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by benjaminkelley
Wed Jun 08, 2022 11:03 am
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Davey's Uptown Ramblers Club gutted by fire.
Replies: 13
Views: 5410

Re: Davey's Uptown Ramblers Club gutted by fire.

and now for a fate worse than fire, its becoming a *gag* piano bar.
https://www.kansascity.com/news/busines ... tage_card5
by benjaminkelley
Fri Feb 04, 2022 1:45 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: 02/02 Derail at Santa Fe Junction
Replies: 1
Views: 469

02/02 Derail at Santa Fe Junction

Mods, if this doesn't belong here, feel free to relocate.

Here's video of a derail at Santa Fe Junction on Wednesday.
Pretty spectacular. https://youtu.be/R9VIWVlCIlg
by benjaminkelley
Tue Dec 28, 2021 2:07 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Triple Crown Sculpture Repair
Replies: 2
Views: 975

Re: Triple Crown Sculpture Repair

I keep forgetting to provide an update.
The sculpture is repaired and back up but the temporary fence was yet to be removed last I went by.
by benjaminkelley
Fri Oct 15, 2021 1:59 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Triple Crown Sculpture Repair
Replies: 2
Views: 975

Triple Crown Sculpture Repair

I was biking up Grand last night and noticed some construction equipment and a security guard at the Triple Crown Sculpture at 27th and Grand, that has been down due to damage since summer 2019. Talked to the guard and he said they started dismantling it this week for cleaning and repair and should ...
by benjaminkelley
Thu Jun 17, 2021 11:11 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Bike Lanes
Replies: 787
Views: 247671

Re: Bike Lanes

Gillham lanes update.
They completed asphault replacement between Armour and 39th earlier this week and their index marks to paint bike lanes went up yesterday.
Soon!
by benjaminkelley
Tue Jun 01, 2021 10:27 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: General Amtrak Discussion
Replies: 361
Views: 213884

Re: General Amtrak Discussion

Just to give an additional positive review. I've have had great experiences on the long distance routes I've taken. Additionally, I did LAX-CHI-STL-KCY last fall and similar to Dave, was disappointed in the "flexible dining" but otherwise had a great experience riding during covid. I'm doi...
by benjaminkelley
Wed May 05, 2021 4:54 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Bike Lanes
Replies: 787
Views: 247671

Re: Bike Lanes

Gillham Protected Bike Lane Update! This evening K&G is striping the section between McGee Traffic way and where the previous north most section ended on Gillham Plaza just south of Linwood. I didn't go further south to see if they were doing Gillham Rd. on the east side of Hyde Park while it's ...
by benjaminkelley
Thu Apr 15, 2021 9:07 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - Main Street Streetcar Extension
Replies: 3430
Views: 677866

Re: Phase 2 streetcar to UMKC

My personal experience both living in NYC and in KC. Wrong direction boarding on a island vs side platforms is probably about same. As in happens either way. I pretty frequently see people on KC buses or the streetcar having to get off and switch directions and we have no island platforms currently.
by benjaminkelley
Wed Apr 07, 2021 7:12 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: OPUS at Broadway Blvd and Westport Road
Replies: 127
Views: 56320

Re: OPUS at Broadway Blvd and Westport Road

I went to the one in Chelsea NYC a couple times. It was nice for like the first week it opened but after that it started to look like a regular dingy Taco Bell that happened to have drinks. Despite being "fancy", its still ran like a Taco Bell and will degrade quickly to look like every ot...
by benjaminkelley
Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:39 am
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: KC in TV and Movies
Replies: 1900
Views: 575358

Re: KC in TV and Movies

Not TV or Movies, but music video... Last night I discovered that Ministry's video for Just One Fix was filmed on the 1900 Block of Main. I don't think I've ever heard this discussed along with the couple of other music videos filmed here. You can see Hotel Monroe, The Rieger(Dixie Belle at the time...
by benjaminkelley
Thu Oct 01, 2020 1:12 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - City Club Apartments (former Midwest Hotel)
Replies: 703
Views: 231719

Re: OFFICIAL - City Club Apartments (former Midwest Hotel)

normalthings wrote: Wed Sep 30, 2020 6:40 pm If you want something, suggest it. The manager has a ton of lee-way in what they stock.
Unless I'm the only person that filled out their survey link and they ignored me, I have yet to see any stocking differences since they opened other than shuffling things around and adding cigarettes/beer.
by benjaminkelley
Wed Sep 30, 2020 12:33 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - City Club Apartments (former Midwest Hotel)
Replies: 703
Views: 231719

Re: OFFICIAL - City Club Apartments (former Midwest Hotel)

DGX got their first beer delivery today. So you can now purchase budlight, marlboros, and junk food all in one convenient location while listening to country music.
by benjaminkelley
Mon Aug 31, 2020 1:18 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Bike Lanes
Replies: 787
Views: 247671

Re: Bike Lanes

Haven't looked in here for a bit. but my $0.02 on why we don't see the bike lanes on grand being used very often, I prefer to bike on Walnut, it's much more pleasant ride. I ride Grand occasionally, but usually only if i need to be at least that extra block east. That being said. I do see it getting...
by benjaminkelley
Thu Aug 13, 2020 5:37 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - City Club Apartments (former Midwest Hotel)
Replies: 703
Views: 231719

Re: OFFICIAL - City Club Apartments (former Midwest Hotel)

Stopped in at 5:30p on Thursday the 13th and they are not open still.
by benjaminkelley
Mon Apr 20, 2020 8:04 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Zipcar
Replies: 104
Views: 42001

Re: Zipcar

I had issues searching for a zipcar in KC recently, kept coming back with 0 cars available. The other day I searched and got a "Zipcar has not come to this market" with links to other cities, one of which is "Kansas City" but clicking that link just does a search for KCMO and bri...
by benjaminkelley
Thu Aug 23, 2018 9:47 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Bike Lanes
Replies: 787
Views: 247671

Re: Bike Lanes

39th is already too narrow for both traffic and parking in several locations west of Southwest Trafficway. In a couple of locations buses wait for oncoming traffic to clear before proceeding. Parking needs removed/reduced then you have room to widen the lanes and add bike lanes.
by benjaminkelley
Tue Aug 21, 2018 10:23 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Misc Crossroads News
Replies: 3496
Views: 1742959

Re: Misc Crossroads News

Sorta surprised, but not really. Last time I was in there, maybe a year ago, place was pretty dated. Found a couple pair of dress shoes I liked, but none in my size. Bummer though. I went in to buy some Birkenstocks a couple of years ago and the salesman was really shitty about it. He said his boss...
by benjaminkelley
Wed Aug 15, 2018 1:15 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Bird Scooters Have Landed
Replies: 701
Views: 145008

Re: Bird Scooters Have Landed

Wish people got this riled up for all the laws that are being violated around this city for decades that actually make pedestrian life unsafe.... I do, but there's not a thread about people throwing cigarette butts on the ground or cops using no parking zones for non-police business, etc... Some of...
by benjaminkelley
Wed Aug 15, 2018 12:44 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Bird Scooters Have Landed
Replies: 701
Views: 145008

Re: Bird Scooters Have Landed

I'd love to see some data to prove out this irrational anger of scooters.... But in my experience I'd bet anything it doesn't exist... This is a lot of anger for nothing. Here's some data for you. IT IS ILLEGAL. It's not like saying people wearing hats backwards makes me angry "you kids get of...
by benjaminkelley
Wed Aug 15, 2018 10:25 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Bird Scooters Have Landed
Replies: 701
Views: 145008

Re: Bird Scooters Have Landed

Segway tours seem to not illicit such anger.... Guess it's just the sheer number of scooters (and we haven't got started yet) I've never seen any segway tours other than maybe once on the shared usage path in Mill Creek Park. I didn't know it was still a thing. If I saw them ripping down the sidewa...