Mayor: Rainbow Boulevard plan needs demonstration zone; funding discussions underway

May 5, 2026

Mayor Erica Hartley said stakeholders must submit a formal letter to KDOT and that a demonstration zone from 47th to Shawnee Mission Parkway is needed for the Rainbow Boulevard project; she also discussed federal funding timing with Congresswoman Sharisse Davids.

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Mayor Erica Hartley updated the council on the Reimagine Rainbow Boulevard project, saying she had been told by KDOT that stakeholders must submit a formal letter describing what they want done even though traffic studies exist. She said KU reviewer Mr. Glasrud and other stakeholders signed off on a drafted letter but as of the meeting date had not received a KDOT response.

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