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justin8216 wrote: This council candidate, at least from his web-site, reeks Chastain style lunatic.

i wonder what "responsible, sustainable growth and development " has to do with lunacy?

sounds good.

i did get a little nervous when i was cutting through the "wilderness," thinking "man, is it deer season?"

man, this article sure is making the urban message board rounds!

i was skimming one of my textbooks last night, and came across a chapter that compared kansas city and portlands virtually opposite approaches in approaching development and interation with their respective rivers. i wish i had brought the book with me to the lab today, but the point is that it resu...

i think the plaza is just at the end on a continuum (tending towards a retail focus) of urban neighborhoods. its still on the continuum though, in my opinion. it just needs a few important adjustments (grocer, etc) to move towards a better balance.

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some friends of mine moved to ultra-hip Brooklyn not long ago.  they are so broke that they basically sit in their hovel and eat baked beans.  but hey -- they're so close to CULTURE like museums with $17 admission, $75-1000 theatre tickets, etc.  they may as well live on Quindaro for all the "...

i got an egg thrown at me sunday night, didnt break though. first incident of ANY kind, and ive already logged hundred of miles in this city in the short time ive lived here. I was riding my bike through the parking lot at HyVee and a guy drove out right in front of me forcing me to slam on my break...

heres something:

http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/13055487.htm

wassup with the hay bale, they going to put in a greenfieldish lifestyle center? 

the time is nigh for a shred of westport. i'd go take pictures myself right now, if i didnt have "responsibilities."

lifestyle centers are wRoNg, but westport (and NOW sections of 39th street) breaks my heart.

kc development has its very own



debbie downer

Maybe, just maybe, those who do not agree with you "are trying to build a future in this city" that looks different than what you envision. Not saying that future is better or worse than your future, just different. Maybe it is a city protecting its tax base instead of spending money on a...

http://www.kcplanningstudy.com/images/exhibit7.PDF


a NEW TRAFFIC CIRCLE IN KC!?  im impressed...

heh, ok, well it seems that the people who don't agree with some of the wonderful star columnists are the same ones who are trying to build a future in this city. i don't particularly want to spend 50 years in a city that says "we can't."  we'll see. seems like this city is at the verge. o...

it seems to be the current crop of columnists that is the problem, not the star as a whole.

haha, i agree. tosspot pretty much is saying what i would, except in a much more colorful fashion.

Perhaps.  A lot depends on where your values are -- education and health care may be higher priorities than PRT. In the 90s, Raytheon was working on a system they called PRT2000.  I visited their test track west of Boston in the late 90s and wasn't all that impressed.  Their vehicles held two pe...

i absolutely agree with that. i don't understand why there arent more stringent design guidelines there, especially considering the areas historical significance. on a side note: dude, sometimes im afraid your head is going to explode with a psychic intensity the likes of which the world has never s...

is PRT considered mass transit? also: i have heard that the cost estimates for PRT and its associated infrastructure are wildly underestimated by its developers. perhaps this is incorrect information. sorry to sound negative about it, it's just that i have a lot of questions. also: i see that mr mal...