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They are two car garages. Wow....that is very inefficient use of space. Well, at least that means the door and driveway won't be a full 2-car width, though clearly not a lean 1-car width either. I guess with self-driving cars, the drivers don't have to worry about clipping the other car during this...

flyingember wrote: ↑Mon Dec 17, 2018 12:57 pm Have you ever heard of a tandem garage?

Sure, but that is not what people prefer. Those are good for bikes, mowers, toys or hobby cars. Not so much daily driven cars. Too much jockeying of cars that are in each other's way. I doubt that is intended.

I've heard these are all actually two-car garages. One entrance, but designed with enough space to fit two. Wha!??? Then that is a clue that the images are cheats. The graphic narrows the garage door to minimize the yuck. These graphics are used to sell the idea, but are lies to reality. https://i....

I don't hate this redevelopment, but I don't love it either. Architecturally, these homes are fine. Drawings are a start, but often the builder changes things and fouls up proportions of windows and materials to acquire standard sizes. Let's hope that does not happen. What I don't love is the garage...

Sadness. Vision Metcalf? Mixed use?

Am I the only one that thinks this is a dreadful attempt? It would look perfectly fine bolted to Oak Park Mall, but is completely out of context on the CC Plaza. Where is the context? Are they building into the ROW? I am totally in favor of a narrower street that gives more space to the pedestrian, ...

TrolliKC wrote: ↑Thu Nov 08, 2018 11:19 am New Rendering in the Star

Wha!?!

Now that Kobach lost the governor's mansion, he is well positioned as Trump's new AG. ....watching.

The BofA replacement building by Opus is in full-go mode, building foundations. The CAD project next to Manor Square is....(sound of crickets).

By the way....one of my favorite parts of Westport is the original 1800's limestone curbs on 39th Terrace between Pennsylvania & Washington streets. Sometimes, its the little things...

Good to see the Westport streetscape extended to 39th Street on Broadway.

WHY would a city that started on the older, larger, more famous river (Missouri) name itself after a smaller river a mile to the west???? That makes no sense at all. KC started on the Missouri and all of the cargo, riverboat riders and travelers came here on the Missouri and from the east. The city...

https://www.google.com/maps/@39.0349076,-94.5879705,3a,75y,340.09h,96.69t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s8NN8TVpdh7ascNbSI2kjjg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 Not downtown but still an example of street level residential on a newer and substantial development Another great example of what could line the parking garage.

Vancouver has a lot of larger apartment buildings especially in the less commercial part of their downtown that have apartments or condos on the ground floor that open directly to the street (higher levels have their own entrance) Is there something in the US zoning code that prevents this? It usua...

Question to those lamenting the street experience: in your opinion, what differences would have made the building excellent? "More street level retail" alone isn't an answer as that would have reduced ground level parking. How would you add ground level retail, keep adequate parking, and ...

This image gives a better look at how little active use there is on the ground floor. https://i.imgur.com/dHdPJEf.jpg kboish has it right. We must not be wowed by the building as a piece of sculpture. Look only at the bottom floor or two to see if it is good urbanism. This building is brutal from t...

This image gives a better look at how little active use there is on the ground floor. https://i.imgur.com/dHdPJEf.jpg kboish has it right. We must not be wowed by the building as a piece of sculpture. Look only at the bottom floor or two to see if it is good urbanism. This building is brutal from t...

Interesting. I rarely ever "root" for a business to fail, but perhaps this will finally stick a fork in Wyandotte BBQ. Unless they're laundering money, it's hard to imagine how they've lasted this long. It certainly isn't by serving good food. They've been there for as long as I remember ...

rxlexi wrote: ↑Thu Sep 13, 2018 3:56 pm

I have seen the 3D maps of the parts of KC that are financially beneficial and those that are not.

Where does one find such?

Here is one version that is public...
https://twitter.com/UrbanAngleKC/status ... 6135990272

This assumes that zero change happens ever, as if a community is locked in time. That's simply not true. Most places are generally locked in some sort of development style. HOAs and zoning don't allow mixing of uses or density. Can I build a 4-plex in any ol' suburban neighborhood? Hell no! You can...