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by flyingember
Thu Oct 15, 2015 3:49 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Misc Crossroads News
Replies: 3557
Views: 2210079

Re: Misc Crossroads News

What I want to see in the Crossroads is the sort of addition that gives new life to a small historic structure with contemporary architecture that doesn't try to hide: The NW corner of 11th/Penn has a good method for neighborhoods like the west side. two homes were connected for professional office...
by flyingember
Wed Oct 14, 2015 12:04 pm
Forum: Out of Town Talk
Topic: Plano, TX urban density
Replies: 1
Views: 1383

Plano, TX urban density

http://www.plano.gov/DocumentCenter/View/13820 Plano, which is a 1970s growth suburb, just enacted extremely urban growth policies. Take a look at mixed use parking requirements. That's everything that KC should be doing and this is your classic suburban town. Read the document, basically every aspe...
by flyingember
Wed Oct 14, 2015 11:34 am
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: Merriam Town Center
Replies: 0
Views: 5501

Merriam Town Center

Merriam is preparing to wind down the Tax Increment Financing (TIF) that helped develop Merriam Town Center at Antioch and Johnson Drive, the Prairie Village Post reports. The major retail center has netted $19 million in sales taxes since 1999, and the TIF is slated to expire in February. Once the...
by flyingember
Wed Oct 14, 2015 11:09 am
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: GO ROYALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 11225
Views: 1326024

Re: GO ROYALS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

brewcrew1000 wrote:I really think Cueto pitches a gem tonight
be careful what you think, Zircon can be gemstone quality
by flyingember
Tue Oct 13, 2015 10:39 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: KCMO Downtown Streetcar
Replies: 6092
Views: 1060500

Re: KCMO Downtown Streetcar

Bets on which company's delivery driver will be the first to block the train during testing? I'm betting on UPS. There's one driver that has been seen in the crossroads with that nice new center turn lane to park in AND a 40 foot segment in the parking lane free of cars and uses neither, instead dou...
by flyingember
Tue Oct 13, 2015 8:30 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: What can we do for Green. . .
Replies: 557
Views: 93153

Re: What can we do for Green. . .

Here's a couple more good pieces why Miami is especially vulnerable. http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/2015/02/climate-change-economics/parker-text At two feet they will be sitting out in the ocean,” says Hal Wanless, chairman of the University of Miami’s geology department. “Most of the barrier isl...
by flyingember
Mon Oct 12, 2015 3:05 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Bike Lanes
Replies: 787
Views: 279344

Re: Bike Lanes

I would hope the city doesn't exclude looking at a classic trail in the median of the street. the sections from Indep Ave to 18th and the south of Brush Creek until roughly Research Medical both have decently wide medians to work with. a trolley track-style trail could work well for at least the sou...
by flyingember
Mon Oct 12, 2015 11:41 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: KCMO Downtown Streetcar
Replies: 6092
Views: 1060500

Re: KCMO Downtown Streetcar

The key thing is everything be put in right. like it's fine the last track work took months longer than was said, because it needs to be done right. testing should be the same way where taking an extra month is fine to have it work right from the start we don't want a DC Streetcar type of delay at t...
by flyingember
Mon Oct 12, 2015 9:41 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Bike Lanes
Replies: 787
Views: 279344

Re: Bike Lanes

kboish wrote:What does "bike facility" mean?
guessing that's a professional term for "we don't know exactly what yet"
by flyingember
Sun Oct 11, 2015 6:43 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Do you have or plan to get Google Fiber?
Replies: 347
Views: 175058

Re: Do you have or plan to get Google Fiber?

I thought that was always the point of the rallies - to prioritize the fiberhoods within a region. They didn't actually announce this was the case. It makes sense though. The goal of the rallies is to determine what areas get service period. KCMO central has general open sign ups and the places tha...
by flyingember
Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:10 pm
Forum: North of the River
Topic: Old Outback Steakhouse
Replies: 4
Views: 3466

Re: Old Outback Steakhouse

There was an Outback on Chouteau? How long has it been closed?

I shop at that Target and didn't know one ever existed there.
by flyingember
Fri Oct 09, 2015 4:02 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Do you have or plan to get Google Fiber?
Replies: 347
Views: 175058

Re: Do you have or plan to get Google Fiber?

November 19 is the deadline for West John County. About half of the fiberhoods have already met their goal. and then you get to wait 12-18 months for installation Six months from signups to installation in Lee's Summit. their map shows the qualified areas as under construction still. you got lucky....
by flyingember
Wed Oct 07, 2015 3:24 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: 1201 Walnut
Replies: 29
Views: 8276

Re: 1201 Walnut

DSI provides software solutions that enable end-to-end visibility, optimization and execution across the extended supply chain. We equip the new breed of supply chain; the digital supply chain; to be more connected, intelligent, scalable and rapid. Those are all words that I understand, but put in ...
by flyingember
Wed Oct 07, 2015 3:15 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Do you have or plan to get Google Fiber?
Replies: 347
Views: 175058

Re: Do you have or plan to get Google Fiber?

davidc wrote:November 19 is the deadline for West John County. About half of the fiberhoods have already met their goal.
and then you get to wait 12-18 months for installation
by flyingember
Tue Oct 06, 2015 2:23 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: American Royal leaders propose tearing down Kemper
Replies: 715
Views: 194010

Re: American Royal leaders propose tearing down Kemper

DaveKCMO wrote:i won't go to the chiefs because i can't eat them.
(not seriously) sure you can!

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by flyingember
Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:48 pm
Forum: Kansas City Scene
Topic: El Porton Cafe Is Up Next
Replies: 7
Views: 2870

Re: El Porton Cafe Is Up Next

They are at Roe Ave. and Indian Creek Parkway. My reaction to this is likely similar to that of someone who lives near Roe and Indian Creek Parkway when I say "They are at Gillis and Pacific." Maryville is in the northland and Sedalia is part of Kansas City, both are incorrectly broad in ...
by flyingember
Tue Oct 06, 2015 1:20 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Uber/Lyft ride-sharing in Kansas City
Replies: 178
Views: 48054

Re: Uber/Lyft ride-sharing in Kansas City

probably not mapping literally but more having to do with real time machine learning algorithm development

the easy part of self driving is following a static view with lines and signs and such. that's what mapping gets you. harder is dynamic learning with a changing environment.
by flyingember
Mon Oct 05, 2015 6:58 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Capping the Loop
Replies: 2573
Views: 521858

Re: Capping the Loop

Should put the stadiums over the trench. Two birds, one stone. BOOM! * *I have not even looked to see if there is anywhere near enough room. Update: Nope. BOOM! redacted. I thought about that. Then I saw that per the 2009 city research, a three story building is $1400 per square foot to put over it.
by flyingember
Mon Oct 05, 2015 4:00 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: American Royal leaders propose tearing down Kemper
Replies: 715
Views: 194010

Re: American Royal leaders propose tearing down Kemper

I think we covered this and there's a very scary food safety issue. But I don't see why they couldn't get past this. The royal gets a mass certification for the event. They then have contenders sign up to be able to sell their food to the public during certain hours. There's places that would love t...
by flyingember
Mon Oct 05, 2015 12:48 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: American Royal leaders propose tearing down Kemper
Replies: 715
Views: 194010

Re: American Royal leaders propose tearing down Kemper

Why would I pay to go to an event that I can't try (buy) the competitors food? It's just not worth it. The best point against the event being more successful was the Star reported "hundreds" of people attended the parade. It was slightly cold. The photos back up their estimate on the numbe...