Kansas City boulevard and parkway system

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The Kansas City boulevard and parkway system is an extensive, historic network of landscaped roads and greenways designed to connect parks and neighborhoods throughout Kansas City, Missouri.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic district
parkway system
transportation infrastructure
urban planning project
architecturalStyle City Beautiful
connectsWith Country Club District
Kessler Park
Loose Park
Northeast neighborhood of Kansas City
Penn Valley Park
Swope Park
The Paseo West neighborhood
country United States
designedTo connect neighborhoods
connect parks
hasCharacteristic curvilinear alignments
greenways
integrated parkland
landscaped roads
park-like medians
scenic drives
tree-lined streets
hasPart Benton Boulevard
Brooklyn Avenue Parkway
Brush Creek Boulevard
Cliff Drive
Gillham Road
Gladstone Boulevard
Linwood Boulevard
Prospect Avenue Parkway
Swope Parkway
The Paseo
The Paseo Parkway
Ward Parkway
hasPlanner George E. Kessler NERFINISHED
heritageDesignation National Register of Historic Places district
heritageDesignationAppliesToPart Cliff Drive
The Paseo
Ward Parkway
heritageStatus listed on the National Register of Historic Places
inception late 19th century
influencedBy park and boulevard systems in other American cities
inspiredBy City Beautiful movement
locatedIn Kansas City, Missouri
maintainedBy City of Kansas City, Missouri
ownedBy City of Kansas City, Missouri
partOf Kansas City parks and recreation system
purpose linking green spaces
recreation
transportation circulation
urban beautification
significantPeriod early 20th century

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The Paseo isPartOf Kansas City boulevard and parkway system
Ward Parkway isPartOf Kansas City parks and boulevards system
linked to: Kansas City boulevard and parkway system