The City of Overland Park is now taking applications for a new Infrastructure Advisory Group. The group is tasked with considering street, stormwater and traffic infrastructure in Overland Park, and will make recommendations to the City Council to strengthen and expand practices and policies that address the community’s infrastructure needs. The group will evaluate installation […]
If you’re thinking about ditching your car or truck, even if it’s just for a dinner out or to run an errand, there are options to traveling Overland Park without a vehicle. Skip the gas station and read below to plan your next car-less trip: Public Transportation Eight RideKC routes serve Overland Park. The 403, […]
Have you noticed green stuff in South Lake? Getting rid of it isn’t as easy as scooping it out of the water. Toxic algal blooms are a chemical problem, and that means they need to be stopped at the source. One big source of toxic algae in Overland Park: overfertilized lawns. Fertilizer feeds your lawn […]
The City of Overland Park will install four new high-profile stop signs at 91st and Glenwood, where a traffic signal was removed late last year. Traffic signals that were nearing the end of their expected lifespan at 91st and Glenwood and 91st and Lamar were deactivated in 2020 because traffic volumes at those intersections no […]
The Johnson County Department of Health and Environment has lifted a public health advisory for a section of Tomahawk Creek recently contaminated by wastewater. Last week, residents and their pets in the area surrounding 123rd and Metcalf were advised to avoid the water due to a County sewer line break. On Tuesday, June 15, Johnson […]
The City of Overland Park is celebrating the official opening of the new Public Works Department fleet maintenance facility near 124th and Antioch. This facility provides a centralized hub for maintenance and repairs to more than 700 vehicles in the City’s fleet, including work trucks, snow plows, fire trucks and more. The facility provides: A […]
If you drive U.S. 69, you probably have some thoughts about traffic. The Kansas Department of Transportation, in partnership with the City of Overland Park, is hosting virtual meetings so you can learn more about 69 Express, the U.S. 69 Expansion Project. Currently, officials are engaged in an in-depth study of how to best reduce […]
Public Works crews just finished a major project to make the City’s streetlights more energy-efficient. Over the past four years, crews replaced every residential streetlight bulb in the City with more energy efficient LEDs. The project began in 2016. Crews replaced between 1,000 and 1,500 light bulbs each year, ultimately replacing all 6,122 residential streetlight […]
Expect a smoother ride down 91st Street beginning early next year. Traffic signals at 91st and Glenwood, and 91st and Lamar are 30 and 40 years old, respectively. They are nearing the end of their expected lifespan. However, traffic counts on 91st Street in this area have decreased since the signals were installed and no […]
Overland Park’s snow crews are preparing for the upcoming winter. Plow drivers are practicing this month on an obstacle course near the old Metcalf South Mall site at 97th and Metcalf. The course is meant to help drivers prepare for the agility and maneuvering required to drive a plow truck, and for the technical skills […]