Overland Park has revamped its old downtown. Lenexa has built a new one with City Center. Now, Shawnee is making a move to redo its center.
Shawnee officials point to $40 million of work to renovate Nieman Road and new apartment and mixed-use developments as a sign that the city’s downtown is making a comeback, The Kansas City Star reports.
Shawnee has a ways to go. It’s downtown, centered around Nieman Road and Johnson Drive, has missed out on much of the development found throughout Johnson…
