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by flyingember
Thu Nov 18, 2021 3:48 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Amenities missing from downtown
Replies: 439
Views: 113901

Re: Amenities missing from downtown

beautyfromashes wrote: Thu Nov 18, 2021 3:32 pm Oh, wow, you actually took that very seriously and put some thought into why it couldn't happen.
Did you have any thought on the topic of downtown amenities that can happen? Or is your goal to provide a list of things that can't be done?
by flyingember
Thu Nov 18, 2021 3:21 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Amenities missing from downtown
Replies: 439
Views: 113901

Re: Amenities missing from downtown

Could almost put a Target in the W&R space. Sure have enough parking in that building. Why would Target locate halfway up a building and have to move their pallets up a freight elevator all day every day? We're talking about them wanting to empty a semi in less than an hour and the truck wouldn...
by flyingember
Thu Nov 18, 2021 1:23 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Amenities missing from downtown
Replies: 439
Views: 113901

Re: Amenities missing from downtown

The recent article on KC Target made it sound to me like they want a larger location here. Too much space required than Lightwell has and all I had forgot about that piece, so I found it quoted here and it mentioned nothing about size being the problem. It says they didn’t move in over *location* i...
by flyingember
Thu Nov 18, 2021 12:48 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Amenities missing from downtown
Replies: 439
Views: 113901

Re: Amenities missing from downtown

CVS is closing 900 locations, nearly 10%, claiming mainly due to outdated and overlapping stores. Hopefully DT store won't be impacted given recently updated and distant enough from others. Target/CVS have some form of a partnership so if Target selected a DT site, perhaps one potential scenario is...
by flyingember
Thu Nov 18, 2021 11:40 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments
Replies: 2528
Views: 617868

Re: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments

stop it. a mature response to my being correct and expanding on his post You welcome back something or someone who is returning. Let's go straight to the airport marketing head for what term they use. https://twitter.com/JustinMeyerKC/status/1461124604089487368?s=20 Looking forward to welcoming @Ai...
by flyingember
Thu Nov 18, 2021 9:55 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Politics
Replies: 3287
Views: 600866

Re: Politics

Nice Gandhi quote that’s still relevant today in politics. Really describes the problem so many have with politics even when they agree with the goals. "If the means employed are impure, the change will not be in the direction of progress but very likely in the opposite. Only a change brought a...
by flyingember
Thu Nov 18, 2021 7:46 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments
Replies: 2528
Views: 617868

Re: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments

Daily Toronto service launching in May 2022. Returning, technically. Its Air Canada. They pulled out of the city in March 2020 when borders closed and are coming back with the same level of service as they had before https://fox4kc.com/business/air-canada-to-bring-nonstop-flights-from-kansas-city-t...
by flyingember
Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:52 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments
Replies: 2528
Views: 617868

Re: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments

I’m not saying they would ever do something for a week of travel, but if we’re on the border if kc had incentives to give out. It feels like an opportunity with a new terminal and a big event to really lock in frequent travelers. I understood. I'm saying the two won't be connected in any way. World...
by flyingember
Wed Nov 17, 2021 11:10 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: KCMO Downtown Streetcar
Replies: 6091
Views: 1006320

Re: KCMO Downtown Streetcar

Well glad it's got our attention as the longer the system gets the bigger impacts these will be. I have no idea what happens to the actual towing I just know the tow trucks have shown up first which is all I was saying, calling a tow truck and getting them there isn't the issue, hence having RideKC...
by flyingember
Tue Nov 16, 2021 10:38 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments
Replies: 2528
Views: 617868

Re: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments

My knowledge here is very limited. If kc were to get the wc, is there an incentive structure that would make sense simply to begin ahead of time? I presume it’d be incredibly difficult to add these flights quickly, but a delta/Aeromexico/af/klm direct network would be lucrative and useful. I wouldn...
by flyingember
Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:45 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: KU/KCK <-----> TSC East/West Transit
Replies: 338
Views: 326816

Re: KU/KCK <-----> TSC East/West Streetcar

It's good to see a formal study because this general route makes so much sense to do.
by flyingember
Tue Nov 16, 2021 9:34 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Office project at 27th & Main
Replies: 289
Views: 46830

Re: Office project at 27th & Main

The execs all lived out in loch loyd and were allergic to urban offices. Don’t think that’s changed. Basically the same execs opened a business downtown, then called Sporting Innovations. I think it comes down to tax dollars and the cheapest possible land. They picked sites based on cost and didn't...
by flyingember
Mon Nov 15, 2021 11:56 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments
Replies: 2528
Views: 617868

Re: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments

As I understand it, Delta has a limited number of widebodies to work with over the next few years. AF/KLM would have to fly the route and they don't do much flying outside of big cities. There’s an interesting opportunity in Virgin Atlantic’s for London service and they expand opportunities in the ...
by flyingember
Mon Nov 15, 2021 4:39 pm
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: Whataburger
Replies: 101
Views: 17832

Re: Whataburger

It’s nice that a chain decided to move into the KC market. I question using “exclusive” as an adjective but whatever. Could care less about where it is in town as well. I think it’s the blatant marketing that our media is essentially giving out free (?) ad time by covering it. Are you sure it's fre...
by flyingember
Mon Nov 15, 2021 4:30 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Rankings, lists, and such
Replies: 1325
Views: 384140

Re: Rankings, lists, and such

Don't get me wrong: I love the Streetcar! Bonus points for it being free. Great selling point to tourists. But I wouldn't place "things to do in KC" list because I don't view it as being uniquely Kansas City. Our unique exhibit is the national WW1 museum. The rest you can find some local ...
by flyingember
Mon Nov 15, 2021 4:20 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge
Replies: 1449
Views: 403153

Re: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge

It closely matches EVERY bridge Modot has built in a decade except a handful.

The voters don't want high taxes, this is the result.
by flyingember
Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:59 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge
Replies: 1449
Views: 403153

Re: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge

Walked around area Sunday while construction idle. Some impressions: the amount of area this is eating up is huge, so little left of the already remnant of the neighborhood they might as well have bought out the remaining buildings to put the owners out of their misery. Judging from the erected pyl...
by flyingember
Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:55 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Regional Transit Coordination
Replies: 376
Views: 88984

Re: Regional Transit Coordination

Apparently every system on that map went bankrupt at one point or another.
by flyingember
Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:38 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Affordable Housing
Replies: 399
Views: 110587

Re: Affordable Housing

There's one interesting item missing from their argument. Localized impacts and the impact of distance and transportation on cost They point out there's a glut of rentals nationally. But they don't mention if the rentals are where people want to live at. If there's 500 empty affordable rentals in Wa...
by flyingember
Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:27 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Rankings, lists, and such
Replies: 1325
Views: 384140

Re: Rankings, lists, and such

28. KC Streetcar Nothing against the streetcar, but who visits another city just so they can ride a streetcar? This list isn't *just* visiting to do something. This is making an effort to do something about a list of other items. We flew into Portland to head to the coast. I didn't quite manage to ...