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Federal projects are required to have much larger contingency padding in terms of numbers this year. The streetcar cost already went up to account for this. Tarriffs are creating a lot of uncertainty, so every supplier is probably raising costs. Remember, it's not just steel and wood. It's toilets, ...

How does a system that relies on painted lines operate in the winter?

DIfferent ideas for free rides: A rider who takes 47 to Troost MAX to 12 to go downtown, they get the first and last leg free for using a high frequency, high speed route. So 21 wouldn't get this treatment but Main, Troost and Prospect would. If you stay within a route zone your ride is free. If KCM...

FangKC wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 30, 2018 12:02 am

"some"

That word is an understatement. Apparently Quality Hill emptied of rich people because of the smell.

There's room for six busses at 10th and Main and one is on the street.

There’s a quote in this article that only works in context, so go read it. They built the loop trolley without knowing how big the trains would be. So there’s parking that may be too skinny to fit. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.riverfronttimes.com/newsblog/2018/10/24/loops-trolley-isnt-even-open-...

cityscape wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 26, 2018 8:58 am

Any update on this?

No new permits

mgsports wrote: ↑

Wed Oct 24, 2018 7:35 pm

Also shows KC Ice.

Maybe

Commuter rail by itself looks unreasonable But if a line was run to downtown lees summit it’s about being easier than driving to JoCo. In the short term, maybe not, but it’s another piece of the puzzle of rebuilding downtown. It’s what the streetcar to UMKC is about. It’s not better necessarily than...

On this post, the 4th photo down you can see to the 7th floor. The metal structure is the floor of 8. http://www.kcrag.com/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=18949&start=2480#p584439 Where the 4th floor bumps in (4-5 being the double floor) is restrooms and storage. The top level of the garage is the metal struct...

Ah, looks like it will have huge ceilings based on what the webcam shows. 4 to 5 is a double floor. the only 5th floor specific space is mechanicals below the south end of the room tower and the sky bridge connection 6th floor is taller than levels above and convention space replaces the south leg ...

Watch how downtown OP develops denser and if this model expands to the south. If it can restart the old model that had denser developments along transit corridors with single family behind the money will start to appear. The city may never get back to the train everywhere model, but Troost, Prospect...

cityscape wrote: ↑

Thu Oct 25, 2018 3:01 pm

Anyone know what they are putting up on the SE corner on top of the garage?

The convention space. There's an open air balcony on the east end too.

And don't get me started on making everyone think they are qualified to review/approve development plans.. This is unfortunate. Also, not a big fan of segmenting Westport, or most neighborhoods, into "areas". The city was designed as areas. Each addition to the city came with different development ...

If US companies got tax breaks only if they opened their outsourced factories in countries that provide drugs and immigrants you would see it happen.

2024 will be after the census and redistricting. Texas is on path for Hispanics to be the largest demographic of Texas within about 5 years. Watch if Hipanics vote as a group or not in upcoming elections. My favorite fact, almost 70% of the Texas population in 2011 under the age of one (new births) ...

This is saying that people who actively practice are a minority, even including people who claim traditional beliefs.

Groups you could call traditional Christian, going to church and such, falls under 29%.

COL is about 50% higher in Seattle

They're saying they would expect to keep both offices and few people would move from KC to Seattle but would adjust up when they do.

kboish wrote: ↑

Tue Oct 23, 2018 11:58 am

I wonder what lessons everyone is learning from this.

Don't come with lazy plans wanting incentives.

Per previous post, is inline with KC growing with millennials (well 30+) and perhaps KC conservatives/GOP are leaving or dying off. We've seen this in other statistics, each generation is down a little more in Republican identity. So far the idea that people grow more conservative in age isn't hold...