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FangKC wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:29 pm When I lived in NYC, and had people visited from out of town, everyone wanted to ride the subway, and the Staten Island ferry.

Just had friends from NYC visit who saw the streetcar pass by and made it a priority for us to try out. Not transit nerds, just regular tourists.

FangKC wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:29 pm When I lived in NYC, and had people visited from out of town, everyone wanted to ride the subway, and the Staten Island ferry.

Yeah, I understand this. But that seems different. For example, when I think of things to do in San Francisco, riding the trolley/cable car is on the list. But I don't think of the Bay Area's mass transit options as "things to do in San Francisco."

Don't get me wrong: I love the Streetcar! Bonus points for it being free. Great selling point to tourists. But I wouldn't place "things to do in KC" list because I don't view it as being uniquely Kansas City.

Maybe it is or maybe should be considered part of KC's identity, though.

Meh, it's just a list but streetcar is unique being free fare and ties many of the sites together, which will tie even more together soon enough. So maybe worth pointing out. I do think KC's streetcar is underestimated how unique it is... the nature of not having to deal with a fare system makes it so easy to hop on/off, integrated into the streetlife/sidewalk more than other systems.

I would guess the reason the streetcar is so popular is that many visitors here come from small towns and rural areas in the region and they have never ridden on a streetcar at all.

Never underestimate the "rube" factor. When I was a child in rural NW Missouri, going to the KC airport was exciting.

^As a regular transit user around world including KC buses, I'm a regular rider because of how well it's implemented. A near perfect mode for digital nomads roaming around city. No fare system to deal with is a biggy.

My top KC attractions:
1. gas buggies
2. bell telephones
3. skyscrapers: seven stories but no taller
4. radiators whenever you want some heat
5. indoor privees
6. burlesque shows

AllThingsKC wrote: ↑Mon Nov 15, 2021 2:59 pm Don't get me wrong: I love the Streetcar! Bonus points for it being free. Great selling point to tourists. But I wouldn't place "things to do in KC" list because I don't view it as being uniquely Kansas City.

Our unique exhibit is the national WW1 museum. The rest you can find some local variant of all over the country.

Zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, art museums, some local figure's historic site, some war site, transportation, natural history and science museums are on about every list for any medium to large city. I think I've been to that same basic list in half a dozen cities.

Look at the list for Atlanta
https://www.planetware.com/tourist-attr ... s-ga-a.htm
Their unique museum is the Coke museum. The rest you can find across the country in some form.

https://www.planetware.com/tourist-attr ... -ca-sf.htm
San Fransicso:
The Bridge (lots of bridges that draw tourists of architecture- Brooklyn Bridge, Eads Bridge)
Alcatraz (Ohio State Reformatory)
Fishermans Wharf (there's warf tourism across the country)
Ride the Cable Cars
Golden Gate Park (Boston Common, Central Park, Millennium Park)
Hill (LA hills)
Chinatown (Chinatown NYC)
Legion of Honor (it's a museum)
art museums
science museum
old hotels
outdoor areas
baseball

My niece lived in San Francisco. She said everyone who came to visit her mostly wanted to walk around neighborhoods that had the old Victorian "painted lady buildings" and take photos. That made me laugh because the first time I went to San Franciso all I did was walk around taking photos of Victorian "painted lady" architecture.

earthling wrote: ↑Tue Jul 27, 2021 8:36 am KC in top 20 again for commercial and multi-family construction starts according to Dodge Data, first half of 2021. Only 3 in Midwest.

Not bad for about 30th largest market. KC hovering around MSP last several years and often exceeding some larger southern markets like Orlando, Tampa, Charlotte as well as Portland and San Diego on W Coast at times. Austin, Nashville, Denver, Orlando and KC are the only markets under 3M pops consistently in top 20. KC not a hot market by pop growth (probably a good thing) but appears to be so by some key indicators, certainly hot among Midwest.


https://www.construction.com/news/Comme ... lf-of-2021

The above is for first half of 2021, below is full year. KC metro didn't make it on top 20 list by end of 2021..

https://www.construction.com/news/Comme ... 0in%202021.

I'm sure they weren't far behind though if they were 19th before. This is still good shit. It's the first list you see where KC was doing well and not "but Indy and Columbus" are also right there". It's nice being mentioned next to the fastest growing non-bland city for a change.

Home flipping hit a 15-year high in 2021, but profits fell. Here are the cities with the biggest and smallest profits

Highest gross-profit flipping cities

San Jose, Calif. ($265,500)
San Francisco, Calif. ($172,000)
Seattle, Wash. ($149,950)
San Diego, Calif. ($145,500)
Washington, D.C. ($139,555)

Lowest gross-profit flipping cities

Kansas City, Mo. ($23,456)
Houston, Texas ($32,300)
San Antonio, Texas ($34,357)
Dallas, Texas ($40,800)
Atlanta, Ga. ($43,900)

https://fortune.com/2022/03/31/house-fl ... g-profits/

Oh, man. We suck at dating now.

America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating


Worst Cities for Dating
1. Kansas City, MO
2. Wichita, KS
3. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
4. Detroit, MI
5. Louisville, KY
6. Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC
7. Atlanta, GA
8. Pittsburgh, PA
9. Houston, TX
10. Charlotte, NC

Best Cities for Dating
1. Austin, TX
2. Colorado Springs, CO
3. San Diego, CA
4. Raleigh/Durham, NC
5. Seattle, WA
6. Charleston, SC
7. Norfolk, VA
8. Ann Arbor, MI
9. Springfield, MA
10. Honolulu, HI

http://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studies/ ... ities.aspx

Looking for love in all the right places ...

... NOT...

The study is based on criteria that includes percentage of singles ages 18-24, population density, and dating venues per capita such as concerts, coffee shops, bars, bowling alleys, etc., and includes 80 metro areas in America. We teamed up with AXE Deodorant Bodyspray, which specializes in the dating game, to find out which city is revered as the D.C. (Dating Capital) of the U.S.

Hot pro density urban planners in your area. Obviously a silly survey but obviously we have a very low population density.

AllThingsKC wrote: ↑Wed Apr 20, 2022 4:49 pm Oh, man. We suck at dating now.

America’s Best (and Worst) Cities for Dating


Worst Cities for Dating
1. Kansas City, MO
2. Wichita, KS
3. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
4. Detroit, MI
5. Louisville, KY
6. Greensboro/Winston-Salem, NC
7. Atlanta, GA
8. Pittsburgh, PA
9. Houston, TX
10. Charlotte, NC

Best Cities for Dating
1. Austin, TX
2. Colorado Springs, CO
3. San Diego, CA
4. Raleigh/Durham, NC
5. Seattle, WA
6. Charleston, SC
7. Norfolk, VA
8. Ann Arbor, MI
9. Springfield, MA
10. Honolulu, HI

http://www.bestplaces.net/docs/studies/ ... ities.aspx

but Colorado Springs is better for users of Axe body spray?

Engineering News-Record’s Top 500 Design firms ranking includes 10 Kansas City-based companies and 4 KC companies in the top 20

Burns & McDonnell, No. 8
HNTB, No. 11
Black & Veatch, No. 16
Kiewit, No. 18
Terracon Consultants Inc., No. 21
HOK, No. 41
CRB, No. 67
TranSystems, No. 77
Populous, No. 107
Henderson Engineers Inc., No 129

https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity ... firms.html

https://www.enr.com/toplists#Top%20Design%20Firms

Not for nothing but Kiewit's HQ is in Omaha. They do have a large office in KC though.

This list must be weighted more heavy to the Engineering side of things rather than design. Populos being 107? They are a world renowned design firm, having designed some of the best sports stadiums in the last 30 years. HOK is another amazing design firm. But I'd guess I would call those more architecture firms than engineering firms.

Still great to Kc being recognized for this amazing firms in town and a great industry to be known for. Good high paying jobs and a highly educated and skilled workforce. More of this and other science related jobs & companies please. Whether it is tech companies, Bio-sciences, Health-sciences, Agri-science, Research firms, bring it all on!

https://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity ... -2022.html

Kansas City ranked #51 Best Place to Live in the US by the U.S. News & World Report. Also No. 123 in its Best Places to Retire list, and No. 16 in its Most Dangerous Places list.

Kansas City ranks higher than other Missouri and Kansas metro areas, with St. Louis coming in at No. 72, Wichita at No. 103, and Springfield at No. 104.

Kansas City beat out Dayton, Ohio (52), while Peoria, Illinois ranked slightly higher (50).

https://realestate.usnews.com/places/r ... es-to-live

Nashville: #25
Pittsburgh: #26
Minneapolis-St. Paul: #27
Omaha: #29
Charlotte: #30
DFW: #32
Seattle: #36
Denver: #55
Indianapolis: #63
Phoenix: #67
OKC: #73
Cleveland: #94