades. MARC committees and staff have worked with planners, elected officials and area residents to develop Transportation Outlook 2040. This important plan outlines a new vision for how transportation investments will relate to land use in the future. More»
Local governments aim to improve residential services by "Taking it to the Streets" April 22–Nov. 15
Twenty-nine area communities participated in the 2009 Recycling
Challenge for Local Governments and made a commitment to start
or expand recycling programs.
This year, local governments are taking the lessons learned from that
experience and focusing their efforts on addressing a critical district
objective: Increase residents' participation and access to
core solid waste services. The 2010
Recycling Challenge — "Taking it to the Streets: Improving
Residential Services" — runs from Earth Day, April 22,
until America Recycles Day, November 15. The challenge provides an
opportunity for local governments to review and improve core residential
services. More»
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