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right now, it's all conjecture based on internet pictures. I mean, that's kinda what we do. ... the other consideration was property owners who complained that the MAX shelters and markers were too bulky for downtown sidewalks. That's what I had assumed. And yet so many people insist that our sidew...

5th and Delaware is getting a brand new protected pedestrian island at the track curve. it's a substantial change to the intersection

I imagine all hell would break loose if the Feds tried to interfere in state tax policy and state matters over what cities and towns can and cannot do. States' rights and all. I could see a very tough standard to get this far, but I can see one path where the federal government intervenes. school d...

Sorry if it wasn't clear, I was joking. so many projects don't and someone finding this site by a search will be helped by having that detail. joke or not, it was a good segue to document the facts about the project here's the thread for the innovation campus mentioned above http://kcrag.com/viewto...

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2015/02/09/build-team-shapes-up-for-northland-innovation.html The first phase of the Northland Innovation Campus, a 90,000-square-foot education building to be built near the intersection of North Oak Trafficway and Northeast 69th Street in Gladstone, will ...

absolutely here's the developer http://beyondthecontract.com/listings/linden-square-retail/ here's a posting http://www.showcase.com/property/505-NE-70th-Street/Gladstone/Missouri/9551870 Located at N Locust St and NE 70th St - 1,00010,000 SF available - Located on the ground floor of a 222 unit lux...

If you have not been by this block, the building is extremely impressive in scale. You cannot miss it driving down N. Oak

It competes with some projects downtown in scale.

Take a building with 40 studio units of 600 sq ft. Reduce the size of those units 450 sq ft you now have 53 units, 13 people, or more, living in the same space. Reduce the size to 400 sq ft you have 20 people, or more, living in the same space. Additional people eating out, living it up. Making SFH...

the entire concrete ledge has a back to it?

If we want to get people to purposely leave their cars behind (This IS KC after all) and purposely take public transit, we have to offer creature comforts to make that transition easier. you would be amazed at how much a good seating setup can be this Like in the stop mockup it shows a single tiny ...

My point was that the City south of the river was built using a traditional street grid, and gullies and creeks were dealt with in the planning. The City didn't leave side swaths of land around creeks and gullies, and only built on ridgelines. yep, and we're paying for those decisions today. a natu...

aknowledgeableperson wrote:My, oh my! How did people survive using public transportation before shelters?

they didn't always. the average lifespan in 1920 was around 54 years.

Exposure to weather isn't likely the cause of this but it sure doesn't help.

One has to give credit for all the time Dave has spent giving tours out of his own time.

Not sure of Steve's age but the generation that had the most to do with suburban development was what has been called the greatest generation, not the baby boomers. The baby boomer generation wasn't in a position of power to make many development decisions until the 80's. By that time the oldest on...

I wouldn't call that block a gateway.

From that area the gateway is formed by Crown Center and Liberty Memorial. It's about the view of the CBD and Union Station coming down the hill.
Once you see that, the view down Main is nice but isn't as nice.

given the rest is down to concrete, I would be surprised if anything else on the front comes down.

My guess those single family homes are geared to rich, or let's say well-off, empty nesters. And they would be what was called at one time cluster homes. Exterior maintenance is provided, and maybe at a $500,000 or so cost. My feeling is that this community will be directed to the high-end buyer/re...

that's not bad. start with zoning. here's what that area is right now B4, Heavy Business/Commercial 4 District The primary purpose of the B4, Heavy Business/Commercial district is to accommodate "heavier" commercial activities and a limited range of industrial uses with operating character...

I only wondered about Tanners because that building has steps to enter the former bar space. I always wondered if wheelchair bound people were essentially unable to get into that place. it wouldn't surprise me. Two jobs ago we had space in two buildings next to each other for reasons I never unders...

the auto dealer just reopened a few years back. forcing them out so quickly would take a big payout and that means a bigger store for more profit potential. I agree that would be a big store spot