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by Major KC Fan
Tue Feb 20, 2024 11:16 am
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)
Replies: 711
Views: 160322

Re: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)

I think you’re referring to the lion area. It was just in the media last week that the lion and giraffe areas are the next “remodeling projects”. The kopje area around the lions was not ADA compliant and only has a porta potty restroom setup. The lion and caracal viewing areas will be expanded and t...
by Major KC Fan
Tue Feb 13, 2024 8:00 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8413
Views: 8126345

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

I was originally an EV fan & still feel it’s going to need some serious attention to better tie downtown to Paseo West and the Northeast. Having said that I like the EC alignment with T Mobile and the core of downtown activity (KC Streetcar spine). I know the Buck O’Neil bridge trusses (3) are b...
by Major KC Fan
Fri Feb 09, 2024 6:45 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments
Replies: 2536
Views: 647178

Re: KCI Flight Schedule Adjustments

I don’t think Jamaica has “fallen off” the list of desired vacations. I’ve been about 8 times from the 80s to the late 00s. There are issues with crime, etc. much like many other Caribbean or Mexico beach destinations but there are lots of flights from many US and international cities. The designati...
by Major KC Fan
Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:37 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)
Replies: 711
Views: 160322

Re: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)

Forgot to add that I too wish JOCO residents could get an opportunity to vote for KC Zoo/ Deanna Rose support. I’d be on board. I know Platte County residents did vote for the tax at the same time Jackson & Clay Counties did but their county commissioners wouldn’t implement the tax. Could they s...
by Major KC Fan
Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:34 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)
Replies: 711
Views: 160322

Re: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)

The sea lion pool is in the midst of a major renovation and should be finished in the fall. It involves making it ADA compliant, expanded seating and most importantly an expansion of the indoor holding area. I had the opportunity to see the behind the scenes area and it reflected the era in which it...
by Major KC Fan
Wed Aug 23, 2023 10:56 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)
Replies: 711
Views: 160322

Re: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)

I agree with the need to rep our own local ecology- that would be North America and it would fit nicely between the elephant and Australian areas, east of the red barn, sting rays and penguin habitats. Or it could flow from the North American otters, polar bear and sea lion areas north and west up t...
by Major KC Fan
Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:43 pm
Forum: New Stadiums Discussion
Topic: Downtown Baseball Stadium
Replies: 8413
Views: 8126345

Re: Downtown Baseball Stadium

You’re probably talking about the 11 Oak tower (please restore!), the ugly AT&T Longlines building and the finally being replaced jail.
by Major KC Fan
Wed Aug 23, 2023 7:40 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)
Replies: 711
Views: 160322

Re: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)

You’re right on all of the plans you cited and the desire to move the African forest. I wonder if that isn’t still planned since the walkways in most areas have been replaced and improved while the forest area is in bad shape. They also closed the refreshments area at the forest entry area long ago....
by Major KC Fan
Wed Aug 23, 2023 5:11 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)
Replies: 711
Views: 160322

Re: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)

Lots of excitement at the zoo for the aquarium to open. This is a major enhancement of the zoo and really helps to tie Africa and “topside” together at the elephant habitat. I do wish one of the old bear pits could have been saved as an educational aspect of zoological history. Recently visited the ...
by Major KC Fan
Wed Jun 21, 2023 11:39 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Washington Sq Park between Crown Center/Union Station
Replies: 196
Views: 52071

Re: Washington Sq Park between Crown Center/Union Station

I commend your suggestion to rejoin the east sides of Swope Park but the last thing that should be reduced in size is the chimpanzee habitat. You’ll notice I called it a habitat and not an exhibit. The KC Zoo chimpanzee habitat has been praised by the likes of Jane Goodall and most other zoological ...
by Major KC Fan
Mon Apr 24, 2023 11:02 am
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: NFL Draft
Replies: 397
Views: 87127

Re: NFL Draft

As I understand from the Union Station media release those businesses will be compensated and will be involved in providing services to the Draft participants.
by Major KC Fan
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:48 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)
Replies: 711
Views: 160322

Re: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)

Oh, and I forgot to add- can we please change this thread name from “Fixing the KC Zoo? Maybe something like “Moving the KC Zoo Forward”?
by Major KC Fan
Thu Mar 09, 2023 11:44 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)
Replies: 711
Views: 160322

Re: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)

Right on Grid! The zoo (I have a close connection) was in desperate straits until the FOTZ was given management responsibility. The passage of the sales tax for Jackson & Clay counties also helped immensely. The “Journey” always scared my kids and not because of the content (the creepy voice and...
by Major KC Fan
Wed Mar 08, 2023 8:51 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: Capping the Loop
Replies: 2567
Views: 449476

Re: Capping the Loop

Article in KCBJ this afternoon mentions that both the environmental study and pre-requisites are about finished. The public forums are to get public input on perceived/desired amenities, etc. that might be incorporated into the final plan. Sounds like it will possibly break ground in 2024.
by Major KC Fan
Thu Mar 02, 2023 12:32 am
Forum: Downtown
Topic: NE Corner of 14th & Wyandotte (300 unit apartment)
Replies: 379
Views: 438190

Re: NE Corner of 14th & Wyandotte (300 unit apartment)

Thanks Last Gentleman. Great pictures of the evolving skyline of years past in KCMO- will be interesting to see how much it changes in the next decade, let alone several decades into the future (though I most likely won’t see it 50 years from now….).
by Major KC Fan
Wed Mar 01, 2023 8:25 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: NE Corner of 14th & Wyandotte (300 unit apartment)
Replies: 379
Views: 438190

Re: NE Corner of 14th & Wyandotte (300 unit apartment)

This proposal is a great addition to very decrepit corner. The P & L tower view is preserved from every direction, the ugly blank west facade is covered up and it increases both hotel and residential density in a very important area of the downtown core. As noted, this corner has seen numerous p...
by Major KC Fan
Fri Feb 24, 2023 5:08 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal
Replies: 3886
Views: 694474

Re: OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal

My last flight out from the dumpster terminal is Sunday, then flying back into the new terminal on Mar 4th! Will be like landing in a new city (though I cheated & went to the open house preview). There will be information booths manned by actual humans so people looking for their respective grou...
by Major KC Fan
Thu Feb 16, 2023 6:08 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal
Replies: 3886
Views: 694474

Re: OFFICIAL - New KCI Terminal

For all of the negative nellies on here I’d just say what my dad would say “you’d bitch if they hung you with a new rope” Haha! In reality, none of us know what the new terminal will be like until it’s fully functioning. I suspect some of the larger events like the NFL Draft will be telling, since i...
by Major KC Fan
Sat Feb 11, 2023 5:09 pm
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: NFL Draft
Replies: 397
Views: 87127

Re: NFL Draft

From the news sources I’ve seen the event will include food, Fan Fest type activities and music acts, besides all of the actual draft activities that can be watched. The music entertainment & try your luck type activities, as well as admission, are free. Hotel rates along the streetcar, downtown...
by Major KC Fan
Tue Feb 07, 2023 3:49 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: General Amtrak Discussion
Replies: 361
Views: 214147

Re: General Amtrak Discussion

Actually this wreck is on the River Runner route from KC to St. Louis. The other fatal injury was on the Super Chief, which runs from KC to Chicago. Both, however are in Missouri so maybe the state of Missouri might need to update the rail crossings in the state.