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by horizons82
Thu Jul 14, 2022 8:35 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Misc Crossroads News
Replies: 3496
Views: 1742977

Re: Misc Crossroads News

The last thing we need is more rules (and costs). That being said, GDAP is close isn’t it? Form based codes, in my view, aren’t more time consuming rules. They’re just directions that can help make development better instead of a mismatch of rules and views. What’s GDAP? Greater Downtown Area Plan....
by horizons82
Tue Jul 12, 2022 9:13 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL: Penn Valley Park (Ideas+redeveloment)
Replies: 819
Views: 136987

Re: OFFICIAL: Penn Valley Park (Ideas+redeveloment)

Thanks for posting.

I'm surprised at people's optimism with adding trash cans. The city doesn't do a great job maintaining the ones they already have.
by horizons82
Tue Jul 12, 2022 1:08 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: 2023 KCMO Election
Replies: 537
Views: 190770

Re: 2023 KCMO Election

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by horizons82
Tue Jul 12, 2022 12:50 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: 2023 KCMO Election
Replies: 537
Views: 190770

Re: 2023 KCMO Election

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by horizons82
Thu Jul 07, 2022 8:13 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - Canopy by Hilton (former Palace Building)
Replies: 31
Views: 11572

Re: OFFICIAL - Canopy by Hilton (former Palace Building)

It's the same developer as the Holiday Inn Express and Hampton Inn downtown. Nobody should be surprised it's dragging on far too long.
by horizons82
Sat May 21, 2022 7:30 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: 2023 KCMO Election
Replies: 537
Views: 190770

Re: 2023 KCMO Election

Goonies wrote: Sat May 21, 2022 6:43 pm As long as Bunch goes. There isn't a more incompetent person in government and that's saying something.
Oh c'mon. Bunch has been disappointing, but he's miles better than Loar or Ellington.
by horizons82
Fri Feb 04, 2022 10:32 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge
Replies: 1454
Views: 424433

Re: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge

The old one could be and was going to be repaired however MoDOT was going to shut it down for an extended time to repair it. KCMO made the decision to realign the bridge and reduce downtime. Hence why KC had to pony up extra funds for a bridge that’s MoDOTs responsibility
by horizons82
Fri Feb 04, 2022 7:40 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge
Replies: 1454
Views: 424433

Re: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge

Knowing how KC does things, I suspect the funds will be provided to "save" the BON bridge. The catch is that it will take 10-15 years for funds to be found to actually renovate it into an activated space. It'll just sit there awkwardly until then.
by horizons82
Mon Jan 24, 2022 6:11 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8397
Views: 8112244

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

If a regional transit tax is passed, doesn’t seem crazy that an “upgrade” from bus to streetcar is used as a sweetener alongside workforce training, affordable housing, and other items to get a stadium tax passed.

The big question is does it terminate at Paseo, Prospect, or Cleveland?
by horizons82
Fri Jan 21, 2022 10:26 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Is KC Tenants destroying the development future of downtown KCMO?
Replies: 437
Views: 174860

Re: Is KC Tenants destroying the development future of downtown KCMO?

They've gone full MAGA at this point. High on their own supply. facts be damned. Expertise be damned.

It's all just how you feel and owning the libs developers and white people.
by horizons82
Thu Jan 20, 2022 9:11 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Is KC Tenants destroying the development future of downtown KCMO?
Replies: 437
Views: 174860

Re: Is KC Tenants destroying the development future of downtown KCMO?

Eric Bunch and Andrea Bough bending over backward multiple times for them is more concerning to me than the group itself. Bunch especially seems to have been poisoned by Twitter rose brain.
by horizons82
Wed Dec 22, 2021 4:42 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Freight House Podium Project - 20th and Walnut
Replies: 249
Views: 66757

Re: Freight House Podium Project - 20th and Walnut

That article is from august 16th. It was just reposted this week while Kevin is taking time off.
by horizons82
Wed Dec 22, 2021 7:13 am
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Troost developments
Replies: 1242
Views: 421908

Re: Troost developments

Winter (especially December and January) is traditionally the slowest time for development announcements. There’s nothing new about that.

I’m not going to debate the current council’s policies, but I can say my firm is still seeing a steady stream of projects for KCMO proper.
by horizons82
Tue Dec 21, 2021 10:37 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Troost developments
Replies: 1242
Views: 421908

Re: Troost developments

It’s just horrific how bad Lucas and other council members have held back development with that stupid city ordinance. The city was still growing well Lucas first couple years because it was residue from Sky James coattails, but that pipe is dried up. This is the result now from Lucas administratio...
by horizons82
Sat Dec 11, 2021 8:21 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8397
Views: 8112244

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

If your goal is north loop removal, putting the stadium right next to it is a terrible idea. Wherever the stadium goes, the adjacent highway is going to be locked in to use for another 40-50 years.
by horizons82
Sat Dec 04, 2021 11:20 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Office project at 27th & Main
Replies: 289
Views: 48193

Re: Office project at 27th & Main

With the city having bent over so far for W&R, they've left themselves without much to stand on for this project. In my view, while I don't like the proposed design, it's just as (or arguably more) urban than W&R. I don't see how this doesn't get approved. Pushing the parking to be lower on ...
by horizons82
Sat Nov 20, 2021 10:23 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Regional Transit Coordination
Replies: 376
Views: 90989

Re: Regional Transit Coordination

These screeds against JoCo sidestep the simple questions to answer:

A) Do you want JoCo contributing its (hefty) economic power towards the regional transit tax?
B) If so, what is the politically & financially viable reward to JoCo for joining a regional tax?
by horizons82
Fri Nov 19, 2021 9:38 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Regional Transit Coordination
Replies: 376
Views: 90989

Re: Regional Transit Coordination

Also need to be careful not to feed the KS/MO polarization. It's too easy to go there and not a good thing, need to think about what's most effective for metro. Rail in city core and BRT from burbs is a good start and then slowly build rail out over decades in an incrementally increasing ring of in...
by horizons82
Fri Nov 19, 2021 2:53 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Regional Transit Coordination
Replies: 376
Views: 90989

Re: Regional Transit Coordination

Something for Metcalf to plaza (either upgrade to BRT or rail/BRT combo) seems like an obvious give to get JoCo on board
by horizons82
Sun Oct 31, 2021 11:02 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal
Replies: 3886
Views: 693946

Re: OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal

I think it’s more so the fact that it’s a full two stories above the terminal. It makes the arrivals area feel like a canyon. I still argue that the expense of going subterranean for a couple stories would’ve helped to not make the garage feel as imposing The cost of going below grade is significan...