It’s mowing season in Lawrence, and while fresh-cut grass smells great, those clippings can spell trouble for our local waterways. The City of Lawrence Municipal Services & Operations (MSO) Department is reminding residents that what goes into our …
19th St. to open between Haskell Ave. and Harper St. for Douglas County Fair Week Beginning Friday, July 25, City contractors will pause work for the Maple Lane project and reopen 19th St. between Haskell Ave. and Harper St. During this time, Maple Lane …
Bus stop number 327 recently received an upgrade, with a new bench built by a resident of the neighborhood where it is located. The bench is on 9th Street, next to The Merc. Members of the Sunset Hills Neighborhood Association and transit staff gathered …
The City’s Environmental Sustainability Advisory Board meeting agenda for Thursday, July 24, 2025 can be found here. The meeting starts at 6:00 pm.
The 15-day public comment period for this TIP Amendment starts on July 22 and will end on August 6. This TIP Amendment will come before the Lawrence-Douglas County Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Policy Board for approval on August 21, 2025. The …
Over the last couple of years, Lawrence Transit completed a major bus route redesign to align with the newly built Central Station. Now the transit system has returned to its annual cycle of proposing changes in the spring, receiving feedback from riders, …
19th St. to close from Mass. St. to Kentucky St. for watermain replacement Beginning Wednesday, July 23, City contractors will begin the final phase of the 19th St. watermain replacement project by fully closing 19th St. from Massachusetts St. to Kentucky …
Parks, Recreation and Culture
Parks, Recreation and Culture
Parks, Recreation and Culture
The Connected City Advisory Board will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, July 14th, 2025. The meeting will be held in person at Central Transit Station, 2315 Bob Billings Pkwy Lawrence, KS 66045 and via Zoom video conference. The meeting agenda is online here …
The Lawrence-Douglas County MPO will be holding a Policy Board meeting on July 17, 2025 at 3:00 PM at the Lawrence Public Library in Meeting Room A. (707 Vermont St, Lawrence, KS 66044) This meeting will be held in a hybrid format. Virtual participation is …
Parks, Recreation and Culture
To help meet growing demand for cardboard recycling in our community, the City of Lawrence is adding a new cardboard-only dumpster at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, located off Harper St. This new location is free and open to the public. The City …
Parks, Recreation and Culture
The agenda for the City of Lawrence Parks and Recreation Advisory Board has been posted online. The meeting will be held 5:30 p.m. Monday, July 14, at the City of Lawrence, City Hall, 6 E. Sixth St. in the City Commission Room. The primary format for …
The City of Lawrence invites residents to apply for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Homeowner Housing Rehabilitation Program. This program provides deferred, forgivable loans for low- and moderate-income property owners to rehabilitate their …
Join Lawrence Transit, poet and professor Megan Kaminski, and Lawrence Public Library in our kickoff for the third annual Poet Laureate program, a Summer Ride and Write workshop. Registration is limited to 25 attendees. Register here. Tuesday, July 29 • 5: …
July 9, 2025 Cultural Arts Commission Meeting Cancelled The Wednesday, July 9, 2025 Cultural Arts Commission meeting is cancelled. The Lawrence Cultural Arts Commission will hold its next regular monthly meeting on Wednesday, August 13, 2025, starting at …
This issue of the Weekly Traffic Update is being sent on Thursday, July 3, as City facilities will be closed tomorrow in observance of the July 4 holiday. W 24th St. and W 26th St. to close at Ousdahl Rd. Beginning the week of July 7, City contractors …
