KCMO Open Streets permit

The Kansas City Open Streets program allows residential areas to close streets to allow for more outdoor space for social distancing.

ALL NEW THIS MORNING -WE"RE HELPING YOUTRANSFORM YOUR BLOCKINTO A PARK - AT LEASTTEMPORARILY.THE CITY OF KANSAS CITYLAUNCHED AN INITIATIVECALLED SOPENSTREETS.LET"S GET TO 41ACTION NEWS REPORTERCHARLIE KEEGAN TOEXPLAIN HOW THIS WORKS- CHARLIE??YOU APPLY FOR A PERMIT -GET THE EQUIPMENT - ANDVOILA - YOUR BLOCK LIKETHIS ONE BEHIND ME ISCLOSED TO THROUGHTRAFFIC.DURING THE STAY-AT-HOME ORDERS - THE CITYCUT OUT SOME OF THERED TAPE IN THEAPPLICATION PROCESSFOR A TEMPORARYSTREET CLOSURE.THE GOAL HERE IS TOTURN RESIDENTIALSTREETS INTO PLACESWHERE KIDS AND ADULTSWHO ARE ALL WORKINGFROM HOME A PLACE TORELAX - PLAY AND KEEPSOCIALLY DISTANT.HERE"S HOW THEPROGRAM IS WORKING INTHIS MIDTOWNNEIGHBORHOOD.Ryan Mott // received openstreets permitSWe"re on a really straightnorth south road here onWyandotteand cars tend to pick up somespeed.

Even with stop signs onbothends, people fly through here.Thishas really slowed down the carsandmade it quieter.

You can enjoyyourfront yard better without carszooming by.THE MAN YOU JUST HEARDFROM TOLD ME THEAPPLICATION PROCESSTOOK HIM LESS THAN 30MINUTES AND THE CITYAPPROVED HIS PLAN INLESS THAN ONE HOUR.I HAVE INFO ON HOW TOAPPLY UP ON MY TWITTERPAGE -@CHARLIEKEEGAN41.REPORTING LIVE IN KCMOCHARLIE KEEGAN 41ACTION TODAY.CHARLIE - YOU"VE SAIDTHE WORD TEMPORARY -BUT HOW ARE THESESTREET CLOSURESALMOST LIKE ANEXPERIMENT FOR FUTUREPERMANENT CHANGES?GROUPS LIKE BIKE WALKK-C AND THE CITY ARETAKING NOTES.THEY WANT TO SEE HOWTHESE KINDS OF IDEASCOULD BE PART OFFUTURE STREETREDESIGNS.SO THAT MAYBE INSTEADOF HAVING SPEED BUMPSON A ROAD - YOU HAVE ACOUPLE OF PERMANENTFLOWER POTS ORSOMETHING TO ACT LIKE ABARRICADE SLOWINGCARS DOWN.BACK TO YOU.