The Highway 35 Split The River Market area is largely cut off from the rest of the main Kansas City area. Highway 35 acts a divider. The highway has 3 lanes in each direction, plus grass embankments and on/off ramps, totalling nearly 400 feet across.
KC Street Car In 2016, Kansas CIty opened its street car for public use. Since then, the system averages nearly 6,500 daily passengers across 10 designated stops - 3 of which serve the River Market region. This street car system provides one of the fundamental building blocks for a successful urban area - public transit.
River Disconnect Despite its name, the River Market area does not connect well to the Missouri River that sits just to the north, especially from the context of the main downtown area. of Kansas City One overlook provides access to a trail that is adjacent to the riverfront. The rest is largely seperated by the railroad tracks that run along the norther edge.
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