What do you think about downtown Olathe, KS?

Share your thoughts & opinions with the downtown planning team as they put together recommendations for the future of downtown Olathe, KS.

More Shops? Restaurants? Parks? Offices? Trails?

Visit our website with information about the downtown plan, and take the quick online survey before March 7.

If you have questions about the Envision Olathe Downtown plan, use the online feedback form on downtown website, or call the city's Development Services Department at 913-971-6250 and ask for Sara Copeland.

Here are a few bicycle-related ideas suggested by Olathe Cyclist Dale Crawford. Feel free to mention these when you write, call, email, or fill out your survey form:

a.) bicycle parking (racks and long term lockers) throughout downtown
b.) Wide lanes and bicycle lanes as appropriate on Northgate, Kansas Ave, Poplar St., Park St., Loula, St., Elm St.
c.) Rail & Trail on BNSF spur line from south side of downtown to Waterworks Park and Frisco Lakes.
d.) Curb flares at all intersections to narrow road width at crosswalks.
e.) Mid-block pedestrian crossing on Kansas.
f.) Automatic ped signal with time counter and audio signal on all signalized crossings.
g.) transit pull outs with shelters & bike lockers
h.) Street trees to shade sidewalks
i.) Pedestrian scale lighting
j.) Town square park at old courthouse block as social/cultural/economic hub of downtown
k.) Central community center downtown as catalyst for evening activities
l.) Extension of Mill Creek Trail to KS School for Deaf and Waterworks Park.
m.) Continuous sidewalks throughout downtown and surrounding neighborhoods
n.) Parking garages with retail or open space at street level, not surface parking lots
o.) No dedicated right-turn lanes with Downtown area (high pedestrian conflict).