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by alejandro46
Mon Mar 18, 2024 10:16 am
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8092
Views: 7189991

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

KC Current: zero incentives from city, county or state. Sold out the entire season and ticket prices starting at $150/ea. someone explain to me how $1.7B in incentives for the new Royals is a better deal than lowly women’s soccer? Because it cost 1/10th of what a new MLB stadium will cost. If they ...
by alejandro46
Thu Mar 07, 2024 1:58 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Plaza Residential Development
Replies: 88
Views: 33053

Re: Plaza Residential Development

The main issue in this area is not street parking, but its that 45th Street should not have on-street parking as it's too narrow and backs up. It's typical NIMBYism to try and prevent others from living in the same great area. This lot is surrounded on 3 sides by medium-dense multi-family housing co...
by alejandro46
Tue Mar 05, 2024 12:18 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Rail to KCI - 2023
Replies: 123
Views: 47386

Re: Rail to KCI - 2023

Cratedigger wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 3:19 pm
smh wrote: Mon Mar 04, 2024 2:21 pm Thanks for keeping us posted on this!
Agreed!

Found this chart very interesting

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MSP punching far above its weight.
by alejandro46
Fri Mar 01, 2024 12:48 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Would You Recommend KC?
Replies: 16
Views: 985

Re: Would You Recommend KC?

Yes, don't read too much into this forum or the social media postings. KC has its share of problems, but it's still a nice place to live. I would echo one thing and I agree is that for younger people it can be hard to meet people without actively seeking out interest groups and activities, but that ...
by alejandro46
Tue Feb 13, 2024 11:41 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8092
Views: 7189991

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

Just cap that atrocious highway. East loop still will need work even if not in the east village. Imagine northland traffic exiting onto 670 merging across all lanes on to one flyover. We don’t need more lanes, just better exits and reduce choke points.
by alejandro46
Sun Feb 11, 2024 5:19 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: KCMO Downtown Streetcar
Replies: 6091
Views: 1006315

Re: KCMO Downtown Streetcar

They did my guy dirty. Hindsight is 20/20, but what I wouldn't do to go back and at least maintain the right of way.
by alejandro46
Wed Feb 07, 2024 2:58 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8092
Views: 7189991

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

I'm still happy that the stadium is going downtown at least. The demolition of the existing buildings is not great but also mostly are parking lots and low-rise structures. Hopefully, this means the surrounding surface parking lots will be developed quickly.
by alejandro46
Wed Feb 07, 2024 2:52 pm
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: Sporting Kansas City
Replies: 1022
Views: 283793

Re: Sporting Kansas City

If sporting starts playing poorly, I think there is a good chance their attendance drops like a rock and they will quickly go to the bottom tier of attendance. I think this is where location will hurt them, just like the Royals. Weekday attendance, drawing from a younger more urban demographic etc ...
by alejandro46
Tue Feb 06, 2024 2:12 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8092
Views: 7189991

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

It's .4 mile from EV to PNL. 10-minute walk. It's half the distance that people walk from Lot L to the stadiums. Road diet and beautify 12th st to PNL, close it completely on certain game days. I've waivered, but EV just makes more sense for the stadium imho. Its easier/quicker to acquire (limited l...
by alejandro46
Thu Feb 01, 2024 2:16 pm
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: GO CHIEFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Replies: 1365
Views: 304376

Re: GO CHIEFS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"Coach Reid confirms that Charles Omenihu tore his ACL. Joe Thuney (pectoral) also won’t practice today, although Coach added that Thuney “is making progress,” and “he’s not counted out.” They’ll just see how he does. No other injuries to report for the Chiefs today." https://twitter.com/K...
by alejandro46
Wed Jan 31, 2024 10:29 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge
Replies: 1449
Views: 403132

Re: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge

FYI public opinion was weighted heavily towards direct I-35 connection. Not saying it’s right, but you can’t just hang everything MODOT (even though they deserve a lot of it).

Remember we almost got a repair/bandaid of the existing bridge except MARC/KC region stepped in and provided funding.
by alejandro46
Wed Jan 31, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Midtown Area Apartment Boom
Replies: 454
Views: 170172

Re: Midtown Area Apartment Boom

We need a better system for review and approval of permits associated with structures over [X] years old without being overly burdensome and also having appropriate remedies and financial assistance to incentivize historical preservation. St Louis has a pretty robust historical review process.
by alejandro46
Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:59 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge
Replies: 1449
Views: 403132

Re: OFFICIAL - Buck O'Neil Bridge

Thanks for going into detail. I don't know how we get to that vision at this point. I don't know if they will ever prioritize North Loop removal which may be the catalyst something like this or if it's too late. I mean its never too late to do something it just gets more expensive or delayed. I rem...
by alejandro46
Wed Jan 31, 2024 11:17 am
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Midtown Area Apartment Boom
Replies: 454
Views: 170172

Re: Midtown Area Apartment Boom

Brian David Platt @BrianDavidPlatt Will look into this tomorrow, and try to contact the owner. 9:46 PM · Jan 30, 2024 Brian David Platt @BrianDavidPlatt Update: we have not received any permits or pre-applications for demolition or any other plans to renovate this property. We will of course now be...
by alejandro46
Wed Jan 31, 2024 12:04 am
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Midtown Area Apartment Boom
Replies: 454
Views: 170172

Re: Midtown Area Apartment Boom

This can't seriously be torn down, right? That is absolutely insane and makes me not want to come on here to learn about depressing things like this. Gas lines shut off and barrier fence up. No one’s paying attention. Our leaders are too busy watching the Chiefs games and promoting their jobs after...
by alejandro46
Tue Jan 30, 2024 2:50 pm
Forum: Out of Town Talk
Topic: Cincinnati
Replies: 6
Views: 2187

Re: Cincinnati

Not much, just supporters trying to drive conversation of expansion, etc. Nothing official. I'm not sure if they ever did something similar to the NextRail study we did in KC. Supporters of the Cincinnati streetcar project will reveal nine potential new routes at a public forum scheduled for Thursda...
by alejandro46
Tue Jan 30, 2024 2:43 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: $200M E Side Mixed-Use Project - 63rd/Prospect
Replies: 53
Views: 16295

Re: $200M E Side Mixed-Use Project - 63rd/Prospect

Hard to believe this is finally happening. I mean, it's not an architectural masterpiece but it's better than a brownfield site.
by alejandro46
Wed Jan 24, 2024 11:50 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: West Bottoms Redevelopment
Replies: 811
Views: 255535

Re: West Bottoms Redevelopment

Cool video/reel about the project shared on that same insta @KCPowercat linked. https://www.instagram.com/rockislandkc/reel/CyHXaQWPp2W/ Great video by the Rock Island Bridge team. West Bottoms has a ton of potential for development. Deep pocketed Somara Road has a lot of buildings and purchase rig...
by alejandro46
Tue Jan 23, 2024 1:41 pm
Forum: Kansas Suburbs
Topic: OFFICIAL - Prairiefire
Replies: 283
Views: 124482

Re: OFFICIAL - Prairiefire

It makes no sense to me why a College Baseball HoF should belong in suburban Overland Park except tax subsidies. Overland Park and the metro does not have a single D-1 college baseball team or any other meaningful connection to College Baseball as far as I know. Why would anyone visit this? If anyth...
by alejandro46
Tue Jan 23, 2024 12:33 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Old KCPS HQ - 12th & McGee
Replies: 435
Views: 105087

Re: Old KCPS HQ - 12th & McGee

Sure, I get that she is advocating for KCT and KCPS with similar goals, but she's not a third-party lobbyist hired by both the school and KCT in conjunction - she is a KCPS employee. Her role specifically resolves around school public policy initiatives surrounding development incentives while also ...