In 2021, the Planning Commission authorized the Planning & Development Services Department to create neighborhood plans to incorporate into the City’s existing comprehensive plan, Plan 2040. The East Lawrence neighborhood has historically engaged with neighborhood planning efforts including a previously adopted neighborhood plan, East Lawrence Revitalization Plan.
The Planning & Development Services Department is seeking public engagement on an updated neighborhood plan for East Lawrence.
Take the Survey
An initial draft of our goals
Ways to Get Involved:
- Subscribe to our mailing list to receive updates on the East Lawrence Neighborhood Planning Process. https://www.lawrenceks.org/subscriptions/.
- Reach out at eastlawrenceplan@lawrenceks.org.
- Kids can turn in a completed scavenger hunt activity sheet. Drawings may be included in the Revised East Lawrence Neighborhood Plan. The scavenger hunt is open to all ages. Completed activity sheets can be emailed to eastlawrenceplan@lawrenceks.org or mailed to 1 Riverfront Plaza, Suite 320, Lawrence, KS 66044
- In-person meetings will be held throughout the upcoming months:
Upcoming Meetings
- TBD
Your input drives the planning process! We want to hear from the East Lawrence neighborhood and work together to create your neighborhood plan.
Previous Meetings
- May 22, 2025: Community Conversation
The East Lawrence Neighborhood Plan Team hosted a community conversation on the Plan’s draft goals at the Carnegie Building (200 W. 9th Street) on May 22, 2025, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Along with an accompanying survey, the meeting provided an opportunity for participants to share what they liked and disliked about the proposed goals, and how they could be modified to better suit the neighborhood. Twenty-one participants checked in, with eight participants having addresses between 6th and 9th Street, six between 9th and 12th Street, and six between 12th and 15th Street (one participant did not provide an address). Attendees provided comments on sticky notes next the respective goals, completed surveys, and discussed concerns and questions with planning staff.The feedback from the meeting, along with the corresponding survey results, will be tabulated and used to tailor the next draft for review. Sticky note information and survey responses without responder information will be added to this page as soon as they are available.
- Thursday, October 13, 2022 6 PM – 8 PM
Liberty Memorial Central Middle School, 1400 Massachusetts Street - Saturday, September 24th from 5 to 7pm
Visit us at the East Lawrence neighborhood block party at Hobbs Park - June 30, 2022
Santa Fe Depot, 413 E 7th Street
4pm to 7pm - May 26, 2022 – 6:30 PM
Location: New York Elementary, 936 New York St
Topic: Presentation by Planning Staff and
Public Engagement Kickoff
Take a Planner for a Walk
- Saturday, July 9
Lawrence Farmer’s Market table event. Take the survey, chat with a planner followed by walking tour starting at 11am – Meet at 824
New Hampshire St - Tuesday, July 12
Lawrence Farmer’s Market table event in South Park followed by walking tour starting at 6 PM – Meet at Lawrence Parks building - Tuesday, July 19
Walking tour from Hobbs Park – Stadium Parking Lot starting at 9:30AM – Meet at 702 E 11th St