Brush Creek Overview an uncommon collaboration of businesses,

institutions, neighborhood, faith-based and community organizations and city agencies

dedicated to redevelopment of the Brush Creek Corridor as the location in Kansas City in which to live, work and play

Elmwood Avenue to State Line, 39th Street to 63rd Street, with a special focus on influencing the environment contiguous to the creek.

Brush Creek Overview

A CATALYST for assuring coordinated leadership among its diverse membership and spearheads the completion of programs mutually agreed by its members

SUCCESS due to active and inclusive leadership, careful planning, and proactive implementation of programs aimed at providing benefit and opportunity for all of its diverse constituents.

Major Projects Overview

Healthy Neighborhoods Initiative  Influence indicators of neighborhood health  Connect residents to the Internet  Develop an interactive website  Provide leadership development  Pilot a micro-project to bring redevelopment

tools and resources to a targeted area.

Major Projects Overview

Build world-class, public facilities through an indoor and outdoor tennis complex

Revitalize neighborhoods and realize economic development Ivanhoe Neighborhood Development Strategy in

the area from 31st Street to Emanuel Cleaver Boulevard, Prospect Avenue to the Paseo.

Brush Creek Flood Control and Beautification Project, the Corps’ Bi-State Basin Study and other public investments.

Successes

Development of a community-based vision in the Brush Creek Corridor Land Use and Development Plan and credibly convening the community

Funding for the Brush Creek Flood Control and Beautification Project

A ten-year stream of tax increment financing revenue for the Ivanhoe and Blue Hills Neighborhoods for neighborhood improvements, including housing and infrastructure.

DrillDown Highlights

Population: significant undercount and population change is uncovered in Swope/Elmwood, Vineyard, Oak Park, Ivanhoe

Decline in Hyde Park is likely due to downzoning

Decline in South Plaza is likely due to reconstruction of Twin Oaks and other buildings during this snapshot

DrillDown Highlights

Average Income: significant informal economy uncovered, boosting eastside neighborhood incomes

Purchasing Power: density in those neighborhoods yields trade market target that was underestimated in the Census

Gentrification is evident in Hyde Park and South Plaza

Remarks

Questions?For More Information:

Brush Creek Community Partners4743 Troost Suite 200Kansas City, MO 64110-1727

Ph: 816-523-2991 Fax: 816-523-2281Carol Grimaldi, Executive Director, carolg@bccp.org

Dan Melton

KCUMA Coordinator

dmelton@nonprofittechnologies.com

http://www.kcuma.org