Capping the Loop

[Eon Blue]

You can’t make Grand the car sewer if it’s frequently closed for Sprint Center events. Walnut is the relief valve for those instances. If you take away Walnut, then most of the Grand traffic will go on Main and gum up the streetcar. Oak is too far out of the way for people that have Midland or PnL plugged into their GPS.

[moderne]

I would like to see the capped block between Grand and Walnut designed to serve as an alternate to closing off Grand to traffic. Virtually all European cities and towns have a square, place, platz, or piazza. These spaces, surrounded by buildings, are not landscaped but paved with hard surface. They are used for just about any kind of gathering and do not suffer from hard use. Here are the Christmas markets, political demonstrations, football celebrations, even horse races. Pave this block and landscape the others. It could have a big bronze heart in the middle to mark the Heart of America or even a spiral of yellow bricks.

[JBmidtown]

or even a spiral of yellow bricks.

That’s just asking for awful Wizard of Oz jokes from geographically challenged coastal types

[shinatoo]

or even a spiral of yellow bricks.

That’s just asking for awful Wizard of Oz jokes from geographically challenged coastal types

Oz isn't in Kansas either.

[TheLastGentleman]

New renderings. Much higher resolution versions here: https://www.ojb.com/project/kansas-city-deck-park

[Chris Stritzel]

I like it. I hope it gets done.

[normalthings]

I like it. I hope it gets done.

good except for road closure

[KCPowercat]

Agreed. Love it but no closing streets.

[earthling]

Needs a lot more park benches/seating than shown but conceptually a good start. Can mature over the years.

[KCPowercat]

Yeah there is a lot of rendering porn in there. No way it's programmed that amenity heavy.

[beautyfromashes]

I always assumed it would go all the way to Oak. Not the case?

[FangKC]

I'm getting really annoyed at all these proposals that result in closing through streets inside the Loop. I don't see the point of it.

[normalthings]

I'm getting really annoyed at all these proposals that result in closing through streets inside the Loop. I don't see the point of it.

It looks like the street is mostly a wide pedestrian through way. It’s not even like they are really using the space for anything.

[beautyfromashes]

I know I’m the minority, but I don’t mind them closing one street to make more continuous park space. Why are cars always the priority? Take Grand or Main or Oak. This should it hurt traffic in any considerable way.

[KCPowercat]

Except grand gets closd whenever cordish feels like it

[TheLastGentleman]

Won’t someone think about the cars????

[DColeKC]

Yeah there is a lot of rendering porn in there. No way it's programmed that amenity heavy.

It's looking more and more like Cordish and Loews will be mostly financing this. So it will be amenity heavy. Notice the dog park for example.

[DColeKC]

Except grand gets closd whenever cordish feels like it

Yeah, to put on events for downtown residents and to encourage non-downtown residents to visit downtown. They don't just close it for the hell of it. They also have to pay to close it and spend hundreds of thousands putting on public events out there. What did people think a entertainment district would do? Not entertain?

[KCPowercat]

Except grand gets closd whenever cordish feels like it

Yeah, to put on events for downtown residents and to encourage non-downtown residents to visit downtown. They don't just close it for the hell of it. They also have to pay to close it and spend hundreds of thousands putting on public events out there. What did people think a entertainment district would do? Not entertain?

It was cited as a reason to not close of walnut. That's it.

[Chris Stritzel]

I like it. I hope it gets done.

good except for road closure

They can add the street into the plans. No reason why they shouldn't.