City Commission November 5 Agenda
Parks, Recreation, Arts and Culture
Parks, Recreation, Arts and Culture
For the third year in a row, bus service will be free of charge in Lawrence. This includes all fixed-route, paratransit, and on-demand trips. Fare free service started as a pilot program in 2023 and is now evaluated on an annual basis for renewal. “ …
The City of Lawrence is creating a Community Budget Committee to bring in additional perspectives earlier in this year’s budget process. Participants will have the opportunity to learn about the City’s budget and make recommendations to the City Manager to …
The Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization will hold a Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) meeting on November 5, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. This meeting will be held in a hybrid format. Some staff will be in-person, however, it is anticipated …
13th St. to close between Jayhawk Blvd. and Louisiana St. Beginning Monday, October 28, contractors with KU will close W 13th St. from Jayhawk Blvd. to Louisiana St. to begin work on KU building improvements. The City anticipates this work to end November …
Up & coming affordable housing projects in Lawrence The Kansas Housing Resource Corporation has just announced their 2024 Low Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) awards. There are two projects happening in Lawrence that the City has been actively …
Parks, Recreation, Arts and Culture
Northbound Iowa St. ramp to McDonald Dr. to close for 6th St. work Beginning Thursday, October 24, City contractors will close the northbound Iowa St. ramp to McDonald Dr. to begin construction work on the southeast corner of the 6th St. and Iowa St. …
On Monday, Oct. 14, Kansas Governor Laura Kelly announced the City of Lawrence will be awarded nearly $3.5 million through the Transportation Alternatives program. The awards are for two projects: the 2025 Safe Routes to School (SRTS) sidewalk gaps project …
The Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization will hold a Policy Board meeting on October 17, 2024 at 3:00 p.m. in the City Commission Room, City Hall, 6 E 6th St Lawrence, KS 66044. This meeting will be held in a hybrid format. Some …
Walking into Central Station, guests are greeted by a cheerful wall of red bookshelves filled with reading material of all kinds. Books are separated into a wide variety of categories including mystery & thriller, romance, fiction, science fiction …
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Kasold Dr. northbound lane closed for utility work Beginning October 14, crews from Evergy will close the northbound outside lane on Kasold Dr., south of Bob Billings Pkwy., to perform utility work. Access to the right turn lane at Bob Billings Pkwy. will …
Parks, Recreation, Arts and Culture
Parks, Recreation, Arts and Culture
Affordable housing progress throughout Lawrence The Harper 7 Project: This development includes 7 single-family homeownership units. Developed by Tenants to Homeowners (TTH), these single-family homeownership units are complete! TTH is actively looking for …
At their meeting on Tuesday, City Commission narrowed down the options for a Downtown Transit Station site. Commissioners considered five sites and chose two of them to proceed to the next step, developing concept site plans. At this time, the sites are …
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Lawrence Transit announces an exciting partnership with Peaslee Tech for fifteen handmade bus shelters. These shelters were built through programming with the Boys & Girls Club of Lawrence and will be installed across the community. This is Lawrence …
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: LPDMedia@lkpd.org LKPD Bike Patrol Capabilities Increase Thanks to Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation Grant Award October 4, 2024 – Lawrence, KS – The Lawrence Kansas Police Department (LKPD) is now …