Conceptual renderings have been developed for four key locations along the corridor:
1) Blue Valley Park (Kansas City, MO)
2) Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium (Kansas City, MO)
3) Kenneth Road at State Line (Kansas City, MO)
4) Potential Park at 159th & Mission (Overland Park, KS)
These sites were selected to represent the range of opportunities along the Greenway, from ecological restoration and habitat enhancement to recreation, trail connectivity, and community programming.
The Blue River Greenway spans a watershed corridor stretching from Overland Park to Kansas City, uniting a fragmented patchwork of parks, trails, and restoration sites into a single, legible vision. To help Heartland Conservation Alliance carry that vision to donors, elected officials, and the public, SUR was brought on to translate years of planning work into a clear, compelling set of visuals.
The work centers on making an ambitious, multi-jurisdictional plan tangible. Detailed corridor maps trace the trail’s proposed route, connecting neighborhoods, and points of interest, while realistic renderings bring key features, like kayak launches and multi-use trails, into focus. Artistic drawings capture the atmosphere of a corridor not yet built: the way people might gather, move, and linger along its length.
That visual work extends to the Renew the Blue website, where new Blue River Greenway pages give the project a permanent digital home, a place where the maps and renderings live together and continue to evolve as the project does.
The result is a visual foundation built to do real work: equipping HCA staff and partners with the tools to make the case for the Greenway, reach after reach, to the people who can help build it.
