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- Wed Oct 04, 2017 9:19 am
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: KC to STL Hyperloop
- Replies: 112
- Views: 31262
Re: KC to STL Hyperloop
The feasibility study should assume 200-300MPH and not 700+ not yet demonstrated. And State of MO should not be suckered into funding this. Only contribute enough that applies to a contingency plan (if this fails) using the right of way for a new I70, let investors pay for the rest. If they do a fe...
- Wed Oct 04, 2017 8:58 am
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: One Kansas City Place
- Replies: 160
- Views: 49061
Re: One Kansas City Place
I was in OKC recently- that building is pretty much their entire skyline. They have more tall buildings outside of the core than within it. It's a nice looking building, just super out of place.
- Tue Oct 03, 2017 9:57 pm
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: Status and future of the River Market area??
- Replies: 3007
- Views: 848919
Re: Status and future of the River Market area??
I swear I saw those renderings months ago. I think they are older than the cityscenekc article. Edit: post on this forum from February: http://discuss.nextkansas.city/t/river-market-chat/111/9? Plus, when I was looking for that link I noticed that it looks like Craig Slawson, the developer, is a mem...
- Thu Sep 28, 2017 7:50 am
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: Bike Lanes
- Replies: 787
- Views: 281573
Re: Bike Lanes
Yep! There are thinking about making putting another cycletrack on Burlington Street/MO-9, and the renders show a streetcar. But they probably want KCMO and the state to be involved so that they can run it over the HOA bridge and connect it to the current system in some way. http://bikewalkkc.org/bl...
- Wed Sep 27, 2017 6:22 pm
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: OFFICIAL - Second and Delaware
- Replies: 205
- Views: 87722
Re: OFFICIAL - Second and Delaware
Stalled while they fight the contractor in court. Could be awhile. They offered to give back the deposit of those that pre-leased. I believe they found a new general contractor already, but they can't move forward.
- Sun Sep 24, 2017 5:43 am
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: We need a new airport!!!
- Replies: 5031
- Views: 983008
Re: We need a new airport!!!
I had an Uber driver this morning going to the airport that tried to convince me to vote no in November. I tried to explain why a single terminal was better, but she was doing all sorts of mental gymnastics around my answers. She was against the single terminal for all sorts of reasons, from complai...
- Thu Sep 14, 2017 8:28 pm
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: Amazon searching for second HQ
- Replies: 363
- Views: 111139
Re: Amazon searching for second HQ
KC grabbed Richard Florida and Joel Kotkin to be on KC's HQ2 proposal team. Thoughts? Waste of money? https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2017/09/14/amazon-hq2-florida-kotkin-kansas-city.html Waste of money. Richard Florida isn't a magic bullet. We need transit, bike lanes, walkabilty, attr...
- Wed Sep 13, 2017 5:01 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: Bike Lanes
- Replies: 787
- Views: 281573
Re: Bike Lanes
Mostly buffered is better than no buffer, I guess. They weren't buffered in the original plan and I don't think it changed. Probaly not in the original city plan, but I mean the "Make Grand Grand" plan, which would've made a two way cycletrack on one side of the street. If we were going to...
- Wed Sep 13, 2017 4:46 pm
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: Independence Ave MAX
- Replies: 27
- Views: 9025
Re: Independence Ave MAX
I don't like that plan because it would require people to actually pay attention to which MAX bus they got on. I think it would increase confusion and decrease rider satisfaction. It seems trivial, but it could be a big difference in ridership. People should be able to get on a MAX bus at a stop and...
- Wed Sep 13, 2017 7:12 am
- Forum: Kansas City Transportation
- Topic: Bike Lanes
- Replies: 787
- Views: 281573
Re: Bike Lanes
I'm glad something is getting done, but it's a shame to see them backing down from the original vision.
Does anyone know if these will be buffered or not?
Does anyone know if these will be buffered or not?
- Mon Sep 11, 2017 3:20 pm
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: Amazon searching for second HQ
- Replies: 363
- Views: 111139
Re: Amazon searching for second HQ
NY Times cuts KC and STL before first round... https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2017/09/09/upshot/where-should-amazon-new-headquarters-be.html They immediately culled the bottom 50% of the top 50 metros based on job growth, without sorting for anything else first, like an international airport. ...
- Mon Sep 11, 2017 9:51 am
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: Amazon searching for second HQ
- Replies: 363
- Views: 111139
Re: Amazon searching for second HQ
Best quote from brookings.edu article: Before communities go all in, they should think about who will ultimately win. Amazon has set the table in a way that ensures that just about every community that plays this game will lose, and not just because all but one place will come away without the gran...
- Sun Sep 10, 2017 7:15 pm
- Forum: Urban Core
- Topic: West 39th Street Apartments
- Replies: 71
- Views: 23544
Re: West 39th Street Apartments
They need to push all the new buildings back from the street to create a wider sidewalk with green spaces. That stretch of 39th feels really hostile to pedestrians. I always walk on 38th instead. Or put 39th on a road diet... Yes! 39th street is begging for a road diet. There is a two block stretch...
- Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:53 am
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: Amazon searching for second HQ
- Replies: 363
- Views: 111139
Re: Amazon searching for second HQ
Is North Loop acreage including the lots near 8th/Wyandotte E of Phoenix Bar? And will they really need 100 acres if doing 70+ story buildings? Probably. They won't all be 70+ stories. Looking at the Seattle campus, it's about 98 acres. It is actually two campuses though, one at South Union Lake, a...
- Fri Sep 08, 2017 11:17 am
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: Amazon searching for second HQ
- Replies: 363
- Views: 111139
Re: Amazon searching for second HQ
If the full freeway removal option was chosen for the north loop, that would free up 32 acres. https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/print-edition/2016/02/19/closing-the-north-loop-a-big-bang-development.html But even combining that with the East Village and existing North Loop acreage, it still is...
- Thu Sep 07, 2017 12:24 pm
- Forum: Downtown
- Topic: Amazon searching for second HQ
- Replies: 363
- Views: 111139
Re: Amazon searching for second HQ
I hope that it at least goes to a city close to KC in size, but with better transit and infrastructure. That might wake some people up, show them that we need things like transit to attract these big companies like Amazon.
- Thu Sep 07, 2017 8:49 am
- Forum: General Kansas City
- Topic: Kansas, Missouri battle over companies
- Replies: 1799
- Views: 351847
Re: Kansas, Missouri battle over companies
I think Kansas City has a decent shot at this, but our lack of transit may hurt us.
The North Loop is absolutely the best location.
The North Loop is absolutely the best location.