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by AJoD
Fri Dec 21, 2012 12:26 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Union Station
Replies: 1624
Views: 248959

Re: Union Station

One thing that I think could really help Union Station also is a more welcoming connection from the Crossroads to the Freighthouse Bridge. Especially with the PAC--it's quite striking how Wyandotte funnels straight to the bridge and you have very clear views all the way down. But right now those vie...
by AJoD
Thu Dec 13, 2012 4:56 pm
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: good bar to read a book?
Replies: 26
Views: 10081

Re: good bar to read a book?

heatherkay wrote:I wasn't sure if Cellar and Loft was a bar or more a tasting area for wine sales. I thought it was more the latter.
The basement has some pretty loungey spaces, but I'm not sure what their business model is right now--if it's a club with dues or if anyone can drink there?
by AJoD
Thu Dec 13, 2012 11:01 am
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: good bar to read a book?
Replies: 26
Views: 10081

Re: good bar to read a book?

Too late for last night, but what about Cellar and Loft? Is that place still open?

Also, what book?
by AJoD
Thu Dec 06, 2012 5:25 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: We need a new airport!!!
Replies: 5031
Views: 948778

Re: We need a new airport!!!

I think the point is that hubs can be effective connecting cities rather than destination cities. They can be destinations, too; but conceivably international flights originating or terminating in Omaha, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Memphis, Oklahoma City, etc. could connect through KC rather than Dallas...
by AJoD
Thu Dec 06, 2012 4:14 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Google picks KCK/KCMO for ultra fast fiber network
Replies: 1799
Views: 374137

Re: Google picks KCK/KCMO for ultra fast fiber network

The other point is that the Google articles about KC Startup Village seem to imply KC has very few and is just getting started., which is not the case. It is quite something to watch the way stories start and develop. I would agree that there is some tinge of that in the reporting, but to me it's j...
by AJoD
Thu Dec 06, 2012 3:55 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Google picks KCK/KCMO for ultra fast fiber network
Replies: 1799
Views: 374137

Re: Google picks KCK/KCMO for ultra fast fiber network

There have also been a lot of articles about KC Startup Village. It's nice attention but it kind of implies KC doesn't have much of a tech scene and is just getting started, which is hardly true. The vast majority of KC's tech scene is people in corporate IT. It's the tech start-up scene that gets ...
by AJoD
Wed Dec 05, 2012 10:16 pm
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: Locatarian eats|shops|markets
Replies: 46
Views: 9949

Re: Locatarian eats|shops|markets

They closed a seed round earlier this year that included funding from Andreessen Horowitz, one of the top Silicon Valley VCs, so it will be interesting to see wether they stay in KC (I think they've been in Fairway) or move to the Valley. Was pleased to run into one of their guys that had moved out...
by AJoD
Wed Dec 05, 2012 3:33 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: As convention biz dwindles, KC goes after 3rd tier groups
Replies: 80
Views: 13151

Re: As convention biz dwindles, KC goes after 3rd tier group

Language-specific programming conferences like PyCon and RubyConf are about the right size and would be great for the local tech community, but I don't know how interested they would be in coming to a non-tourist city. Better than a one-off thing, in my opinion, would be annual regional conferences...
by AJoD
Wed Dec 05, 2012 3:29 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: As convention biz dwindles, KC goes after 3rd tier groups
Replies: 80
Views: 13151

Re: As convention biz dwindles, KC goes after 3rd tier group

Language-specific programming conferences like PyCon and RubyConf are about the right size and would be great for the local tech community, but I don't know how interested they would be in coming to a non-tourist city. Better than a one-off thing, in my opinion, would be annual regional conferences...
by AJoD
Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:10 pm
Forum: Urban Living
Topic: Downtown for Retirees?
Replies: 39
Views: 14444

Re: Downtown for Retirees?

Did you mean to type Martin City? It's at 135th and Holmes -- not the urban core by any stretch. Yes. Living in the city's core has no appeal to either my wife or I. Mentioned Brookside and the Plaza as an outside chance of happening but a chance of that happening would be one in a million. But at ...
by AJoD
Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:03 pm
Forum: Out of Town Talk
Topic: Seattle new arena by 360 of KC
Replies: 4
Views: 1277

Re: Seattle new arena by 360 of KC

Was talking with some people in town from Edmonton this week, said 360 is doing their new arena as well.
by AJoD
Tue Dec 04, 2012 10:01 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: As convention biz dwindles, KC goes after 3rd tier groups
Replies: 80
Views: 13151

Re: As convention biz dwindles, KC goes after 3rd tier group

There are, however, lots of other tech conferences that do take place in a new city each year. I can't think of a reason that KC would be particularly attractive to any of them, though. ... This is explicitly one of our playbook plays, and if anyone wants to start a running list of good such confer...
by AJoD
Tue Dec 04, 2012 9:54 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: We need a new airport!!!
Replies: 5031
Views: 948778

Re: We need a new airport!!!

And also, the gates are not nearly large enough for a 747, let alone a AB380 and have customs etc.. in the same terminal. I've flown overseas from many airports around the country and KCI just isn't designed for it. It would be a patchwork bandage that would make operating a pain in the ass for the...
by AJoD
Sat Dec 01, 2012 1:14 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: We need a new airport!!!
Replies: 5031
Views: 948778

Re: We need a new airport!!!

Agree on international flights...understanding that we'll never be O'Hare/DIA/DFW...etc...would be nice to have the ability if demand/technology/etc. make it possible at KCI. KC desperately needs this. In an era where companies are becoming more international, not having direct flights to internati...
by AJoD
Tue Nov 27, 2012 2:58 pm
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: Blanc Burgers & Bottles
Replies: 416
Views: 72028

Re: Blanc Burgers & Bottles

ChefColby wrote: (Flea may grill theirs but it's still a thin patty)
I thought Westport Flea Market had a big, thick pink-in-the-middle burger? Though I haven't been in several years...
by AJoD
Wed Nov 21, 2012 12:21 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: KCMO Downtown Streetcar
Replies: 6092
Views: 1016199

Re: KCMO Downtown Streetcar

Is there any chance the streetcars will actually look good, for example, like this: I'm not trying to be snarky here--is there a material difference between the streetcars in those two photos that distinguishes cool/contemporary vs. old/outmoded? It looks like one is on a curved track and one is on...
by AJoD
Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:58 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: New Partners for Smart Growth Conference - February 2013
Replies: 24
Views: 4784

Re: New Partners for Smart Growth Conference - February 2013

That's cool to hear. In general, what has been the overall impression from the participants about KC? Quite positive, somewhat curious. As earthling points out, there is a huge amount of interest in this project and how we organize as a city to capitalize; and I think it's accurate also, that most ...
by AJoD
Sat Nov 17, 2012 7:20 am
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: New Partners for Smart Growth Conference - February 2013
Replies: 24
Views: 4784

Re: New Partners for Smart Growth Conference - February 2013

It's nice to see Kansas City getting in on the national discussion on urbanism. KC is also hosting the Summit on the New American City in early December. And the global conversation. Just returned from the Smart City Expo World Congress in Barcelona, where both Mayors James and Reardon presented. A...
by AJoD
Thu Oct 18, 2012 12:19 am
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: 2012 - 2013 SEC football
Replies: 262
Views: 35912

Re: 2012 - 2013 SEC football

out of conference rivals < in conference rivalries by a large margin Except for maybe: Army/Navy Norte Dame/Michigan Norte Dame/USC Florida/Florida State Missouri/Illinois Georgia/Georgia Tech South Carolina/Clemson Kentucky/Louisville Kentucky/Indiana Kentucky/West Virgina Kansas/North Carolina Ka...
by AJoD
Wed Oct 17, 2012 3:03 pm
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: 2012 - 2013 SEC football
Replies: 262
Views: 35912

Re: 2012 - 2013 SEC football

out of conference rivals < in conference rivalries

by a large margin