Raytown: overview Blue Ridge Cut-off map 18: p.42 RICE- TREMOTI HOME Raytown Tfwy KASAS 17: p.41 JUCTIO WITH ROCK ISLAD LIE RIGHT OF WAY 16: p.40 BUS STOP AT E 51ST AD BLUE RIDGE (KASAS ) Sterling Ave E 53rd St KASAS The City of Raytown includes approximately 4 4.25 miles of the historic route, almost entirely along Blue Ridge Boulevard. It also includes one public historic trail site the Rice-Tremonti Home a public park affliated with the trail Cave Spring Park and a local historical society museum providing interpretive materials on the trails. Only one very minor deviation from the historic route is required through the center of downtown Raytown. A major opportunity for trail connections is coming to Raytown in the near future: the trail to be constructed along the former Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific railroad (commonly known as the Rock Island Line) intersects the historic trail alignment in the center of Raytown, and will ultimately connect the Kansas City Metro area to Katy Trail State Park, a rail trail that spans the entire state of Missouri. Connections to public transit are currently available at the northeast corner of Raytown, at East 51st St and Blue Ridge Boulevard, and along the west edge of the city, on Blue Ridge Boulevard/Blue Ridge Cutoff. To capitalize on historic trail and recreational connection opportunities, trailheads could potentially be located at Cave Spring Park, the intersection with the Rock Island Line right of way in downtown Raytown, and the Rice-Tremonti Home. Identification of an appropriate location for a minor trailhead (Level I, page 162) in the northeast corner of the Raytown would be desirable; one possibility might be in connection with a bus stop along Blue Ridge Boulevard near East 51st Street, although this would be in Kansas City rather than Raytown. The final length of the proposed retracement route within Raytown is 4.33 miles. P. 162 LEGED Shared use path Proposed HT alignment Mountain bike trail CAVE SPRIG PARK 19: p.43 Blue Pkwy / MO-350 E Gregory Blvd 0 0.2 0.4 0.8 Proposed HT alignment - other segments Approximate historic trail route City boundaries Bike lane Marked bike route Marked share the road Unmarked share the road Pedestrian hiking trail # Equestrian trail Bus & public transit routes HT sites HT trailhead opportunities Beginning/end of segments Schools Bus stops Segment number & page Map data sources: see Appendix E, p. 212 38 Trail alignments: Raytown
Raytown: overview KASAS As the historic route follows Blue Ridge Boulevard across Raytown, and that road also connects historic trail sites, schools, the proposed Rock Island Line - Katy Trail Connector and Raytown s downtown commercial district, very few decisions in terms of the preferred routing of the constructed HT needed to be made within the scope of this project. Raytown Tfwy Sterling Ave E 53rd St Blue Ridge Cut-off Blue Ridge Elementary and ew Trails Early Learning Center Raytown Historical Society Raytown Central Middle IDEPEDECE Streetscape improvements on, looking west. at Sterling, looking north. Photos: Vireo Rice-Tremonti Home rock island line - katy trail connector Cave Spring Park E Gregory Blvd LEGED: SEE OPPOSITE PAGE west of downtown, looking west. Raytown Historical Society Museum, on. Trail alignments: Raytown 39
Raytown: Segment 16 LEGED: SEE OPPOSITE PAGE KASAS TRAILHEAD: BUS STOP AT 51ST AD BLUE RIDGE (KCMO) 15 E 51st St 1.49. Blue Ridge Boulevard from East 51st Street at boundary with City of Kansas City to East 59th Street. CORRIDOR COECTIOS: Connects to transit at East 51st Street Connects to Raytown Middle and Schools E 53rd St OPPORTUITIES: The City of Raytown is considering a reduction of the road by a lane to allow room for improved sidewalks along this stretch of Blue Ridge Boulevard RELATIOSHIP TO HISTORIC ROUTE: This segment is directly on the historic route of all three trails throughout its length. E 56th St KASAS 17 Raytown Central Middle orthern Ave Sterling Ave Woodson Rd at Sterling Ave looking southwest. Photo: Vireo 40 Trail alignments: Raytown
Raytown: Segment 17 Cedar Ave 16 0.51. Blue Ridge Boulevard from East 59th Street to East 63rd Street in downtown Raytown. ISSUES: Many sidewalks may need improvement here Raytown Rd Raytown Central Middle E 61st St CORRIDOR COECTIOS: Connects to Raytown Middle and Schools Passes thorough Raytown s downtown commercial area and recent streetscape improvements on East 63rd Street OPPORTUITIES: Future streetscape improvements may extend recent work on East 63rd Street northwest along Blue Ridge Boulevard On looking north near Raytown School. Photo: Vireo Raytown Trafficway RELATIOSHIP TO HISTORIC ROUTE: The historic route of the trail cuts just to the north of the Blue Ridge Boulevard/East 63rd Street intersection. The southern half of this segment diverges from the historic route slightly to follow existing road right-of-ways. 18 Raytown Historical Society On at E 62nd St looking north. Photo: Vireo Overton Ave E 66th Terr Rock Island Line - Katy Trail Connector Raytown Rd Willow Ave LEGED Proposed HT alignment Proposed HT alignment - other segments Approximate historic trail route City boundaries Bike lane Marked bike route Marked share the road Unmarked share the road Pedestrian hiking trail # Shared use path Mountain bike trail Equestrian trail Bus & public transit routes HT sites HT trailhead opportunities Schools Bus stops Adjacent segment number Map data sources: see Appendix E, p. 212 Recent streetscape redevelopment at Blue Ridge and, looking south. Photo: PS Trail alignments: Raytown 41
Raytown: Segment 18 LEGED: SEE OPPOSITE PAGE E 61st St Kentucky Blue Ridge Park Elm Lake Raytown Trafficway 1.40. East 63rd Street west to Blue Ridge Boulevard, Blue Ridge southwest to Blue Ridge Boulevard/Cut-off, then south to intersection with Missouri way 350. ISSUES: Challenging intersection crossings for pedestrians on major streets (East 63rd Street and Blue Ridge Cut-off/Blue Ridge Boulevard) 17 TRAILHEAD: JUCTIO WITH ROCK ISLAD LIE CORRIDOR COECTIOS: Connects to future Rock Island Line - Katy Trail Connector Directly passes Raytown Historical Society and Rice-Tremonti Home Connects to Blue Ridge Elementary School Connects to transit at Blue Ridge Boulevard and Missouri way 350 KASAS Blue Ridge Cut-off E 65th St Rice-Tremonti Home Blue Ridge Elementary and ew Trails Early Learning Center Raytown Historical Society Rock Island Line - Katy Trail Connector OPPORTUITIES: The upcoming construction of a hiking-biking trail along the former Rock Island Line, to connect to Katy Trail State Park, is an opportunity for a major trailhead (Level I or II, page 162) and junction in the heart of Raytown P. 162 RELATIOSHIP TO HISTORIC ROUTE: This segment is directly on the historic route of all three trails throughout its length. Local knowledge suggests that for some part its period of use the historic trail followed a route from Raytown Center to the Rice-Tremonti Home as shown by the dotted purple line on this map, ( ) which may be interpreted in the area. Lane Ave Laurel Ave 19 Blue Trafficway - MO 350 Elm Ave Raytown Rd E 69th St ew streetscape on looking east. Photo PS Rice-Tremonti Home entrance off of E 65th St. Photo: Vireo 42 Trail alignments: Raytown
Raytown: Segment 19 18 Cedar Ave 0.93. Blue Ridge Boulevard from just north of Blue Trafficway/Missouri way 350 to boundary with City of Kansas City near East 75th Street. ISSUES: Busy multi-lane road with sidewalk only on one side of the road for most of this segment Floral Hills Cemetery Blue Tfway - MO 350 E 69th St CORRIDOR COECTIOS: Connects to Cave Spring Park Could provide safe pedestrian connection to nearby Westridge Elementary School (off map to southwest) Parallels transit route throughout its length OPPORTUITIES: Cave Spring Park is in the vicinity of the Barnes Farm, a campground used by historic trail travelers; it offers an opportunity for an HT trailhead and/or enhanced HT experience and interpretive developnent south of MO 350, looking south. Photo: Vireo TRAILHEAD: CAVE SPRIG PARK E Gregory Blvd RELATIOSHIP TO HISTORIC ROUTE: This segment is directly on the historic route of all three trails throughout its length. Cave Spring Park Existing parking and visitor center at Cave Spring Park. Photo: Vireo KASAS 20 E 75th St LEGED Proposed HT alignment Proposed HT alignment - other segments Approximate historic trail route City boundaries Bike lane Marked bike route Marked share the road Unmarked share the road Pedestrian hiking trail # Shared use path Mountain bike trail Equestrian trail Bus & public transit routes HT sites HT trailhead opportunities Schools Bus stops Adjacent segment number Map data sources: see Appendix E, p. 212 across from Cave Spring Park, looking south. Photo: Vireo Trail alignments: Raytown 43