CID, PIAC team up to repair infrastructure in River Market
The City of Kansas City, Missouri and its Public Improvements Advisory Committee (PIAC) have built a great and productive great partnership with the River Market Community Improvement District (RMCID).
Since the fall of 2009, RMCID Ambassadors have been repairing River Market infrastructure, thanks to $300,000 in PIAC funding. PIAC dollars are earmarked for a series of projects that can be managed and maintained by the Ambassadors themselves.
Each year, Ambassadors have been repairing subsided pavers, installing new landscaping, repainting fire hydrants and pedestrian light poles, fixing damaged tree wells and purchasing and installing site furnishings such as benches, trash receptacles and above-ground planters. The RMCID is currently in its fifth year making infrastructure improvements to the district.
In the first four years of PIAC support, the $300,000 was used by Ambassadors to:
- Repair more than 240 square feet of subsided pavers
- Install about 2,400 square feet of new landscaping
- Repair 48 damaged tree wells
- Repaint 48 pedestrian lights
- Repaint 48 fire hydrants
- Purchase and install 29 new Streetscape Master Plan-approved trash receptacles
- Purchase and install 14 new Streetscape Master Plan-approved benches
- Purchase and install 34 new Streetscape Master Plan-approved above-ground planters
The RMCID Ambassadors have also purchased and installed (XX) decorative tree enclosures on Walnut, Fifth and Delaware streets in the River Market.
“The design of the tree enclosures complements the comfortable atmosphere that the district enjoys. The enclosures were also designed to be easy to install and maintain,” said Mark Rowlands, director of the River Market and Downtown CIDs. “Their simple design enables the RMCID Ambassadors to install the enclosures with just a few tools and minimal disturbance to surrounding infrastructure.”
