Tag: Matt Nugent

Operation Breakthrough expansion, 31st and Troost

$17M Operation Breakthrough expansion to bridge Troost, boost STEM and maker skills

By Tommy Felts / February 14, 2018

An Operation Breakthrough expansion from the east side of Troost Avenue to the west is about more than jumping across the street, said Mary Esselman. The move will literally bridge a racial and economic dividing line that has persisted for decades. “Bridging Troost is not only a legacy to our founders, but is huge symbolically,…

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Original Troost Coalition members

You don’t have to pick a side, neighbor-led Troost Coalition says

By Tommy Felts / October 18, 2017

It’s about bringing residents back to Troost Avenue, Cathryn Simmons said. And that means challenging the status quo. “This used to be a free-for-all. Troost was the Wild Wild West of Kansas City,” she said. “You could come over here and do anything you wanted. Legally.” A founding member of the Troost Coalition, Simmons helped…

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