Street closure near Power and Light helps restaurants adjust

East 14th Street from Main to Walnut streets adjacent to the Power & Light District closed to traffic Friday as new regulations went into effect in Kansas City, Missouri.

The street closure, which likely will remain through at least June, provides additional seating for restaurants.

FROM ROADS TORESTAURANTS.DINING IS MOVINGOUTDOORS IN KANSASCITY - SO RESTAURANTSCAN SAFELYACCOMMODATE MOREGUESTS.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER ARIELROTHFIELD FINDS OUTHOW CUSTOMERS FEELABOUT THE NEW DININGEXPERIENCE AMID THISPANDEMIC.INSTEAD OF CARS, THEREARE TABLESWITH PEOPLE EATING INTHE MIDDLE OF THE ROADMike WilsonThis is the most people I haveseen in a restaurant since andI don't know if it's because weare all outsideTHE POWER AND LIGHTDISTRICT IS NOWBLOCKING off TRAFFIC ON14TH STREETTO PROVIDERESTAURANTS WITH ANOUTDOOR SPACE, WHERECUSTOMERS CAN DINEALFRESCO AND SPACE ORyan Haverty/ Dubliner PartnerBeing in the outdoors peopleare going to feel morecomfortableFOR BRANDENCARTWRIGHT ANDRANDALL DELAFOSSERandall DelafosseWe haven't talked in a whileTHE CHANGE BROUGHT ANEW SENSE OF NORMALCYBranden CartwrightNow we just really appreciatebeing around people and thepublic in generalAriel Rothfield/ 41 Action NewsRestaurants are not onlyutilizing sidewalks buttransforming parking lots andgarages into dinning roomsCATERING TO PATROLIKE CLAYTON WELLSClayton Wells/ Dining OutIt's an awesome way to kind ofamp up and revamp thesituation and attract morepeople with the socialdistancing thingBEFORE A RESTAURANTCAN ADD DINING OUTSIDE,IT HAS TO GET A PERMITFROM THE CITYTHE AMBASSADOR HOTELSAYS IT TOOK LESS THAN ADAYPaul Coury/ Chairman of CouryHospitalityWe are reeducating andgetting people back into theircomfort zones so more thanything it's letting themfigureout what normal is for themand how to set their oboundariesREPORTING IN KANSASCITY.Clayton Wells/ Dining OutIt could be the new normal.ARIEL ROTHFIELD.

41ACTION NEWS.JACKSON COUNTY SAYSITS PHASE TWO OFREOPENING WILL BEGINJUNE FIRST AT THEEARLIEST.UNDER PHASE TWO -COMMUNITY CENTERS,THEATERS, AND HIGHEDUCATION CAMPUSESCAN REOPEN WITH LIMITS.GRADUATIONS,ORGANIZED SPORTS, ANDOVERNIGHT SUMMERCAMPS CAN ALSO BEGINWITH LIMITS.FAIRS, PARADES,FESTIVALS WILL NOT BEALLOWED JUST YET.K THROUGH 12 SCHOOLSAND PLAYGROUNDEQUIPMENT MUST REMAINCLOSED.GATHERINGS WILL BELIMITED TO A MAXIMUM OF50 PEOPLE.AND SOCIAL DISTANCINGWILL STILL BE REQUIR