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Walked by the old Zaina spot today that is supposed to become a Pickleman's (12th/Walnut). That has been taking forever. Am hoping they give up. Downtown Loop could use more ethnic eats like counter Indian.

^Would hope that means moved somewhere else than removed from the system. Some places that would seem to make sense... Armour/Gilham or @Broadway or @Troost Hospital Hill (they should sponsor a new station though) Plaza Library-50s/Main stretch (this is turning into a decent 'restaurant row') Is the...

Amazon Pantry (groceries) warehouse at New Century to eventually have 600 employees, $20M robotics, 15K items. Expected to be announced after New Year... https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2017/12/18/amazon-pantry-facility-will-employ-600-humans-20m.html KC is a major Amazon site with about...

Checked for updates on 31 Levy and nothing new since June 2016, not a good sign.

And ACS just released 5 year detail data to 2016. Some interesting KCMO stats compared to 2011...
https://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/tabl ... 0US2938000

On a related tangent, Jackson County as a whole had it's first positive net gain of domestic migration last year (2016) since being tracked. See bottom of page...

https://www.recenter.tamu.edu/data/popu ... son_County

Yeah, could see CAPEX vs OPEX as the driving factors. So it would seem you are indicating any changes would be considered for next year's or following year's budget. Will ideas in this thread reach KCATA?

There are now 41 stations. Is the one at their office newest? At 32nd/Gilham...

https://kc.bcycle.com/station-map

Looks like KC BCycle is exploring new technologies such as smart bikes at a bike rack anywhere rather than smart docking stations... https://kc.bcycle.com/buzz/2017/12/07/responsible-bike-share If they go there, hopefully it will have some level of control compared to other dockless, such as require...

DaveKCMO wrote:if KCATA were to "refresh" main MAX while we wait for the streetcar extension in 2022-23, what changes would you make?

So Dave, will the ideas get any traction? Some good ideas posted. Are there any realistic next steps in progress?

I do not know their methodology or how they construct the map, but as you can see- downtown's bike usage is primarily concentrated on Grand. Was talking to a 22yo cyclist/promoter at a Hyde Park dinner last night; has volunteered at 816 Collective, worked a couple bike shops and also once did a gig...

Yeah as some unfortunately oppose more density. This project hasn't made the media yet so still possible for NIMBYs to react.

Not a good sign if even you don't know. Thought I saw some scrap removal work or something like that walking by a few months ago but nothing since.

Sigh. If that's the case you're probably right.

Prime spot that maybe deserves better. Before the 80s, top chefs were dependent on the hotels funding top restaurants. Since the 80s chefs have been able to get loans or investors of their own, breaking away from the hotel control. But this is one location that would be great for a top local chef, a...

We just got back from Elly's. Above average basic+ diner eats, nicely unfancy (lacquered raw cracked floors, no cliche theme, basic tables, some booths, minimal leaning but modern decor). They have a separate espresso bar with a small counter but was hoping for that classic low slung long diner coun...

KC rumored to be one of first few markets to get Charter/TWC Gigabit, though it's only 35Mb upload, possibly starting Dec 19. A test market is $105/month but they may have to charge less in KC with all of the cheap Gigabit presence. Will be more interesting to see how they price lower tiers. https:/...

This stretch is developing into a nice contiguous restaurant row from Stock Hill building also getting 4 more restaurants like Larkburger from Denver, a health food restaurant and a brunch cafe (Elly's from Chicago) and then several existing like the sushi/pizza/sub places to Black Dirt (not yet ope...

^Bingo.