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by ToDactivist
Sun Sep 19, 2021 4:20 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
Replies: 3007
Views: 772111

Re: Status and future of the River Market area??

Yes still on the board and going back and forth on material costs thru VE process and of course rigidity of planning dept on unconventionals. Some hidden costs arising like a new water line from 3rd, fire suppression, occupancy, blah, blah, blah. Going to infrared and fans for 3-season and most like...
by ToDactivist
Tue Aug 10, 2021 3:53 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
Replies: 3007
Views: 772111

Re: Status and future of the River Market area??

Weatherproofed + HVAC + a conga line on friday nights but all comments spot on. It is ALL we can do at the moment to solve temporary or longer needs so we are doing it and whatever follows will follow when ready. Containers notion itself is somewhat of a novelty but interesting and friendly but will...
by ToDactivist
Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:21 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
Replies: 3007
Views: 772111

Re: Status and future of the River Market area??

TheLastGentleman wrote: Sat Aug 07, 2021 11:05 am
ToDactivist wrote: Sat Aug 07, 2021 10:23 amI dont really appreciate the unexpected leak of the plans, however, as jumping in front of planning/civic/council can sometimes have adverse affects.
I had permission to share them, but if they need to come down, that can happen
lets not jinx this one. i'd apprecriate it for now and thanks.
by ToDactivist
Sat Aug 07, 2021 10:23 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
Replies: 3007
Views: 772111

Re: Status and future of the River Market area??

I’ve heard 2nd and Delaware has plenty of extra parking. Great, so they should reach an agreement with the owner of the lot on the SE corner of 2nd & D to take on those leased spaces. A new building on that surface lot could turn the intersection into one the most beautiful in the city. Okay so...
by ToDactivist
Sat Aug 07, 2021 10:15 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
Replies: 3007
Views: 772111

Re: Status and future of the River Market area??

I’ve heard 2nd and Delaware has plenty of extra parking. Great, so they should reach an agreement with the owner of the lot on the SE corner of 2nd & D to take on those leased spaces. A new building on that surface lot could turn the intersection into one the most beautiful in the city. Okay so...
by ToDactivist
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:59 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
Replies: 3007
Views: 772111

Re: Status and future of the River Market area??

I’ve heard 2nd and Delaware has plenty of extra parking. Great, so they should reach an agreement with the owner of the lot on the SE corner of 2nd & D to take on those leased spaces. A new building on that surface lot could turn the intersection into one the most beautiful in the city. Okay so...
by ToDactivist
Thu Aug 05, 2021 8:45 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
Replies: 3007
Views: 772111

Re: Status and future of the River Market area??

normalthings wrote: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:21 pm
AlkaliAxel wrote: Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:17 pm Who's Grasshopper?
Me
reference to Kung Fu TV show in the 80's....
by ToDactivist
Mon Aug 02, 2021 8:29 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
Replies: 3007
Views: 772111

Re: Status and future of the River Market area??

patience grasshopper. it is an incredibly twisted area between HOA's, utility easements (4th and N-S alley) and legacy parking agmts that essentially prohibit removal of a single parking space much less provide for relocation during construction - thus ready for another garage? And who pays for the ...
by ToDactivist
Sun Aug 01, 2021 8:55 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
Replies: 3007
Views: 772111

Re: Status and future of the River Market area??

pretty cool and thanks. only had seen bad image from the newspaper so this was the original plus the 1922 pic of original bldg was interesting. someday we will be digging in this lot and will be interesting to see what we find.
by ToDactivist
Wed Jul 21, 2021 10:54 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Temporal Pedestrian Streets
Replies: 0
Views: 4401

Temporal Pedestrian Streets

Curious to see comments on something I've pitched a few times regarding a pedestrian Delaware. Pre-COVID I thought this sleepy one-way did not serve car traffic well vs Wyandotte, etc except maybe the ~30 cars parked overnight and a near-5th parking lot ingress (which could easily be solved by rever...
by ToDactivist
Sun Jul 18, 2021 5:53 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal
Replies: 3880
Views: 662875

Re: We are getting a new airport!!!

As a visitor to MCI - should be KCI? - does anyone know whether we can expect an automated tram to rental cars or is it overlooked that we have to take the randomly-timed, crowded and slow busses? Very old school transit and even more reason to embrace Uber if so. Patrick Klein mentioned this relat...
by ToDactivist
Sun Jul 18, 2021 4:20 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal
Replies: 3880
Views: 662875

Re: We are getting a new airport!!!

As a visitor to MCI - should be KCI? - does anyone know whether we can expect an automated tram to rental cars or is it overlooked that we have to take the randomly-timed, crowded and slow busses? Very old school transit and even more reason to embrace Uber if so.
by ToDactivist
Thu Jul 08, 2021 2:42 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Katz on Main
Replies: 551
Views: 91941

Re: Katz on Main

agreed earthling...footprint and location is conducive to a public market. a gaggle of these now in Denver and when well placed in high density areas (sic walkability) they can perform well for the merchants. Milk Market - Denver Central Market - Edgewater Public Market - Stapleton Market and a few ...
by ToDactivist
Tue Jul 06, 2021 3:20 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Katz on Main
Replies: 551
Views: 91941

Re: Katz on Main

I tried to buy this treasure a few years back but did not have as grandiose plans as Lux which seemingly looked interesting as long as the facade was preserved. Couldn't make a deal then and post this face-off I reached out again and was told posturing was occuring. Two items stuck out as verboten. ...
by ToDactivist
Thu Jun 17, 2021 10:41 am
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Unbuilt KC
Replies: 103
Views: 81036

Re: Unbuilt KC

I now understand why there are so many architects in KC.
by ToDactivist
Wed May 05, 2021 6:27 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Alternative Energy
Replies: 62
Views: 21709

Re: Alternative Energy

The best incentive for adding solar would be for the federal and state governments to give tax credits to individual homeowners and businesses that add solar to their properties. This creates additional demand for the solar panel industry, and encourage further battery storage research and developm...
by ToDactivist
Tue Apr 27, 2021 4:10 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
Replies: 3007
Views: 772111

Re: Status and future of the River Market area??

agreed micromanaging is the result of a lack of a strategic plan...same as to the reactive nature of incentive requests.
by ToDactivist
Tue Apr 27, 2021 10:28 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
Replies: 3007
Views: 772111

Re: Status and future of the River Market area??

glimmer of hope in last comment...
by ToDactivist
Sun Mar 28, 2021 3:29 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
Replies: 3007
Views: 772111

Re: Status and future of the River Market area??

Still a placeholder, yes it should have at least one more floor - pending FAA exemption with F/C it should have a couple more. Office? Hotel? Resi? Trolling for demand.
by ToDactivist
Thu Mar 11, 2021 4:44 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: General Amtrak Discussion
Replies: 361
Views: 194733

Re: General Amtrak Discussion

great to see everyone energized on the subject(s). yes china had "access" to cheap/free labor + eminent domain of sorts. overlay that effort onto the US and it might be decades on legal/political alone. good data on national and regional power. I thought my data was a few yrs old but someo...