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by longviewmo
Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:36 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Kansas, Missouri battle over companies
Replies: 1799
Views: 333413

Re: Kansas, Missouri battle over companies

chaglang wrote:
KCMax wrote:KANSAS VS. KANSAS!
$15 million to move six miles. Awesome.
That's $39.72 per inch.
This Freightquote thing is $46.42 a foot.
by longviewmo
Fri Jun 29, 2012 9:26 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The Health Care Debate
Replies: 1272
Views: 183425

Re: The Health Care Debate

Yes, I read the rest. But is it a tax or isn't it? I understand that a word can have different meanings given its context but in this case the context is how the law is written not how it is argued. Methinks Justice Roberts liked the intent of the law but felt the law didn't really pass the smell t...
by longviewmo
Fri Jun 29, 2012 3:28 pm
Forum: Kansas City Photos
Topic: Longview
Replies: 15
Views: 11826

Longview

Given my username, this should not be a big surprise. I have quite a few more that'll be posted sometime. North Dairy Barn: http://i.imgur.com/dzjfd.jpg http://i.imgur.com/iYPbO.jpg http://i.imgur.com/zWJVJ.jpg Shots from Pergola area: http://i.imgur.com/3JWuY.jpg http://i.imgur.com/9JJ9p.jpg http:/...
by longviewmo
Thu Jun 28, 2012 10:16 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: blabbermouthkc.com - Scam? Extortion? You be the judge.
Replies: 9
Views: 2300

Re: blabbermouthkc.com - Scam? Extortion? You be the judge.

How do you get landlord and employer information from the JoCo website? And who pays for the mailings, billboards, etc.?

This guy is just trying to create fear.
by longviewmo
Thu Jun 28, 2012 9:29 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: blabbermouthkc.com - Scam? Extortion? You be the judge.
Replies: 9
Views: 2300

Re: blabbermouthkc.com

Probably illegal. It will only before time before he puts the wrong person's mug up and they sue him.
by longviewmo
Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:36 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: American Royal leaders propose tearing down Kemper
Replies: 715
Views: 186854

Re: American Royal leaders propose tearing down Kemper

Preservationists want to save Kemper http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/27/3680275/kemper-arenas-future-dims-preservationists.html I don't claim to understand some things. Save buildings that may actually have a use in the future, not an old facility that will need huge amounts of maintenance in the...
by longviewmo
Thu Jun 28, 2012 8:28 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Colorado fires
Replies: 3
Views: 1164

Re: Colorado fires

These are some pretty crazy images: http://photos.denverpost.com/mediacente ... aff/38644/
by longviewmo
Wed Jun 27, 2012 4:57 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Rankings, lists, and such
Replies: 1325
Views: 389460

Re: Rankings, lists, and such

America's best burger cities No. 8 Kansas City, Mo. Once home to the nation’s second-largest livestock area, this is a serious beef town—it even won the barbecue category this year. The city’s best gourmet burger option may be at Blanc Burgers + Bottles, which offers watercress and truffle butter a...
by longviewmo
Mon Jun 25, 2012 2:26 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: KC beneficiary of young people "boomeranging" home?
Replies: 9
Views: 2022

Re: KC beneficiary of young people "boomeranging" home?

It probably seems "suburban and boring" if you never leave Overland Park, Blue Springs, or whatever, which seems to happen to quite a few kids anymore. It's kind of weird to give directions for something ten miles away and has been there 'forever' (say Bartle Hall, for instance) to someone...
by longviewmo
Thu Jun 21, 2012 10:41 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: The KC City Flag
Replies: 159
Views: 63829

Re: The KC City Flag

The one with the Scout looks far better than the one we're using now, even if the text isn't balanced.
by longviewmo
Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:37 am
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Jackson County Regional Rail Plan
Replies: 882
Views: 156157

Re: KC Commuter Rail

Continuing the discusison about the Rock Island Corridor from http://forum.kcrag.com/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=15963&p=491283#p491283, Here are some images from along the route. There's some big cuts and big fills, not to mention that the rail bed is narrow and raised for a lot of the route too.
by longviewmo
Thu Jun 21, 2012 9:21 am
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: Kansas City to get 2012 MLB All-Star Game
Replies: 344
Views: 55715

Re: Kansas City to get 2012 MLB All-Star Game

It's kind of hard to tell what they want anymore. A while back they were pursuing the Katy Trail, but I haven't heard much about it at all lately. MARC's regional plans have parts of it tagged as a bike trail (http://www.marc.org/2040/assets/plan/BikePedMap_AllProjects.pdf), yet a thing published in...
by longviewmo
Wed Jun 20, 2012 3:00 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: OFFICIAL: West Edge/Plaza Vista development
Replies: 728
Views: 131967

Re: OFFICIAL: West Edge/Plaza Vista development

vis·ta/ˈvistə/

1. A pleasing view, esp. one seen through a long, narrow opening: "a vista of church spires".
2. A mental view of a succession of remembered or anticipated events: "vistas of freedom".

I'd say the second one is accurate for this project.
by longviewmo
Wed Jun 20, 2012 2:48 pm
Forum: Kansas City Sports
Topic: Kansas City to get 2012 MLB All-Star Game
Replies: 344
Views: 55715

Re: Kansas City to get 2012 MLB All-Star Game

Most of what detracts from Kauffman is the lack of development around it. There is hardly anything besides the stadiums from I-435 to Pittman and I-70 to 47th Street. Convince some company or office development to go in that vast area, and you'd have an employee base really close to whatever goes on...
by longviewmo
Wed Jun 20, 2012 10:19 am
Forum: Missouri Suburbs
Topic: Lee's Summit considers annexing 350 acres of Unity Village property
Replies: 3
Views: 2271

Re: Lee's Summit considers annexing 350 acres of Unity Villa

It looks like the annexation has gone through already. Lee's Summit city limit signs have moved down the road a couple of miles, and there's a few for sale signs on the south side of Colbern.
by longviewmo
Sun Jun 17, 2012 4:45 pm
Forum: Urban Core
Topic: Demolition at 43rd and Main?
Replies: 63
Views: 15180

Re: Demolition at 43rd and Main?

It looks like the city issued a demolition permit about 10 days ago. Capitol Federal is listed as the owner of the property on some county stuff, so it looks like the bank will take up the land there.
by longviewmo
Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:31 pm
Forum: General Kansas City
Topic: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)
Replies: 711
Views: 160348

Re: Fixing the KC Zoo (ongoing)

It was very easy to find references to a masterplan... but much harder to actually track it down. Your best bet is to do a Google image search, type in "kansas city zoo master plan site:zoochat.com", and attempt to piece it together from there.
by longviewmo
Fri Jun 15, 2012 9:17 pm
Forum: Kansas City Transportation
Topic: Kansas City Automotive Museum
Replies: 25
Views: 9455

Re: Kansas City Automotive Museum

They were building tank trucks at the Kenworth facility when my dad worked for them. I think they shut that down around '83-'84. I'll have to ask him.
by longviewmo
Tue Jun 12, 2012 8:01 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - Power & Light Apartments
Replies: 524
Views: 143504

Re: P&L Building

I assumed architectural firms do quite a bit of design work, and in this case BNIM seems like a no brainer. Actually, they already seem on board for the redevelopment. I'm not really sure where I said that they should spend that much money.
by longviewmo
Tue Jun 12, 2012 2:57 pm
Forum: Downtown
Topic: OFFICIAL - Power & Light Apartments
Replies: 524
Views: 143504

Re: P&L Building

It seems like BNIM should be really involved in fixing up the building. Their website tagline even says "Architecture firm with a focus on sustainable architecture" - what better showcase project than fixing up the building where their headquarters are located?