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I included the high rises as a way for the park to get revenues from alternative sources.

KCPowercat wrote: ↑

Fri Jul 20, 2018 4:10 pm

Supposedly 2 lounges

Room for 2 lounges.

Too bad we won’t be able to see the city from the trench soon.

missingkc wrote:Thanks. Glad to hear it's not going to just sit empty. Does seem like a good place for another hotel.

Yes it does.

Empty Block to the east of PAC is going to be a 300+ room hotel Not sure this has been confirmed. Do we have anything solid here or just that a hotel of that size is an ideal/desired potential use? It has been confirmed as in the streetcar authority is telling people that the lot has plans to be de...

Maybe I've missed the answer, maybe I've even asked the question but why isn't the empty block where the ballet school was to go being talked about? Not just here but anywhere? That seems to me like the ideal place. Empty Block to the east of PAC is going to be a 300+ room hotel. The block to the s...

^^^ speaking of cheap fares.... Air Canada is selling MCI to Shanghai Pudong for only $99 each way plus taxes and fees. Sadly, taxes and fees are $150 each way. Still, a $500 roundtrip to Asia is very cheap IMhO.

^^^ there was another sale this week for $399 from all destinations in the US. Have heard Icelandair is doing great so far. An important turning point will be when school starts up again. If ridership totally plumits after that, I wouldn’t expect Icelandair to go year round. However, I would not be ...

It's almost like we need immigrants to fill those jobs. Yes, unless we are able to get our society to value college in a more realistic manner. As in, the vast majority of jobs don’t really need a 4 year degree. And that trade jobs make good money with no debt attached. Millions of young American m...

It's almost like we need immigrants to fill those jobs. Yes, unless we are able to get our society to value college in a more realistic manner. As in, the vast majority of jobs don’t really need a 4 year degree. And that trade jobs make good money with no debt attached. Millions of young American m...

Oh okay. I had heard before that we would have to go to the state for some type of approval or such. Maybe that is if we want above a 1/8th cent sales tax? Regardless, Thank-you for all of this help full information. Don't know what this approval refers to. Maybe what you're thinking of involved a ...

Oh okay. I had heard before that we would have to go to the state for some type of approval or such. Maybe that is if we want above a 1/8th cent sales tax? Regardless, Thank-you for all of this help full information.

What steps are required to create something like STL’s Metrolink? Is it essentially KCATA but with more power to raise taxes and stuff? How does their system work? Both major transit entities are cross-state compacts approved by congress. Neither entity can raise taxes. They're reliant on cities an...

What steps are required to create something like STL’s Metrolink? Is it essentially KCATA but with more power to raise taxes and stuff? How does their system work?

beautyfromashes wrote:

flyingember wrote:Was the garage designed to support a building on top?

Yep.

Doesn’t it not matter since they already have to build a new garage.

I am of the mindset that the city's traffic, size and (relative) lack of density are not conducive to large scale light rail, even in 20-30 years. I agree with Dave. Let's leverage the available funding to improve bus and implement BRT service when possible, and work to see what eastern spurs of th...

Iowa City is eveidently doing more planning than we are. They are currently doing studies on starting a commuter rail line.

Have you waited on a platform in a highway median? No thanks. Watkins median might be a bit wider and lush, but safe pedestrian access rules this one out for me. I'd rather wait in the highway median than along the shoulder of 71. I suspect there are ways to address getting to the platform--perhaps...

Have you waited on a platform in a highway median? No thanks. Watkins median might be a bit wider and lush, but safe pedestrian access rules this one out for me. IMHO. The highway median stops in Chicago aren’t that bad. I will admit that pedestrian safety would need to be looked at more in-depth b...

The up front cost of running wiring would be really stupid to get a train to Liberty or Olathe. But with the cost of adding platforms to existing track would be dramatically cheaper. Build up the demand to upgrade the downtown line to faster service. If people want to live far out we should provide...