Kansas City: Reclaiming the Blueprint Through Collective Power
A Legacy of Line-Drawing—and Line-Crossing
Kansas City’s story is literally drawn in lines—from the racial dividing line of Troost Avenue to redlining maps that shaped life expectancy and school access. But those same neighborhoods have birthed movements, music, and magic. From jazz to justice, Kansas City has always created in resistance.
Our Commitment: Repair. Uplift. Reimagine.
Through place-based partnerships and youth-centered design, we’re investing in the power of neighborhoods to write their own futures. Our Design approach transforms KC’s cultural legacy into community ownership, amplifying the voices of those who've been redlined out of decisions for too long. We're not crossing lines—we're redrawing them.
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Whether you’re a resident, funder, policymaker, or dreamer—KC needs you.
Let’s co-design the infrastructure together.