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by Long
Wed Jun 25, 2008 1:43 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Law Building follow up
Replies: 17
Views: 3593

Re: Law Building follow up

As I remember it, the building was an impediment to the developer being able to secure financing for a proposed project on the site.     The Law Building apparently wasn't an impediment during the time spent clearing the interior and stripping the yellow paint off 25% of the exterior brick . . . . ...
by Long
Thu Mar 20, 2008 1:12 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: JE Dunn Headquarters
Replies: 156
Views: 32668

Re: JE Dunn Headquarters

I was just making a point that dunn goes crazy with the cranes.  They has six at the IRS.  I love the dunn cranes.  The more the better.  I hope they don't all go into storage when the PAC and West Edge are done.  :( J.E. Dunn owns their own tower cranes.  Most construction companies don't, and the...
by Long
Thu Feb 21, 2008 1:49 pm
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: Ted’s Montana Grill
Replies: 117
Views: 15188

Re: Ted's Montana opening day

People are capable of observing that a site is under construction and will be open for business soon. 

Now, if Sprint Center was there and the rest of the P&L district looked like it did 5 years ago, with no indication or hope that any activity would ever happen, that's a different story.
by Long
Tue Jan 08, 2008 2:06 pm
Forum: Urban Living
Topic: Strange noise downtown near 7th and Broadway
Replies: 8
Views: 3768

Re: Strange noise downtown near 7th and Broadway

Anyone in that vicinity know what the loud noise (sounds like a saxaphone or some instrument playing just three notes)? It started last night about 9:00pm and has been going ever since.  I had ruled out someone at the loft building where I am at since it was still going this morning..... When I liv...
by Long
Wed Dec 05, 2007 2:02 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Fixing Grand
Replies: 20
Views: 3932

Re: Fixing Grand

If someone wants to complain about Cordish's design strategies, they should be far more concerned about the freakin huge planters that take up half the width of the sidewalk.  If you're walking down the street with your wife, when you arrive at a planter you have to stop and wait for people walking ...
by Long
Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:25 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: 5-year projection of home values
Replies: 14
Views: 3189

Re: 5-year projection of home values

If you own a house with a spouse / significant other, you should be able to carry the mortgage payment with one income, in case one of you loses your job, which is a realistic threat in today's economy. Each person that owns a home should have enough in savings to cover their expenses for at least s...
by Long
Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:15 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: KC, Johnson County Facing Landfill Problems
Replies: 20
Views: 4133

Re: KC, Johnson County Facing Landfill Problems

Does Johnson County have a two-bag limit like KCMO?  Do they offer curbside recycling pick up? Most houses in my neighborhood will have only one or two bags of trash out on trash day.  Most houses fill one recycle bin, and some houses fill two.  Getting into the habit of using the recycle bin adds up.
by Long
Mon Nov 26, 2007 2:04 pm
Forum: Power & Light District
Topic: T-Mobile Center (formerly Sprint Center)
Replies: 554
Views: 181418

Re: Sprint Center opening day pictures

quit making people walk through metal detectors would be the only way...it's really not that bad..I stood in a long line and it took 10 minutes to get through at one event....people that want to see the beginning of an event shouldn't be trying to shove into the arena 5 minutes before that time. I ...
by Long
Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:21 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: I-670 bridges beautification
Replies: 199
Views: 27036

Re: I-670 bridges beautification

The "pedestrian design problem" is the fact that you have to push a button to cross a street in an urban district.
by Long
Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:29 am
Forum: Development Q&A
Topic: midnight construction/noise ordinance
Replies: 14
Views: 4816

Re: midnight construction/noise ordinance

Yeah, it's quite loud around the Folger's plant at all hours. I've wondered how the Coffee Lofts and 700 Broadway units facing it deal with the noise. I've noticed the sandblasting late at night when driving past Broadway by the bridge just before crossing by Union Station. I was surprised they wor...
by Long
Thu Sep 27, 2007 12:13 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Streetscape Plan Unfolding
Replies: 134
Views: 25293

Re: Streetscape Plan Unfolding

Sidewalks on Truman west of Baltimore might as well be removed, on both sides, because they don't lead anywhere.
by Long
Fri Aug 17, 2007 1:06 pm
Forum: Power & Light District
Topic: OFFICIAL - Arena construction
Replies: 4735
Views: 678539

Re: OFFICIAL - Arena construction

Has anyone ever heard of mixed use? A lot of what makes a real city work is the idea that you have a bunch of different stuff in close proximity, or even overlapping.  The "civic / courts" district already feels detached from downtown.  I think any move that helps morph the various "d...
by Long
Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:26 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: How is the mortgage market meltdown going to affect downtown KC's condo market?
Replies: 31
Views: 5499

Re: How is the mortgage market meltdown going to affect downtown KC's condo mark

Lower housing prices might indirectly affect the downtown condo market. 1.  Lower housing prices make those single-family homes a lot more competitive against condos.  There are plenty of people that weigh condo vs. house and decide that you "get more for your money" with a house.  Yes, I ...
by Long
Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:32 pm
Forum: Power & Light District
Topic: P&L District: 14th & Baltimore site proposal
Replies: 171
Views: 54886

Re: P&L District: 14th & Baltimore site proposal

Southwest corner 14th & Baltimore (directly south of KCPL building): A butt ugly building abandoned and boarded up. Anybody know what the plans are for this? Seems like an ideal location for a new hotel like the W that we hear talk of. I love how this forum has pages and pages devoted to saving...
by Long
Sat Jul 21, 2007 1:26 pm
Forum: Power & Light District
Topic: P&L District: 12th & Main Site Proposal
Replies: 1160
Views: 234604

Re: P&L District: 12th & Main Site Proposal

It look to me that the west side of the garage is going to have street-level retail/office space in it.  It doesn't look like the ramps are extending into that space until the uppermost levels.  One thing that caught my eye was the floor, and what looked like a foot-high drop in the floor-level.  T...
by Long
Thu Jul 05, 2007 12:28 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Architectural Record Blog
Replies: 8
Views: 2208

Re: Architectural Record Blog

The part about Liberty Memorial being "New York spawned" isn't entirely accurate.  The original structure, yes, but let's realize that the ENTIRE space of the building below the main observation deck was designed by a local firm, ASAI Architecture.  Before the restoration and expansion, th...
by Long
Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:12 pm
Forum: Power & Light District
Topic: Art in the Loop New Project
Replies: 17
Views: 4556

Re: Art in the Loop New Project

Unfortunately much of the views to this thing are blocked by the new buildings along 13th between Grand and Walnut.  I'm guessing you can still see it from the upper levels of the arena. Don't get me wrong, I'm not one of those people that oppose urban development that "blocks my view," bu...
by Long
Tue Jun 19, 2007 1:06 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Downtown Traffic Signal Synchronization
Replies: 12
Views: 3356

Re: Downtown Traffic Signal Synchronization

Actually I disagree, in my opinion, Downtown isn't for vehicles, the traffic signals need to accomodate what buses there are and what pedestrians exist in the area. I think you're right in that vehicles shouldn't be the #1 priority, but you can't deny cars exist altogether.  The key is to CONTROL v...
by Long
Tue Jun 19, 2007 12:27 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Downtown Traffic Signal Synchronization
Replies: 12
Views: 3356

Re: Downtown Traffic Signal Synchronization

Signals downtown need to be adjusted to control traffic flow. . . in the burbs its about moving as many cars as fast as possible.  Downtown, traffic needs to be made to move efficiently, nothing getting backed up and no one sitting at a light for five minutes, but signals also need to be adjusted to...