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An historic Kansas City community.
An historic Kansas City community.
The bike lane construction up Rockhill Road is expected to begin soon. The city will shut down the northbound traffic for a large chunk of Rockhill Road, creating a detour until the first phase is completed. From there, they will begin working on the Gillham Road West section (at the top of the hill) for phase two. The city is still working with traffic control to confirm how cars will be routed for the phase 2 section of the project, and I will send details if they provide them.
The Public Works Department of the City of Kansas City has shared that the funding for the
completion of the bike lanes on Rockhill Road has been budgeted. The work from Cleaver II
Blvd up the hill and down Gillham Road West to Gillham Road is set to begin in August or
September. While no final designs have been shared, department liaisons have indicated that
the design, as requested by the neighborhood, will be consistent with what has already been
built on Cleaver II Blvd. and Rockhill Road south of Cleaver II Blvd. They also shared their goal
of improving the safety of the intersection at 45th and Rockhill Road. Specifically, two
enhancements were in the preliminary planning stage.
The first would convert the three-way-stop into a four-way-stop. The conversion has had prior
consideration but there has been a concern that traffic would be backed up for vehicles heading
south from Gillham Road West. But for the residents of Rockhill we have all experienced the
confusion at the intersection by the current configuration. Secondly, to enhance the separation
of the traffic from the bike lanes, the concrete divide that would separate vehicles from cyclists
would be elevated to several feet for the curves that transition Rockhill Road down to Gillham
Road.
Again, we look forward to seeing the actual design details and bringing a degree of closure to
the ambiguity created by the partially completed bike lanes on Rockhill Road.
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May 17, 2025 dawned as the day of our long planned Gardens and Architecture Tour of
Rockhill. The tour was planned by the Rockhill Garden Club to help our neighborhood celebrate
50 years as the first nationally designated historic neighborhood in Kansas City. The weather on
May 17 could not have been more perfect.
The tour featured over 30 homes and 8 different garden, and included vendor booths,
musicians, a food truck, and Betty Ray ice cream (they sold out). We sold almost 600 tickets,
with many more tickets given to volunteers and sponsors. We know this as we purchased
700 tour booklets, and more had to be purchased by a volunteer, who wanted to ensure
that each home in Rockhill received a booklet.
We could not have been more pleased with how neighbors stepped up to make their property
show at its best. Throughout the spring there were an unusually large number of homes painted
and tradesmen of all sorts on the streets. A visitor to the neighborhood on the evening of May
16 commented that she heard lawn mowers throughout the neighborhood as everyone prepared
to make sure even the grass looked its best. Our neighborhood never looked so beautiful!
We want to thank the neighbors who volunteered to welcome guests and to help us in our
gardens. A special thanks to Karen Moninger, who secured a large group of Master Gardeners
as volunteers.
Volunteers at our welcome booths reported glowing comments from guests, many of whom
returned to the welcome booths after the tour with high praise. One person was quoted as
saying she goes to many garden tours, but ours was the BEST she’d ever attended. Gardeners
commented on how visitors were friendly, grateful and respectful of their property. There were a
couple of outliers, such as the ladies who insisted on posing for photos in rather interesting
positions by the Sessions’ pool. More than a few guests made themselves very much at home
as though imagining a life of leisure in our gardens.
A frequent question from visitors was, “Are you doing this again next year?” The answer to that
question is.no; however, in 5 years, maybe?
2 proposed designs for the sign to appear on the Island.
After a multitude of conversations with city liaisons, board members, and neighbors, we heard an abundance of feedback requesting a low-maintenance design that is simple, understated, and elegant. We expect the final design to have an inner ring of stone creating a 12 inch elevation from the current base of the island. Our hope (and the city agrees) is that the additional height and weight will help protect the island, while also providing a layer of protection for any landscaping elements that will be added in the future. On top of the elevated portion of the island will sit a single stone pillar reminiscent of the existing pillars that you see throughout Rockhill, and of course, the color and dry-stack stone design will be chosen to honor the existing history of our neighborhood. The current rough draft shows a 34x34 stone pillar that is 5 feet in height from the inner ring, or 6 feet in height from the current base.
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Learn more about them at: https://www.nkcbi.com/
Rockhill Homes Assocation is located east of the Nelson Atkins Art Gallery, between 45th Street and Pierce Avenue.
Many of the homes are on the Kansas City Historic Registry.
The Rockhill Homes and Gardens Club is a newly reactivated club open to all interested neighbors.
1) Design work on the traffic calming island at Brush Creek Blvd. and Rockhill Rd., See Home Page.
2) Garden Club begins work on 'the four corners' areas on south Cleaver Blvd., See Garden Club page.
3) Rockhill Times Summer 2025 - See RH Times Page.
4) Plaza 10K run on Sept. 7th - See Organizations Event Page.
5) New neighbors: Meet Roma and Tobias - See Residents Page: Neighbors Coming and Going.
6) What did your home look like in 1940? Visit a new website that will show you - See RHA History Page.
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