Is North Cass Parkway consistent with the Perimeter Transportation Needs Assessment?
A facility similar to the proposed North Cass Parkway was listed as a future planned transportation investment in MARC’s 1997 Perimeter Transportation Needs Assessment (PTNA). Cass County residents expressed a desire for better access to 50 Hwy and U.S. 71 and Johnson County. Johnson County residents expressed a need for better connectivity to K-10, and U.S. 71. Those desires were reflected in PTNA’s Preferred Option Design chapter, which recommended: “M-58 realigned from Pleasant Hill to U.S. 69” (the Johnson County alignment is approximately between 189th and 203rd Streets). All portions of this roadway in Cass County are included in the region’s long-range transportation plan. Further studies were assumed to precisely define the specific investments and their locations.
