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One of the more high-profile redevelopment strategies suggested by the Sasaki team for the east Crossroads area was a ballpark. That area has not been suggested in previous ballpark studies done by the Downtown Council and the Urban Society of Kansas City.
Madden said her group was intrigued by what they called the Rail Corridor Site, much of which is an 1,100-space parking lot used by Children's Mercy Hospital employees. It generally is bound on the south by the Kansas City Terminal Railroad, the north by 19th Street, the west by the Oak Street viaduct and the east by Cherry Street.
The location would provide plenty of room for a ballpark and be close enough to tie in with other downtown development, she said. The group also looked at two ballpark sites reviewed by the Downtown Council — one at 16th and Main streets in the Crossroads, the other near Eighth and Main streets on the north side of downtown.
She said the Eighth and Main site, the current favorite of downtown interests, could work but would be a tight fit. The 16th and Main site was faulted for being too close to other developments, including the Kansas City Live entertainment district, the planned Sprint Center arena and the performing arts center proposed for 16th and Central streets.
