Wichita District 1

08/28/2026

See something that needs to be fixed? 🔧 🧰 🚧
We have a handy tool that lets you easily report issues you see on streets and public property like potholes, vandalism, clogged storm drains and more.

➡️Report issues online at https://www.wichita.gov/1013/Report-an-Issue or on our app - available for free on any app store.

08/27/2026

🚧 Douglas Avenue Pilot 🚧

Don't forget! There is construction for a pilot project along Douglas from Washington to Grove. The pilot aims to slow down cars, improve safety for pedestrians and students, and reduce crashes.

Changes for the pilot include converting to a three-lane roadway configuration with on-street bicycle lanes, curb extensions, parking modifications, and enhanced crosswalks.

➡️ City staff will collect pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular counts; monitor intersections to determine whether traffic signal timing modifications are needed; and collect speed and travel-time data.

To help with school traffic, no work will be done during the week between I-135 and Grove while school is in session.

08/26/2026

⚠️Heads up! ⚠️We want to ensure that anyone who may have been impacted by the Union Pacific groundwater contamination at 29th and Grove to be aware of an upcoming informational meeting:

The Kansas Department of Health and Environment, the government agency responsible for overseeing groundwater contamination remediation at 29th and Grove, has announced it has approved Union Pacific Railroad’s (UP’s) engineering design drawings for the groundwater cleanup systems to remediate contaminated groundwater at the 29th and Grove Site.

On Sept. 12, KDHE will host an open house to provide information on the progress of the project.

➡Who: Kansas Department of Health and Environment
➡What: Open house to provide information on the progress for the remediation of groundwater contamination at the 29th and Grove Site.
➡When: Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, 1-4 p.m. Doors will open at 1 p.m.
➡Where: Brewer Community Center, Multipurpose Room 114, 1329 E. 16th St. N., Wichita, Kansas, 67214

08/26/2026

08/20/2026

🚧 Douglas Avenue Pilot 🚧

Beginning Wednesday, August 26 through September, there will be construction for a pilot project along Douglas from Washington to Grove. The pilot aims to slow down cars, improve safety for pedestrians and students, and reduce crashes.

Changes for the pilot include converting to a three-lane roadway configuration with on-street bicycle lanes, curb extensions, parking modifications, and enhanced crosswalks.

➡️ City staff will collect pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular counts; monitor intersections to determine whether traffic signal timing modifications are needed; and collect speed and travel-time data.

To help with school traffic, no work will be done during the week between I-135 and Grove while school is in session.

08/11/2026

We hope to see you tonight at the Atwater-Woodard National Night Out. Due to the extreme temperatures, we will be holding this event inside the center.

08/07/2026

The Carl G. Brewer Community Center project was highlighted as "New and Notable" by CODAworx, an international leader and hub of the commissioned art world for its dynamic integration of art throughout the campus.

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08/01/2026

This morning, District 1 residents joined us for our August District Advisory Board Breakfast.

We heard from Senior Services about resources available to older adults and welcomed Left on Read, District 1’s newest small business and Kansas’ only Black-owned bookstore.

Thank you to everyone who joined us. District 1 Breakfast is held on the first Saturday of every month from 9:30–11:00 a.m. We look forward to seeing you next month.

07/31/2026

Friendly reminder that the Distrct 1 Breakfast will take place tomorrow morning. We would love if you could join us for some light breakfast, resources and information regarding District 1 and the City of Wichita.

07/27/2026

Last December, the City Council unanimously approved the over-naming of Ash and 13th street for Pastor J. P. Dennis Jr. Yesterday we officially celebrated this visual tribute to his legacy and impact on our city. For more than 5 decades, Pastor Dennis served this community not simply as a pastor, but as a leader, an advocate, a mentor, and a voice for people who too often went unheard.

May we honor his legacy not only by remembering his name, but by continuing his example of faith, service, courage and commitment to one another.