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This part struck me the most. Capital cost C$1·8bn Canadian government C$400m Province of Alberta C$600m City of Edmonton C$800m I could see the Feds coming up with their share, but are the state and city numbers even possible in our current system? $1.3 billion USD total cost. $582 million USD cit...

Great news, and also think it's great that the Trust Board is also supporting transitional and drop in center projects. Jazz Hill Homes — A renovation of 181 affordable one- and two-bedroom units in 10 historic colonnade-style buildings along The Paseo by Flaherty & Collins Properties; recommend...

I'm not going to come on here and say that the new owner will solve all the Plaza's problems or that I will agree with everything they want to do. However, at the minimum Highland has deep pockets to invest in the un-sexy capital improvements and hopefully improve the pedestrian environment in antic...

The part about relocating the family's farmhouse was very interesting. Would love to see pictures of the house and the relocation.

https://www.railwaygazette.com/light-rail-and-tram/edmontons-valley-line-southeast-opens/65285.article First phase of Edmonton Valley Line opens. Second phase projected to open in 2028, total length 27-kilometre (17 mi). Lot of parallels to KC, both medium sized prairie cities but Edmonton has more ...

Even though it was overkill, we arrived like 5 hours early for our flight out of Schipol last year. Lines were insane but once checked in the process really wasn't that bad. It's just a self-perpetuating problem, as others hear about the lines people start getting there earlier and earlier and peopl...

https://twitter.com/GovParsonMO/status/1724569246032691541 It is an honor to have Woodwether Terminal as a namesake as it is the fastest growing port in the Midwest, and Kansas City is the 2nd largest port destination in the Midwest. Thank you @portkc! https://pbs.twimg.com/media/F-7mmGLWwAAIPQF?for...

Random violent crime, drivers that could care less about running people over, no (zero) police presence, KC Tenants, random violent crime, bad drivers, inept City Hall leadership, KC Tenants, random violent crime, no police - anywhere. Wash, rinse, repeat for decades. The city has invested a ton of...

Partially, I think the increase in interest rates and generally difficult market conditions are forcing some developers to re-evaluate as well as unfriendly development policies from City Hall. I'm curious if there is a report about the pace of ongoing development on Main and well as a report of par...

The next step to actually improve is to get dedicated regional funding going in Johnson, Wyandotte, Platte, Clay, and Jackson counties. The counties will make different decisions than the cities -- as we've seen with how service is funded today (with general fund dollars) in Johnson and Wyandotte. ...

I abstained from voting today. Measure passed 73-27. Coverage: https://www.kcur.org/news/2023-11-07/kansas-city-votes-yes-on-public-bus-funding-by-renewing-sales-tax-for-another-decade Happy to vote for this even if I don't use the bus. I also wanted to note that both Clay and Platte counties voted...

https://i.imgur.io/AvGPK0O_d.webp?maxwidth=640&shape=thumb&fidelity=medium Returned from Cancun tonight. Saw the beautiful A350 parked at the gate down as I walked to baggage claim. It dropping the Chiefs off annd will depart tomorrow morning. Another seamless international direct experienc...

Not that I know. It's a legacy requirement the Parks Board has to put land sales to a vote that really should be done away with, instead have city council approve it.

The KCStar is just trash, they thrive on anything to make people click and get outraged.

10% insurance increases per year?

Yes, inflation in 40 additional years of our existing tax is going to be a lot if you just run it with straight line napkin math.

Please bear with me, this is a bit of a long post. On this forum, I have generally been negative about mode selection of BRT versus Streetcar and/or fixed rail in KC for transit expansion. This is both a personal preference due to the permanency of rail lines, the demonstrated high impact spin-off d...

I have a lot of questions but firstly this partnership seems better than no partnership of course. All of these proposals are preliminary. We will still need local funding to pay the loans back. As far as I can tell, no funding mechanism has been identified. Maybe rail to KCI was just chosen to grab...

KU/KCK <-----> TSC East/West Transit is a loser. It would be the worst thing that can possibly happen right now. No one in KCK wants to go to Van Brunt. Nobody on the east side of KCMO wants to go to KCK. Do you people that are for this even live here? There are no amenities or attractions on this ...

The negative report coming back from the KC Star regarding the construction overages to the Riverfront extension shouldn't hinder this effort. If this is built and built correctly, it'll be transformational for the city and east side. There's so much potential in vacant lots, dilapidated apartment b...

Why would anybody do a 'ground lease' in KC is confusing and doesn't seem to align with our market. I am not an expert, but it's not a deal I would recommend and seems like a seller who doesn't really want to sell. Too many variables and unknowns. For example, the parcel on Southwest Trafficway and ...

Mayor Q in Paris advocating for more international flights (amongst other things) per his social media post.