What Makes Country Club Plaza a Great Place?
Historic residential buildings are interwoven into the commercial so that it is an active and alive place. It attracts people from all walks of life. Parking is hidden under and behind buildings. The scale is definitely pedestrian. Details are exquisite! Brush Creek meanders through the Plaza with walkways on each side, with pedestrian bridges over it and tour boats along it. Transit serves the plaza, as well as the city’s most prestigious boulevard, Ward Parkway (also designed and developed by JC Nichols). Architecture, fountains, sculpture and people create Kansas City’s premier urban space. People feel safe and refreshed here. Pedestrians use sidewalks extensively. Sidewalk cafes, coffee houses, live music on various corners, plazas, and people from all walks of life abound. The adjacent Mill Creek Park along JC Nichols Parkway has become “the place” to jog, exercise, walk your dog or sun. The JC Nichols fountain is the city’s “speaker’s corner” with numerous political rallies and d
