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DOWNTOWN
MERRIAM REVITALIZATION
Merriam, KS
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The City of Merriam,
Kansas retained Landplan Engineering in the winter of 2002 to work with
the City and the Downtown Merriam Partnership to begin implementation of
a downtown revitalization plan. The one and one-half mile project
corridor along Merriam Drive from Shawnee Mission Parkway to Antioch
Road includes Historic Downtown Merriam.
Many of the sidewalks in the Historic Downtown District are narrow,
leaving limited pedestrian access to storefronts. Landplan was
responsible for determining a street configuration that would provide
improved pedestrian access, improved traffic flow and safety on Merriam
Drive, and widened sidewalks for streetscape beautification and
improving the geometrics of the Johnson Drive intersection. Utility
conflicts had a significant impact on the ultimate design of the
streetscape.
An important project component was the development of unifying elements
for the entire corridor. To achieve this, Landplan developed unique
entry monument signs and a streetscape plan composed of decorative
paving, landscape features, street trees, and repeated pillar features,
all drawn from the successful Merriam Marketplace aesthetics. Also, an
architectural facade design guideline document was created in
collaboration with our architectural sub-consultant.
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