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by DaveKCMO
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:21 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8385
Views: 8057254

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Supposed announcement coming soon walking back the Oak Street closure, and possibly some change in direction with ancillary development. Crossroads has pushed hard on both, after the small business support of course. Ancillary development should err on the side of adaptive reuse -- a Crossroads hall...
by DaveKCMO
Tue Mar 26, 2024 2:15 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8385
Views: 8057254

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

No one has made a clear case why East Village was discarded after years of contemplation, other than "too expensive" or "MoDOT/feds don't like it". Not saying I don't believe it because I know the complexity of those players, but the opacity here is beyond frustrating. And the di...
by DaveKCMO
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:45 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Generic ongoing KCATA thread
Replies: 617
Views: 161316

Re: Generic ongoing KCATA thread

Indeed, the attack took down their main operations system that collects ridership data from the sensors above the doors. Buses are able to run in this case because the operators do have printed schedules they can use, but that same system tells them whether they're on time or not. Interested to see ...
by DaveKCMO
Tue Mar 26, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Phase Three Streetcar Expansion
Replies: 1285
Views: 202832

Re: Phase Three Streetcar Expansion

Could see 18th and Vine streetcar get to a study in not long. Talks are starting to heat up. Funding Funding Funding is the limiting factor. Cost estimates for North Rail and E/W have spiraled out of control. What quarters are these talks heating up in? I'm still unsure what funding for Linwood E/W...
by DaveKCMO
Mon Mar 25, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Phase Three Streetcar Expansion
Replies: 1285
Views: 202832

Re: Phase Three Streetcar Expansion

Could see 18th and Vine streetcar get to a study in not long. Talks are starting to heat up. Funding Funding Funding is the limiting factor. Cost estimates for North Rail and E/W have spiraled out of control. It would likely have to run to at least Prospect to be useful, about 2 miles from Main. Th...
by DaveKCMO
Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:40 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Generic ongoing KCATA thread
Replies: 617
Views: 161316

Re: Generic ongoing KCATA thread

Cratedigger wrote: Mon Mar 25, 2024 1:10 pm Has the agency updated their month by month performance dashboard?

https://ridekc.org/planning/dashboard

Looks like it hasn't been updated since December 2023
I'm sure they have. Look in the last board packet.

https://www.kcata.org/about_kcata/entri ... rs_agendas
by DaveKCMO
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:45 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Misc Crossroads News
Replies: 3496
Views: 1735641

Re: Misc Crossroads News

langosta wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2024 3:28 pm I don’t think he has the capabilities to do anything in his own. He needs to sell
He pulled off TWA and 1800 Baltimore, but yeah nothing new construction except the TWA garage.
by DaveKCMO
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:43 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Fantasy Retrofits: Barney Allis Plaza
Replies: 471
Views: 305317

Re: Fantasy Retrofits: Barney Allis Plaza

Does anyone know who designed Barney Allis? Or Ilus Davis? Or the small plaza to the south of the Federal Building? I'm asking because of the similarities in design. I feel like all three were designed to make sense to people 20 stories up and not to be pleasant to people on the ground. The biggest...
by DaveKCMO
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:39 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8385
Views: 8057254

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

grovester wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:02 pm Tie in polling.

https://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/st ... -sales-tax
4.5% margin of error? Don't ask for the crosstabs...
by DaveKCMO
Thu Mar 21, 2024 8:38 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8385
Views: 8057254

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

That's only part of the story. Of course the Mayor, City Manager, Cordish, Downtown Council and others wanted it in East Crossroads but there were enough complexities with East Village that made it an easy decision for the Royals. It's not as simple as some big swinging dick wanted it somewhere els...
by DaveKCMO
Thu Mar 21, 2024 7:17 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8385
Views: 8057254

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

How the hell did we get this far down the line -- including another round of demolition and displacement in EV itself -- before EV was "suddenly" ruled out? The feds don't control land use and there are lots of federal facilities next to more dangerous things. That also doesn't bode well ...
by DaveKCMO
Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:42 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Misc Crossroads News
Replies: 3496
Views: 1735641

Re: Misc Crossroads News

Is there any movement on any of Brad Nicholson's parking lots across Walnut Street? I guess for a long-time there were rumors of an office deal on the site but I assume with commercial office demand being so low, he'll likely just keep them as parking lots for the foreseeable future. It's a shame. ...
by DaveKCMO
Thu Mar 21, 2024 12:39 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8385
Views: 8057254

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

How the hell did we get this far down the line -- including another round of demolition and displacement in EV itself -- before EV was "suddenly" ruled out? The feds don't control land use and there are lots of federal facilities next to more dangerous things. That also doesn't bode well f...
by DaveKCMO
Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:46 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Misc Crossroads News
Replies: 3496
Views: 1735641

Re: Misc Crossroads News

CrossroadsUrbanApts wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 3:44 pm Helix Architecture relocating from 1629 Walnut to a Helzberg-owned building on 18th Street:

https://helixus.com/helix-architecture- ... ls-design/
Good move for them. That alley behind them has been quite the challenge.
by DaveKCMO
Wed Mar 20, 2024 8:42 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8385
Views: 8057254

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Of note, the team hasn't signed off on the Crossroads deal and their new general counsel (what happened to Adam Sachs?!?!) is all over this making sure it sounds like a commitment but really isn't. You want the tea? I've got it. So much pressure to execute something, even if vaporware, before April ...
by DaveKCMO
Mon Mar 18, 2024 9:16 pm
Forum: Urban Living
Topic: Why is the Crossroads an “Arts” District?
Replies: 11
Views: 561

Re: Why is the Crossroads an “Arts” District?

(I don’t count the Stray Cat, because I’ve visited basements with a larger projector setup) Not sure how you can't count Stray Cat. Exhibition has changed so much since the pandemic. By this definition there's no theater anywhere in the urban core other than B&B. There is also a movie theater a...
by DaveKCMO
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:49 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8385
Views: 8057254

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

There will be vote needed for the city’s portion is what I’m told from the top people with the city. Considering the Mayor probably signed an NDA and the rest of the Council seems in the dark, we have no reason to believe anything that says "the city" will do anything unless there's a big...
by DaveKCMO
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:23 pm
Forum: Urban Living
Topic: Why is the Crossroads an “Arts” District?
Replies: 11
Views: 561

Re: Why is the Crossroads an “Arts” District?

Midtownkid wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:59 am One major thing is the PIEA that is in place to support any arts-related business district.

https://kccrossroads.org/crossroads-arts-piea/
The team has committed (verbally) to supporting the renewal of this program. They've also committee in writing to support the Crossroads CID.
by DaveKCMO
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:22 pm
Forum: Urban Living
Topic: Why is the Crossroads an “Arts” District?
Replies: 11
Views: 561

Re: Why is the Crossroads an “Arts” District?

bricknose wrote: Mon Mar 18, 2024 11:01 am (I don’t count the Stray Cat, because I’ve visited basements with a larger projector setup)
Not sure how you can't count Stray Cat. Exhibition has changed so much since the pandemic. By this definition there's no theater anywhere in the urban core other than B&B.
by DaveKCMO
Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:20 pm
Forum: Urban Living
Topic: Why is the Crossroads an “Arts” District?
Replies: 11
Views: 561

Re: Why is the Crossroads an “Arts” District?

The Loews hotel is at the same latitude as the printing plant site. Is the Loews hotel part of the crossroads arts district? Yes. There's an established boundary. The hotel is entirely within it. When they planted their flag they told us they would have public art and chef-driven restaurants. They ...