Glossary

The Greater downtown Area includes 22 neighborhoods in Kansas City, Missouri on both sides of the Missouri River from 31st Street on the south, North Kansas City on the north, State Line on the west, and Woodland Avenue on the east.

The Central Business Corridor (CBC) is the area in Kansas City of the highest density development, creating the best opportunity to embrace and implement development patterns of higher density, mixed-use activity that is transit and pedestrian friendly. It is a north-south corridor that begins at the River Market and runs south to the Country Club Plaza and beyond. The CBC is divisible into ten districts, each with its own character, strengths and opportunities. They include: Downtown Loop, Riverfront/River Market; 18th and Vine; East of the Loop; West Bottoms; Crossroads; Crown Center / Union Station; Midtown; Westport; and the Country Club Plaza.