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This is a really great project that will bring needed density, leverage an existing parking garage and hopefully increase residents and help decrease crime in WP. I do worry that its such a big development from a developer who was kind of small, so great news that it's still proceeding.

Additionally, ticket prices for the SB are INSANE. For 2015 WS: TiqIQ research said the average price of tickets to the first game is $878.52 while tickets to the seventh game are averaging an astounding $1,698.79. Just getting into stadium for the final game would cost $661. My family has a partial...

Clay: HOA bridge up Burlington to North Oak, continuing up dedicated ROW to Cookingham Dr, follow Cookingham to KCI. This project I can see definitely jumpstarting a spine of TOD at three major junctures. Vivion Rd intersection, Engelwood Rd intersection, and 72nd St intersection. Very similar to h...

As this is right along Main, no minimum parking requirements, correct?

I don't recall if they have an off-site lot or parking garage or no parking?

All I care about is whether it facilitates removing the north loop. I don't even care about what it looks like. Agreed Agreed, the LAST thing we need is to spend extra money on a spaghetti interchange with i-70 when we could better use that money to get rid of the N. Loop and bring 9NWY at-grade.

Saw this on Reddit yesterday. Regional transit planning sounds like it is being done right down in ATX. https://www.kxan.com/news/local/austin/austins-unveils-multi-billion-dollar-transit-plan-with-possible-light-rail-expansion-downtown-subway/ AUSTIN (KXAN) — After months of speculation and rumors,...

Wow, what a massive building. Thank you for posting the great pictures.

A decent swath of the Northland is surprisingly high. Barry/I29 area, I guess. I wonder what NKC would look like. If we could take right along N. Oak and do frontage infill development mostly with 6-7 story apartment homes above retail you could add thousands of people with TOD principles without i...

From what I recall, the challenge with commuter rail on existing freight lines is that the freight companies would have to upgrade the rail crossings to 'passenger grade', which not only costs $ but also disruptive. And they don't want passenger priority over freight priority. I don't recall the de...

JoCo did study commuter rail alignment along i-35 and found it greatly exceeded the ROI of a BRT or bus on shoulder alternative (50m v 300m). https://www.jocogov.org/sites/default/files/documents/TRN/plans/I35FGCAA_ExecSumm.pdf However, instead of doing a heavy commuter rail proposal to get Kansas a...

Triple upvote, kboish. Loar is horrendous councilperson and needs to fuck off to Cape Coral to enjoy the proper transportation aesthetic she's going for.

https://www.politico.com/magazine/story ... ral-215724

I was in this Macy's around 2 months ago, very dingy inside, broken escalators, and merchandise that all seems to have been strewn about the floor with not a lot of purpose. It seems at the time they had inclinations it was not going to last for much longer. In a very tough market for retail, it's n...

Toy Train that isn't useful for anyone.

Would zero fare bus be enough to convince Wyandotte and JOCO to vote for a bistate tax? I'd be very curious to hear what the polling looks like. I'd also be curious what polling would look like if you switched up to include some kind of rail to Kansas + free bus if that got any more votes. KS is too...

Recommend the chipolte chicken, plus the soup is good. A lot of people like the pizzas. I lived across from a Picklemans in law school and lived off the stuff.

I don't currently live east of Troost and I'm not sure if I would. It simply boils down to economic reality. Wife and I are likely having kids soon. Schools north of the river are better without going to a charter or private school. Better for home re-sale values too. Plus we both work N. of the riv...

Increasing development and reducing poverty on the East Side is a big one. A lot of things discussed above specifically hurt the poorest residents on the east side. Lack of transit, poor schools, crime, poor housing choices. Also Capping the South loop Get rid of North Loop Competent trash service C...

Just to add, when the original NextRail Study was done prior to building the main spine, several E/W alternatives were considered. I think it's probably one of Sly James' biggest let downs that he was unable to get a streetcar to the east side. https://i.imgur.com/7oq4813.png Currently, additional M...

Hogshead is out. https://www.kansascity.com/news/business/biz-columns-blogs/cityscape/article238752773.html Locally owned Hogshead Kansas City is closing on the Country Club Plaza after only two years of operations. Executive chef Clark Grant announced the closing on Facebook with “a heavy heart.” R...

What’s happening with this one? In Compass it appears this project was granted preliminary Fire review on 10/18/2019. I'm not sure how plan submittal works in KCMO, but presumably the plans have been submitted for city review and approval. CPDM - Plan Review - MPD/UR Preliminary Pass 1 09/27/2019 1...