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There's a document that showed the votes by precinct on the JaxCo Election Board website. I think there were areas closer to the city that were over 50% YES. However, the YES percentage dropped pretty precipitously as you got further out. Here's the link to the precinct report. Here's a graphical re...

Here's my speculative take I think that the Chiefs moving to KS is a likelihood at this point. Their part of the JaxCo vote was so very halfhearted. They were content to let the whole thing become a referendum on the Royals while they sat on the sidelines, ran a few ads, and watched it all go down i...

Manny Abarca says teams met with governor of Kansas this morning.

EDIT: Just the Chiefs

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beautyfromashes wrote: ↑Wed Apr 03, 2024 1:15 pm Anyone see Marny Sherman’s (Johns wife) posts on FB today about moving to Kansas?

Yikes, maybe its post-election emotions talking, but it sounds like Jackson County won't be getting a another chance.

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Ultimately, I think the East Crossroads plan was the best available site for the city, which really sucks because I doubt we will get a chance to do this site again. Keeping Oak open and allowing business east of Oak to stay could have been a real winner for integrating this project with the area. I...

Yeah it simply cannot fit between the current curblines of Grand and Oak. Just not happening for an MLB level park. Heck Tmobile struggled to fit in that same width. Which is the reason I/we balked at this spot when it was initially talked about. I don't see how they're going to do it, but they've ...

Here's a link:
https://twitter.com/YesOn1JacksonCo/sta ... 0680590501

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The Yes on 1 Twitter account just announced that Oak will stay open.

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I looked back at an old post I did on the various possible Royals sites a couple of years ago, and to get the area east of Oak inside the loop to match the density of the area west of Oak that it would need to add approximately 2,500 residents. Not saying this is a likelihood or a possibility, just ...

Public Plaza / outdoors space is a seemingly common convention center asset. I think if you put a urban-minded hotel on one side of this you could activate it while keeping the much needed plaza space. That's a really good point, it is an asset that I've seen conventions use. Maybe if the cap can a...

I feel like they should open up this entire block for development instead of using this as a park. One thing that has always stuck with me from Jane Jacobs Life and Death of Great American Cities is that a park is an embellished representation of the area around it. And the area around this block is...

I am currently on vacation in San Diego, and yesterday my family and I went down to area around Petco Park. We were in the Gaslamp Quarter and there were shops and activity everywhere. This area is adjacent to Petco Park, and spanned multiple blocks in all directions. The stadium had some small stru...

On the PortKC Board of Comissioners docket there's a $150,000 contribution from PortKC to the city for lighting repairs on the Bond Bridge.

Docket

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I think the rushed nature of everything is partly due to the fact that they know they have a supportive Governor with Mike Parsons for the state component of the funding. His current term ends in early 2025.

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Looks fantastic. Love seeing new lights in an old building. Thanks for all the pictures.

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I’d be interested to hear how the meeting with the Royals and the Crossroads neighborhood went if anyone in attendance has time to write about it.

How receptive is the Crossroads generally?
Are the Royals helping or hurting their cause with the neighborhood?

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Sherman speaking about the effect of the stadium on the Crossroads area in this clip...

https://twitter.com/BallySportsKC/statu ... 3743631777

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From Broadway to 71, Truman to the railroad tracks, there are approximately 130 distinct surface parking or vacant lots of various sizes in the Crossroads (the small lot south of the Reiger, the whole block at 19th and Grand, and the 3 block behemoth at 20th & Oak all count as 1 apiece) Since 20...

Just wanted to put my thoughts out here: I support this site over East Village for a variety of reasons... Proximity to streetcar. I consider the streetcar our most important asset for the future of downtown as it help centralize downtown for the region as it hopefully continues to expand. Giving pe...

New website:
https://kcroyalsstadium.kinsta.cloud/

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