Maps & Master Plans

The 2008 Unified Government of Wyandotte County / Kansas City, KS City-Wide Master Plan (Master Plan) is a planning guide designed to achieve the community’s vision of a forward looking, environmentally minded city with development that supports healthy neighborhoods and the City’s rich and diverse cultural history.

The Plan is intended to:  

• Serve as a resource for developers, property owners, business owners and residents; 
• Serve as a marketing tool for environmentally minded industries and businesses; 
• Incorporate sustainable approaches to development and enhance natural areas; 
• Revitalize neighborhoods; 
• Identify a true “multi-modal” transportation network that balances the needs of motorists, transit, pedestrians and cyclists; 
• Recognize, reinforce and enhance established neighborhood identify and sense of place; 
• Prioritize public infrastructure investments; and 
• Outlines an action plan for implementation.
  
  

The City-Wide Master Plan:(PDF, 4MB)

Individual Chapters:

• Cover(PDF, 277KB)
• Acknowledgements(PDF, 277KB)
• Table of Contents(PDF, 277KB)
• Introduction(PDF, 208KB)
• Policy Plan(PDF, 612KB)
• Land Use Plan(PDF, 1MB)
• Urban Design(PDF, 364KB)
• Parks, Open Space & Trails(PDF, 260KB)
• Transportation(PDF, 266KB)
• Plan Influences(PDF, 601KB)
• Implementation(PDF, 668KB)
• Glossary of Terms(PDF, 136KB)

 Other City-Wide Plans

• Sidewalk and Trails Master Plan - 2012(PDF, 91MB)
• GoDotte County-Wide Mobility Plan - 2021 (In progress. Check back here for upcoming engagement opportunities!)

The Area Plan is intended to serve as the vision and development framework that can guide future redevelopment actions in downtown Kansas City, KS and surrounding neighborhoods.

The downtown has been divided into districts. In each district catalyst blocks have been identified and are viewed as critical to building momentum or achieving long term success within Downtown.

The Area Plans listed below are the result of determining a vision related to existing assets, potential opportunity and the leveraging of future opportunities in a strategic manner.

• Armourdale Area Master Plan(PDF, 80MB) (2021)
• Armourdale Master Plan(PDF, 2MB) (1979)
  • The Armourdale Area Master Plan is being updated now, go to armourdalestrong.com to participate in the process!
• Central Area Master Plan(PDF, 47MB) (English)
• Central Area Master Plan(PDF, 101MB) (Espanol)
• Downtown Master Plan(PDF, 12MB)
  • Downtown Parkway District Plan(PDF, 5MB) (Healthy Campus Plan)
• K-32 Tri-City Multi-modal Redevelopment Plan(PDF, 106MB)
• MARC State Avenue Corridor Plan(PDF, 7MB)
  • Plan Appendices(PDF, 2MB)
• Northeast Area Master Plan(PDF, 88MB)
• Prairie-Delaware-Piper Plan 2004(PDF, 5MB)
  • 91st Street Corridor Plan(PDF, 692KB)
• Rosedale Master Plan(PDF, 45MB)
  • Rosedale University Town District Plan(PDF, 75MB)
  • 39th Street Corridor Plan(PDF, 3MB)
  • Rosedale Business Park & Mixed Use Design Guidelines(PDF, 328KB)
• Southwest Boulevard/Merriam Lane Corridor Master Plan(PDF, 9MB) (adopted in 2011)
  • Including Appendices
• 47th & Mission Road Area Concept Plan(PDF, 41MB)

These plans involved significant community involvement that seeks to improve the quality of life of neighborhoods and its residents in Wyandotte County. However, they have not been submitted to the Unified Government for official adoption. Select a link below for additional plans and information. 

Quality of Life Plans
These plans were produced through grants and with the direction of the Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC). 

• Downtown
• St Peters Waterway
• Douglass Sumner

Douglass Sumner(PDF, 14MB)

1989 Overall Land Use Plan(PDF, 178KB) - This is a very dated map, but it is useful for looking at land use in city as a whole
1989 Master Plan Map

Strawberry Hill – A Neighborhood Study (October 1, 1982)(PDF, 41MB)

Quindaro and Western University Historic District (March 1, 1984)(PDF, 701KB)

Historic Inventory – Phase 1 Survey Parkwood The Third Ward 10th Street and Shawnee Road Hanover Heights (September 30, 1987)(PDF, 16MB)

Historic Inventory – Phase 2 Survey_Kerr Park, Arickaree, and Westheight Manor_St. Peter Parish Kansas City University (August 31, 1988)(PDF, 31MB)

Historic Inventory – Phase 3 Survey Westheight Manor (April 30, 1989)(PDF, 49MB)

Historic Inventory – Phase 4 Survey Rose and Peterson Architects (March 31, 1992)(PDF, 28MB)

Historic Inventory – Phase 5 Survey Downtown Kansas City, Kansas (December 31, 1993)(PDF, 3MB)

Strawberry Hill Neighborhood - Cultural Resource Survey (August 29, 2012)

Downtown Kansas City, Kansas Historic Resource Survey (September 1, 2016)(PDF, 6MB)

Quindaro – Kansas Territorial Free-State Port on the Missouri River Historical Background(PDF, 3MB)

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmarks and Districts (October 2021)(PDF, 731KB)

Kansas City, Kansas Historic Landmarks and District Spreadsheet (January 2022)(XLSX, 74KB)