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- Fri Dec 15, 2017 3:18 pm
- Forum: Urban Core
- Topic: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)
- Replies: 6021
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Re: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)
Is that The Point bar or across the street? There is a row of small bungalows on SW stretch, the way the incline shows am thinking it's that stretch. The diagram references pre-fab aluminum balconies, corrugated metal and painted steel. Sounds like it could go up quickly and that location is fine fo...
- Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:32 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: KC Bike share
- Replies: 520
- Views: 170917
Re: KC Bike share
A hybrid might be the best balance. Smarts in the bikes/app with city approved dedicated 'dumb' stations/racks. Would be a good balance of lowering cost, broader deployment yet giving it some structure. Those smart docking stations are expensive.
- Fri Dec 15, 2017 2:16 pm
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
- Replies: 3007
- Views: 823637
Re: Status and future of the River Market area??
^That, Nica's should be an entry in the Urban Dictionary for 'tryingtoohard' and 'overlycomplicated'. Beignet is pretty good though.
- Fri Dec 15, 2017 10:29 am
- Forum: Urban Core
- Topic: The Netherland and Monarch on Main
- Replies: 61
- Views: 24179
Re: The Netherland and Monarch on Main
Finally. Was concerned Hawthorn would be ultimately torn down. This is about as good as could be desired to kickstart that area.
- Thu Dec 14, 2017 1:15 pm
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
- Replies: 3007
- Views: 823637
Re: Status and future of the River Market area??
I could see why Beignet would want a larger spot but Windows's space is huge for what is otherwise a quaint eats counter. Would hate to see this place ending up not making it if not able to handle the rent for a space that size. Maybe they have ambitions to become KC's Cafe du Monde. It is just abou...
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:44 pm
- Forum: Urban Core
- Topic: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)
- Replies: 6021
- Views: 1587598
Re: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)
Not suggesting getting rid of all the office space above retail, but some of it. It's time to make the Plaza 'bowl' truly mixed use. Your other ideas are a good way to get there.
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:34 pm
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: Misc Crossroads News
- Replies: 3554
- Views: 2031333
Re: Misc Crossroads News
^Nothing wrong with that, same can be said for any tall building not near transit. Though a bikeshare station would help a bit. Don't see the need for a recommended height, especially given the access to 71 not far.
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:14 pm
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: OFFICIAL - Fairfax Lofts/Hotel Indigo (former Brookfield Building)
- Replies: 197
- Views: 63984
Re: OFFICIAL - Fairfax Lofts/Hotel Indigo (former Brookfield Building)
Great job on restoring the facade. I walked by there last week and it still had some gaps, looks complete now.
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 5:09 pm
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: OFFICIAL - Corrigan Building
- Replies: 314
- Views: 104684
Re: OFFICIAL - Corrigan Building
Yeah, is disappointing that such a small building would be planned along streetcar line. I could see these 'prefab looking' buildings dispersed around Xroads but the streetcar line deserves more substantial developments. Though more important is the pedestrian integration and the 'car park' entrance...
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:36 pm
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: Misc Crossroads News
- Replies: 3554
- Views: 2031333
Re: Misc Crossroads News
Hallmark selling 2-block lot in E Xroads, SE corner of 19th/Oak... “We believe it will be sold for someone to develop as a multi-use project with multi-family residential,” said Stacey Paine, president of Crown Center Redevelopment Corp. a Hallmark’s real estate subsidiary. “Obviously, apartments wo...
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 4:18 pm
- Forum: Urban Core
- Topic: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)
- Replies: 6021
- Views: 1587598
Re: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)
^Careful, chingon might call you out for stereotyping.
The building comes with a large garage, won't be surprising if most drive the two blocks to Plaza.
The building comes with a large garage, won't be surprising if most drive the two blocks to Plaza.
- Tue Dec 12, 2017 1:34 pm
- Forum: Urban Core
- Topic: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)
- Replies: 6021
- Views: 1587598
Re: Plaza move-ins (ongoing)
An office building at NE corner of 47th/Main is going residential, luxury senior living. Would like to see some of the office spaces above Plaza retail also go residential.
https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/ ... enior.html
https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/ ... enior.html
- Mon Dec 11, 2017 11:41 am
- Forum: Power & Light District
- Topic: Three Light
- Replies: 2554
- Views: 767679
Re: Three Light
Too bad Two Light wasn't completed enough for homes tour, that could've grabbed a few signups. But isn't there a Spring tour as well? Seems few are concerned (as I am) that Three Light may look like Two Light so if there isn't a push for mixing things up, no need to put out a rendering if it's just ...
- Fri Dec 08, 2017 11:54 am
- Forum: Missouri Suburbs
- Topic: Bannister Mall/Cerner
- Replies: 971
- Views: 281032
Re: Bannister Mall/Cerner
Cerner working on a $10B contract with VA...
https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/ ... erner.html
https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/ ... erner.html
- Thu Dec 07, 2017 2:24 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: KC Bike share
- Replies: 520
- Views: 170917
Re: KC Bike share
^That could work as a more simplistic station-based method. There's one system that doesn't have GPS on the bike. It's just a barcode, basic texting radio or NFC and smartlock. The user scans barcode or uses NFC, it unlocks bike and then they use the GPS from user's smartphone app to check the drop ...
- Wed Dec 06, 2017 11:41 pm
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: OFFICIAL: Port Authority Riverfront Project
- Replies: 1864
- Views: 615848
Re: OFFICIAL: Port Authority Riverfront Project
A generic suburban "lifestyle center" brewing in the city core peoples. <sigh>
- Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:31 pm
- Forum: Forum Announcements & Suggestions
- Topic: DIVERSITY
- Replies: 45
- Views: 24959
Re: DIVERSITY
^You're stereotyping. Gasp!
- Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:22 pm
- Forum: Forum Announcements & Suggestions
- Topic: DIVERSITY
- Replies: 45
- Views: 24959
Re: DIVERSITY
Fair enough. But xenophobic nationalism is definitely present in same areas as such identity, even a sense of American superiority - some might say a good chunk of Trump's base. And it's not difficult to correlate with identity, wildly stereotyping or not. Yeah, I suspect it has some overlap, not cl...
- Wed Dec 06, 2017 4:12 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: KCMO Downtown Streetcar
- Replies: 6092
- Views: 1044585
Re: KCMO Downtown Streetcar
Pretty consistent. Is it true most new systems have a significant drop after first 'novelty' year? Am thinking I've read about that. Would think continuing population growth and more downtown events will eventually bump that up.
- Wed Dec 06, 2017 3:25 pm
- Forum: Forum Announcements & Suggestions
- Topic: DIVERSITY
- Replies: 45
- Views: 24959
Re: DIVERSITY
Genetic genealogy is an interest of mine and there are a lot of folks of colonial American ancestry who go all in on it - the tl;dr version is that the consumer-level autosomal tests (Ancestry, 23andMe, etc.) have a very hard time reliably distinguishing NW European ethnicities apart, as (surprise!...