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Age-friendly parks serve residents of all abilities
September 22, 2023 | Posted in Aging
KC Communities for All Ages park visit

A group representing cities that participate in the KC Communities for All Ages recognition program visited two new age-friendly parks in Johnson County earlier this month.

Share input on Draft 2024-2028 TIP and amendment to UPWP
September 21, 2023 | Posted in Transportation
Bridge with blue skies

MARC has released a draft of the region's short-range transportation program and has a proposed amendment to transportation planning activities. 

Regional collaboration results in health care facility for kids
September 20, 2023 | Posted in Early Learning
MARC Head Start Excelsior Springs ribbon cutting

School-based health clinic opens at MARC Head Start in Excelsior Springs

New website helps Kansas City region reduce food waste
September 19, 2023 | Posted in Environment
A person empties food scraps into a kitchen compost bin

Kansas City Food Wise is a new regional effort to make a sustainable food system a vital part of our future.

Counties compete in fall Plogtober cleanup
September 19, 2023 | Posted in Environment
MARC employees volunteering to clean up Berkley Riverfront Park

Seven county teams are looking for volunteers to become the area's "Top Ploggers".

Climate summit, workshops put spotlight on resilience
September 18, 2023 | Posted in Environment
More than 500 people attended the 2023 Kansas City Region Climate Action Summit.

The third-annual summit featured local leaders and performances.

Operation Green Light project to improve traffic flow awarded SMART grant
September 18, 2023 | Posted in Transportation
View of traffic light and downtown KC from Burlington

The project uses data for traffic signal retiming to improve the flow of traffic in Greater Kansas City.

Get rid of leaves in an environmentally friendly way
September 15, 2023 | Posted in Environment
leaves in compost bags

Consider mulching and composting

RideshareKC is now WAY TO GO
September 5, 2023 | Posted in Transportation
WAY TO GO brand history collage

Get connected to sustainable transportation options

Local, cross-sector collaboration addresses affordable housing shortage through health equity lens
September 5, 2023 | Posted in Economy & Housing
Janee Hanzlick at Kansas Housing Conference

Kansas Housing Conference highlights Johnson County initiative for its strategic framework in developing affordable housing solutions.