KCRag Forum

Obviously, the GOP won't agree to that.  They're going to attack Obama continutally on his inexperience, and they don't really care what the DNC does to Palin.  The DNC has far more to lose than the GOP does if they just trade barbs on this issue. Two things we can agree on:  (1) this choice was a ...

" I think Black voters can and will sieze this opportunity because the smell of victory is in the atmosphere ." What is victory?  Getting a democrat in office or getting a 1/2 black guy in office?  If the former, then blacks should be voting in record numbers anyway.  If the latter, then ...

So, basically, what you are saying is that political ideology is irrelevant when compared to race.  Or, stated differently, it doesn't matter what a guy's politics are, since he's black, things are going to be much better.  Democrats, for decades after the civil rights movement, have been courting ...

This is not merely an observation on Race, but rather an observation on what may become part of history textbooks 30 years from now: Since 1964 African-Americans have enjoyed a much reduced sense of intimidation regarding their right to vote, yet, the percentage of African-Americans who do vote in e...

NDTeve wrote: You got blinders on if you don't think Palin is an exciting candidate.

Both Palin and McCain are pretty nice, and fairly tame.

KCMax wrote: Palin has a hint of a upper midwest accent (think "Fargo"), but she gives a good speech. I can see her being wildly popular with the soccer mom crowd. This could be a really shrewd move by McCain.

This is about as exciting as the Mondale-Ferraro ticket!

Move the Arabia out, put an aquarium in the River Market. If you don't like that move the Arabia out and put a gocery store in its place.

Dropping gas prices.  Going to hurt the November LR vote?  Thoughts? Are we as a species (consumerus americanus) so shallow that $3.68 is cheap just because it hit $4.13 a few weeks ago and then fell back? If that's the case, jack it up to $15.38 and then drop it to $8.99 and people will vote for t...

Density has really nothing to do with light rail and commuter rail systems.  Cities with more density and less density than Kansas City have them. In actual operation it is meaningless. In modern times has there been a light rail system built, and then abandoned because of a decline in density or la...

What kind of transit technology would you want?  Rough route you'd like to see?  Do you think it's necessary? etc. First, I am not real familiar with all of the existing ATA routes, but I don't think this one exists.  And before anyone LOL, I want to say that I know this route isn't all that practi...

Sounds good, except 90 seconds for a stop? I mentioned my message to my wife and she said, "it was less than 90 seconds, more like a minute." I said, "I know, but I didn't want to exaggerate the shortness of the stop on the forum because someone might start doubting the credibility o...

Pointless stops that slow down the whole endeavor and are built to satisfy some constituent... - riverfront park? - uncessary with 3rd and grand stop - why not build a better pedestrian connection to the riverfront park instead? - 9th & grand - 13th & grand   - combine into one stop at 12th...

Travel times : I was in Minneapolis a week ago.  Minneapolis city has a light rail system that I think would be described as modern streetcar. In the city stops were frequent (because there are lots of attractions downtown) about every 3-4 blocks.  It did not take long to get out of the core and th...

To the cyclists on this board: What kind of bike do you ride? I'm curious although I have a suspicion just based on what is normally seen cabled to poles, etc. But are any of you really serious riders? Anybody a regular commuter?  Anybody ride an exotic bike? Any racers in our midst? Lastly, I am lo...

yes! hopefully we'll see every train get green lights for the entire trip! Well, I don't see why not. I was in Minneapolis over the weekend, rode their spine Light Rail system from downtown to the Great Mall (about 12 miles I estimate). It was slow going through the city ( but without stop light in...

precisely where would you put this terminal?  tear down the steam plant?  at the mitchell notch?   kcs has no existing tracks to this area.  the only existing tracks i know of are the three kc terminal tracks that (i think) are leased to the up. why try to force this much activity into a place that...

Isn't Two Pershing Square a dangerous building, full of hazardous material, structurally unsound and past its service life? Maybe it is time for it to be imploded. I love the idea of a light rail line somewhere around or between Main or Grand and getting into Union Station where it can connect with ...

The Star's editorial on conventions happening now is something.  And not one of the conventions mentioned is a large one. http://www.kansascity.com/340/story/708120.html Like how they finish it up. Looking ahead, the city should continue to investigate what it would take to make Kansas City even mo...

Funny. Your original post referred specificly to "downtown" development ( Seeing as this is a website dedicated primarily to Kansas City "Downtown" Development ) and now you backtracked and say " grouped under the Kansas City Development Discussion ".  If you are going...

rosedalian wrote: What is the highest point in the city?

I've heard that One Kansas City Place is the highest at the top of the building, but what about on the ground?

Old KC TV5 tower.