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by UMKCroo
Wed Mar 27, 2024 12:55 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Parking
Replies: 10
Views: 2978

Re: Parking

Meanwhile, many of my crossroads neighbors are vehemently dying on the sword of "where is everyone going to park". (This is not limited to baseball, fwiw) We exist in a giant parking lot! unbearable parking issues and unbearable traffic are the two greatest things that could ever happen to...
by UMKCroo
Mon Mar 18, 2024 12:20 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8388
Views: 8102301

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

During a conversation with Populous, I was told that while the current plan includes closing Oak, they are looking at several different options. I get the feeling they don't see it working without closing Oak though. Interesting news to me however, they claim Oak will remain open to pedestrians, inc...
by UMKCroo
Wed Mar 13, 2024 12:24 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8388
Views: 8102301

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

But cities and neighborhoods shouldn’t be encased in amber. They need to evolve as the city evolves. This is argument is not all that different from a suburban nimby who doesn’t want anything but single family homes in his neighborhood Exactly this. This process has really opened my eyes to the per...
by UMKCroo
Mon Mar 11, 2024 10:11 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8388
Views: 8102301

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Imagine the crossroads neighborhood not even being part of this conversation. That tells you about everything you need to know Probably because no one thinks of the area that borders Truman Rd as the crossroads. Like who even had a say in defining the boundaries of "The Crossroads Art District...
by UMKCroo
Sun Mar 10, 2024 3:19 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8388
Views: 8102301

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Ive lived and worked in the neighborhood for 14 years. I am increasingly baffled by the argument that the stadium would ruin our “thriving” neighborhood. By any reasonable standard, the neighborhood is broken, especially the area inside the footprint of the proposed stadium. I am as big of an advoca...
by UMKCroo
Wed Feb 28, 2024 9:32 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: New Chiefs Stadium
Replies: 1437
Views: 162496

Re: New Chiefs Stadium

The Chiefs are only putting 300 million into this? WTF? And the bridge in the parking lots is the highlight? Meanwhile the Royals are saying they will invest over a billion? Pretty sure the Hunt family has a lot more money than Sherman and pretty sure the Chiefs make a lot more money than the Royal...
by UMKCroo
Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:28 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8388
Views: 8102301

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

KCPowercat wrote: Tue Feb 27, 2024 6:15 pm Is yelp even still a thing?
Is that your way of telling us you’re a Samsung guy?!

I don’t think it’s some kind of coordinated attack(at least I sincerely hope not), but I know business owners are talking about it, and hesitant to be publicly supportive.
by UMKCroo
Tue Feb 27, 2024 4:49 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8388
Views: 8102301

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

It's not a very popular idea with crossroads businesses east of oak. It's not jill. It’s far more popular than you’d think if you’re simply going off what Jill and two other owners are saying. Think about it. You come out in support and for some reason this doesn’t happen. You’ve got a X on your ba...
by UMKCroo
Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:28 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8388
Views: 8102301

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Uggg. That first reply is giving me some ptsd.
by UMKCroo
Sun Feb 25, 2024 6:11 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8388
Views: 8102301

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

I'm wondering who all were involved in the recent poll the Crossroads Community Association did? I've talked to three business owners tonight, all three boarder the stadium site and they say they were not asked to participate in the poll. Was the poll for business owners only? Business owners and r...
by UMKCroo
Fri Feb 02, 2024 2:57 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Midtown Area Apartment Boom
Replies: 456
Views: 179476

Re: Midtown Area Apartment Boom

The answer is always a land value tax instead of property tax. That way the owner has to improve the land to generate revenue instead of destroying it to reduce property value. Some momentum on this in Colorado. https://schalkenbach.org/land-value-tax-promoted-by-colorado-governor-gets-attention-by...
by UMKCroo
Sat Jan 27, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8388
Views: 8102301

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

At our crossroads community association meeting on Thursday evening to discuss the stadium, multiple property owners on Oak confirmed they have been contacted by Polsinelli about selling. The CCA has been approached by the Royals as well, albeit with zero specifics. Tony was there doing his thing. M...
by UMKCroo
Fri Dec 29, 2023 1:40 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Capping the Loop
Replies: 2567
Views: 448990

Re: Capping the Loop

Not really apples to apples, but I love the idea of a playground city. Much to be learned and studied as our urban areas face existential crises. Bias aside, I feel KC might be better equipped to navigate this transition better than others, although depending on the day you might catch me saying the...
by UMKCroo
Fri Dec 01, 2023 2:08 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Tracks 215 Project
Replies: 276
Views: 121336

Re: Tracks 215 Project

bspecht wrote: Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:51 pm Previous TIF amendment (Jan 2021) expected a April 2021-March 2023 (23 months) construction timeline. Broke ground Dec 2021. New schedule states Dec 2021-July 2025 (42 months) construction phase.
Sorry, on schedule post water retention issues.
by UMKCroo
Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:43 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - LuxLiving 'The Wonderland' (formerly Faultless Linen)
Replies: 135
Views: 137438

Re: OFFICIAL - LuxLiving 'The Wonderland' (formerly Faultless Linen)

I walked by this morning and there were a handful of workers on site. But in general, things have seemed to really stall over the last month.
by UMKCroo
Fri Dec 01, 2023 1:42 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Tracks 215 Project
Replies: 276
Views: 121336

Re: Tracks 215 Project

We have been in contact with the superintendent. Original finish was spring 2025, now pushed to July. They claim they are basically on schedule, which just astonishes me. I know we are in a different world, but I don't think we can state this enough: the Empire State Building was completed in 410 da...
by UMKCroo
Thu Nov 16, 2023 10:30 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8388
Views: 8102301

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Ive never been particularly excited about EV, ultimately seems like a much heavier lift to make it interesting, but of course miles ahead of TSC. If the crossroads location is doable, way more exciting and synergistic IMHO. How that land gets assembled I have no idea, and I have yet to see a seriou...
by UMKCroo
Wed Nov 15, 2023 11:36 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8388
Views: 8102301

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Ive never been particularly excited about EV, ultimately seems like a much heavier lift to make it interesting, but of course miles ahead of TSC. If the crossroads location is doable, way more exciting and synergistic IMHO. How that land gets assembled I have no idea, and I have yet to see a serious...
by UMKCroo
Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:16 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8388
Views: 8102301

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

DColeKC wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 1:11 pm
TheSmokinPun wrote: Thu Nov 09, 2023 11:48 am If only you could explain Sam Bankman-Fried's view on the Royals to the common fan, they'd gladly want to make things a bit better.
Not following this take?
https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/ ... -deal.html
by UMKCroo
Mon Nov 06, 2023 5:31 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Misc Crossroads News
Replies: 3496
Views: 1741596

Re: Misc Crossroads News

Sounds like Dialetic Engineering may be moving out to OP once their lease is up. Not really new news - they’ve had frustrations at this Crossroads location since they signed the lease. But it’s quite a public statement from a growing firm downtown. https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2022/0...