In 2017, Kansas City voters approved the largest infrastructure project in the region’s history: a $1.5 billion renovation of Kansas City International Airport. Practical considerations weighed heavily in favor of the move, as modern security requirements made a 1970’s design tough to navigate. However, Kansas City wanted more for its money than just equaling the status quo.
Setting their sights on an airport for all, planners designed a brand-new terminal with special attention to a wide array of passenger needs. For many flyers, though, the airport experience actually begins somewhere else: in the parking garage. While this common feature is easy to overlook from a design perspective, a bare-bones facility does little to welcome travelers.