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- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:46 am
- Forum: Kansas Suburbs
- Topic: Downtown KCK
- Replies: 149
- Views: 41127
Re: Downtown KCK
Side note - thoughts on why Strawberry Hill hasn't really taken off yet? It's close to DTKC, has a nice collection of restaurants and bars (albeit not high-end), interesting views and history. Housing stock just too old/small? KCK decay/reputation gets in the way? Is crime an issue? Often had these ...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:38 am
- Forum: Kansas Suburbs
- Topic: Downtown KCK
- Replies: 149
- Views: 41127
Re: Downtown KCK
Solid plan and a nice surprise. Really hope this gets done. Will be one of the most prominent buildings on the KCK skyline and looks like it creates some cool tiered greenspace that nicely ties into the Riverfront Heritage Trail as it enters Strawberry Hill. And it replaces a giant parking lot! Clea...
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 10:44 am
- Forum: Kansas City Scene
- Topic: Best Website For KC Events?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 332
Re: Best Website For KC Events?
Not necessarily comprehensive, but I feel like Kansas City Magazine does a nice job curating upcoming events on their calendar: https://events.kansascitymag.com/?_gl=1*hvcu70*_ga*MTQ2Njg1MjU3Ny4xNzEyNzYzNjg5*_ga_11YN953HB8*MTcxMjc2MzY4OC4xLjAuMTcxMjc2MzY4OC4wLjAuMA.. Can generally get a decent and p...
- Thu Apr 04, 2024 6:54 pm
- Forum: General Kansas City
- Topic: Alleyways
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1267
Re: Alleyways
I would just add that some, although a definite minority, neighborhoods of the "new urbanism" design incorporate alleyways. Beacon Hill, New Town at Harmony Independence, and Shoal Creek - Village come to mind. Also Northgate Village in NKC. Alley garage access as well as small parklets i...
- Tue Apr 02, 2024 6:50 pm
- Forum: North of the River
- Topic: North Kansas City
- Replies: 251
- Views: 105310
Re: North Kansas City
Rabbit Hole profiled in NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/01/books/rabbit-hole-kansas-city.html Great article, thanks. Love all of the KC love in the comments too. Will be awesome if the dream reaches full fruition with the multiple floors, print room, rooftop bar etc. mentioned in the article. ...
- Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:24 am
- Forum: General Kansas City
- Topic: Alleyways
- Replies: 20
- Views: 1267
Re: Alleyways
I can't think of a single alleyway in KCMO in a residential area, i know there are alleys downtown, i have seen a residential ones in KCK by Strawberry Hill but they were in such rough shape. I really miss the Alley's of Milwaukee, i think Chicago and Milwaukee are the only 2 major cities that had ...
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:15 am
- Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
- Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
- Replies: 9291
- Views: 11817075
Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Keeping Oak open is good news. Could make for an interesting, compact stadium and obviously keep an important access route (somewhat) open. I worry about the change to the immediate/adjacent development potential however. If that is gone, this may not be great move, IMO. Completely changes the makeu...
- Tue Mar 26, 2024 5:45 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge
- Replies: 1467
- Views: 514490
Re: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge
What I’ve been told is that the airport nixed decorative lights because they didn’t want anyone thinking the bridge was a runway Maybe there’s some kinetic sculpture capturing the wind that could make the bridge more attractive? Oh man, I was thinking the bridge would have at least the minimal ligh...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:26 am
- Forum: General Kansas City
- Topic: Sad...
- Replies: 52
- Views: 2454
Re: Sad...
The reason a lot of those cities overbuild in the first place is because they have macro factors driving booming development during the good times - primarily job and population growth that encourage the types of national (or even international) investment that doesn't exist in the midwest (outside ...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 1:30 pm
- Forum: Urban Living
- Topic: Why is the Crossroads an “Arts” District?
- Replies: 11
- Views: 781
Re: Why is the Crossroads an “Arts” District?
I think the "Arts District" moniker came about around 20 years years ago, when it made more sense. There were a couple of restaurants and apartments but significant nodes of the Crossroads really were largely home to galleries and live/work studios, or other creative businesses like Hammer...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 6:08 pm
- Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
- Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
- Replies: 9291
- Views: 11817075
Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium
screaming NIMBY. This isn't meant as a defense for anything she's said but would it really be NIMBYism for someone to complain about being kicked out of their house as a wrecking ball swings at it? A good point. I think it's the irrational and personal nature of the responses, similar to the unhing...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:52 am
- Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
- Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
- Replies: 9291
- Views: 11817075
Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium
On the flipside, where are the Royals in some kind of basic public statement assuring that they are reaching out to affected businesses, and will maximize assistance for those displaced? While you would hope they are genuinely doing this, even just for PR they need to be out in front of this, trying...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:48 am
- Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
- Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
- Replies: 9291
- Views: 11817075
Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium
I saw that response on FB and was immediately turned off as well. So much anger. Most unfortunate to me is that rant was directed 100% towards Kevin Collison, who has spent an entire career in service to a better downtown, a better, more vibrant city. And in response to a rather tame post demonstrat...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 11:26 am
- Forum: General Kansas City
- Topic: 2023 KCMO Election
- Replies: 545
- Views: 200351
Re: 2023 KCMO Election
Best news of the week. I shudder to think what Platt's replacement might have looked like in this environment, when it comes to progressive, pro-development mindset.
- Fri Mar 01, 2024 6:44 pm
- Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
- Topic: New Chiefs Stadium
- Replies: 1485
- Views: 201597
Re: New Chiefs Stadium
How many here would rather see the Chiefs build a new stadium in Kansas than renovate Arrowhead? I'm not totally sure I would support it, but I really do think I would entertain the idea now. I'm just not impressed with the Hunts plans for Arrowhead. Didn't think I would be in this camp but after s...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 2:18 pm
- Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
- Topic: New Chiefs Stadium
- Replies: 1485
- Views: 201597
Re: New Chiefs Stadium
It would piss me off, Grid. I would rather the team move everything over to Kansas and get us a new stadium at the Legends or whatever then have a split scenario with everything Chiefs over in KS and Arrowhead sitting by itself in the rotting TSC to be used 10x/year for the county's $800M. If the Ch...
- Thu Feb 29, 2024 11:31 am
- Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
- Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
- Replies: 9291
- Views: 11817075
Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium
For those in the know - how set in stone is the actual ballpark design in this proposal (stadium layout, orientation, materials)? Is the brick, Target Field semi-clone in the renderings basically what we're getting, or is there a chance it could evolve into more of a local or Kauffman feel like the ...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:50 pm
- Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
- Topic: New Chiefs Stadium
- Replies: 1485
- Views: 201597
Re: New Chiefs Stadium
And doing nothing with the training facility or the HQ offices? Again, WTF? They have been getting terrible reviews by the players for years. This might confirm rumors that the training facility and HQ may move to some STAR funded development in Kansas? Why would they not rebuild all that stuff and...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 7:43 pm
- Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
- Topic: New Chiefs Stadium
- Replies: 1485
- Views: 201597
Re: New Chiefs Stadium
What were some of you hoping for? You have to assume that several hundred million dollars is for things that aren't fun or pretty, like structural integrity. I think something closer to the renovations we got the last time around. I mean this is arguably the biggest cultural juggernaut in the regio...
- Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:46 am
- Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
- Topic: New Chiefs Stadium
- Replies: 1485
- Views: 201597
Re: New Chiefs Stadium
Yes, big new HoF in a standalone building, new team practice facilities, could host corporate events and tours. Like a super-mini The Star in Dallas (less the retail district).KCPowercat wrote: ↑Wed Feb 28, 2024 11:44 am A HOF added on experience building would have been cool add.