The Route 9/Downtown Parkville Complete Street Improvement Project is focused on improving vehicular, bicycling, and pedestrian connections throughout Downtown Parkville from 4th Street on the north, east along 9 Highway to the Park University entrance, west along West Mill Street to Northwest Crooked Road, and south to the railroad tracks.

The purpose of the prior phase of work was to explore alternatives to create a recommended street and sidewalk network to serve those traveling to and through Downtown Parkville. The recommended option (known as Concept B) was selected by the Board of Aldermen to move forward into the roadway design process. Concept B is provided below:

This next phase of the project is focused on designing the new roadway and infrastructure improvements for construction.

We are seeking the community’s help in providing input on the preliminary streetscape design options for enhancing the aesthetic character of the public streets and pedestrian plaza spaces in the Downtown area. We invite you to share your thoughts and opinions with our design team at this stage of the project, and to stay tuned for upcoming public events and opportunities to engage in this design effort!

The Streetscape Design Concepts and Survey will remain available on this website for feedback until Sunday, January 18, 2026.

A second public meeting will be held in Summer 2026 where our design team will share a summary of the community input and survey results, preliminary cost estimates, and the recommended streetscape design options that are being incorporated into the construction plans.

Following this meeting, the Board of Aldermen will host another public meeting to review results and recommendations to clearly define next steps as the project proceeds into bidding and construction (anticipated in 2027).