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Nick’s Picks | A 2026 Top 10 List

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by Nick Haines

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Kansas City Bears Racial Scars of Interstate System

Bruce R. Watkins Drive One Example of Uprooting Minority Communities

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To Navigate Car-Dominated Kansas City, These Congolese Refugees Teach Each Other How to Drive

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New Technology to Make KCI Zippier for Travelers

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North Kansas City Streetcar Extension Sidetracked by Financial Concerns

Local Matching Funds Can't Keep Pace With $222 Million Cost

by Kevin Collison

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KC Streetcar Looks West to KU Med in Proposed New Study

Proposed Extension Would Cross State Line into Kansas

by Kevin Collison

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‘Big and Bold’ Infrastructure Bill Falls Short on Helping States Fight Climate Change

Racing the Thermometer

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Nick’s Picks | A 2026 Top 10 List

Preparing you for the week ahead, before it happens…

Nick’s Picks | WyCo, High-Rises, Buses and More …

Preparing you for the week ahead, before it happens…

Nick’s Picks | Streetcar, Shutdown, Voting and More …

Preparing you for the week ahead, before it happens…

Kansas City Bears Racial Scars of Interstate System

Bruce R. Watkins Drive One Example of Uprooting Minority Communities

Nick’s Picks | KC Streetcar, Kansas Troops, Missouri Governor, and More …

Preparing you for the week ahead, before it happens…

To Navigate Car-Dominated Kansas City, These Congolese Refugees Teach Each Other How to Drive

Accessing a Future

New Technology to Make KCI Zippier for Travelers

Science of Logistics

North Kansas City Streetcar Extension Sidetracked by Financial Concerns

Local Matching Funds Can't Keep Pace With $222 Million Cost

KC Streetcar Looks West to KU Med in Proposed New Study

Proposed Extension Would Cross State Line into Kansas

‘Big and Bold’ Infrastructure Bill Falls Short on Helping States Fight Climate Change

Racing the Thermometer

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