Neighbors Create Quality of Life Plans
Successful neighborhood revitalization takes more than a bricks and mortar approach. NeighborhoodsNOW employs community organizing strategies to assist residents and neighborhood stakeholders in their efforts to stabilize, and over time, sustain their neighborhoods.

Neighborhood residents and stakeholders were guided through a structured planning process to create a vision for their neighborhood – a “Quality of Life Plan” – that defines the critical needs and offers solutions. Completed plans outline strategies, budgets and a timeline to implement improvements. 

The Quality of Life Planning process began in April 2006 and was completed in early 2007. As they were finalized, an executive summary of each neighborhood's Plan was published and is available here in PDF format. 

Blue Hills - Wabash Village Expansion Area

Douglass-Sumner

Downtown, Kansas City, Kansas

Ivanhoe Northwest

St. Peter/Waterway

Scarritt Renaissance

The full Quality of Life Plan is owned by the neighborhood and Greater Kansas City LISC, and will be used as a guide for implementation. As these plans are living documents, they are subject to change as needs and opportunities arise. Additional partners may need to be engaged to complete certain aspects of the plans.