To celebrate and accelerate the positive momentum our region is building toward greater sustainability and climate resiliency, MARC and Climate Action KC will highlight selected regional leaders and community organizations at our Resilient Success Stories event at the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation on Dec. 13. Throughout the nine counties and 119 municipalities of the bi-state...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently announced the awardees of the Climate Pollution Reduction Grant, a $4.3 billion program to advance climate resilience efforts across the nation. MARC and local partners are seeking additional paths to move forward as one of the more than 200 applications not selected. The agency reviewed more than $30 billion in...
Name Alyssa Marcy What is your work and how did you end up focusing on the work you do? I work as the Long-Range Planner for the Unifi ed Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas (UG). I have work side by side with local community organizations and regional entities to implement long-range plan...
Don Reck is a farmworker at Juniper Gardens Urban Farming Training Project in Kansas City, KS. He assists with maintenance and training for the project, which benefits Catholic Charities & Cultivate KC’s New Roots for Refugees Program. Learn more about the project here >> Gooooood Morning, Kansas City!!!!! This is your neighborhood gardener, Don Reck....
Name Emily Randel What is your work and how did you end up focusing on the work you do? Until recently, I was the Deputy City Administrator for the City of Mission in Finance and Administration. Previously, I worked for the City of Gresham, Oregon. Community engagement is a passion for me. I naturally gravitated...
On May 1, The City of Kansas City, Missouri, began rolling out trash carts in the first of five delivery phases. These carts will allow for more trash to be disposed of each week, with the carts helping contain unintentional trash spillage onto city streets and beyond. The carts will also allow for automated cart tipping...
Your opinion is needed as the region develops its Priority Climate Action Plan. Over the past six months, the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) has engaged with hundreds of local residents, experts and local government officials to identify measures, programs and projects to achieve climate resilience in the region. This work has culminated in the draft...
2024 has been off to a cold and dreary start. If you’re missing warmer, sunnier days, here are a few tips for dealing with the winter blues as a green commuter. Try a different green commute mode If you’re normally a bike commuter and not feeling up for biking in the cold, try taking RideKC...
The Climate and Environment Council (CEC) was created to move the implementation of the Kansas City Regional Climate Action Plan forward. The CEC sets a broad agenda on climate resilience and sustainability and focuses on the following core functions to carry out this purpose: Strategy: Develop near-term regional climate action work plans. Coordination: Prioritize, support and coordinate...
This month, MARC will launch a new planning effort that will guide the strategic implementation of electric vehicle charging infrastructure across the region. The planning effort will help prepare local leaders for the growing number of electric vehicles on our region’s roadways by providing a vision for the expansion of charging networks, along with actionable...
