East Douglas Avenue Redesign

A great way to make Wichita more economically vibrant is to make it more appealing and safer for people to shop, dine and spend their time on Douglas Avenue. The proven design concept of going to three lanes maintains traffic flow and parking while increasing safety for everyone. Why wait to create a thriving Douglas Design District when nearly every city, small and large, that has done something similar is enjoying an increased number of people and retail sales in their project area?

For a small investment in city resources and seconds of drivers’ time, we can improve the livability of our city by a large margin. We’re excited for the continuing design process that will involve residents and business owners.

The city consultants developed a summary from this month’s Douglas Ave stakeholder meeting that provides an overview of the project details that have been discussed so far.

Looking for more? Here’s some data and research we’ve gathered that explains the need and benefits of the Road Diet design concept. East Douglas Ave Background & Data