Transportation
Port KC Seeks Big Project with Public Parking by New Soccer Stadium
By Kevin Collison Port KC is seeking proposals for a big mixed-use development that could add hundreds of apartments, hotel rooms and commercial space to the riverfront, and address its need to provide parking for the new women’s professional soccer stadium. The request for proposals (RFP) is seeking submissions for what’s called Parcel 9, a…
Port KC Establishing District to Fund Riverfront Streetcar Plan
By Kevin Collison Port KC took the first step towards funding its share of the planned streetcar extension to Berkley Park this week when its development committee endorsed creating a special riverfront taxing district. Launching what would be called Port Improvement District 6 still requires approval from the full board and support from property owners,…
UMKC Considers Arena as Part of Streetcar Stop Redevelopment
By Kevin Collison UMKC may build a small arena for events, concerts and athletics as part of a redevelopment project it’s planning near the south terminus of the streetcar extension. The proposal was mentioned in a State of the University speech given by Chancellor Mauli Agawal Monday. “We have real proof of what we are…
Council Committee Wants More Parking, Less Affordable Units at City Harvest Project
By Kevin Collison The proposed City Harvest apartment tower in the River Market likely will be revised to expand its garage at the cost of 15 affordable units following a contentious City Council committee meeting Wednesday. And in an unusual open City Hall spat, committee members challenged City Manager Brian Platt and his staff’s decision…
KC’s Westside Neighborhood Awarded $1M From Feds to Reconnect Community Split by I-35
Editor’s note: The following story was originally published by Startland News, an online news source helping readers discover a new Kansas City shaped by entrepreneurs, startups, creatives, makers and risk-takers. Click here to read the latest stories from Startland News. By: Startland News Staff A newly announced $1 million grant is expected to help reestablish…
H&R Block Contributes $10M to South Loop Link Plan; Cost Now $200M
em>By Kevin Collison Backers of the proposed South Loop Link downtown park hope a $10 million donation from H&R Block and affiliated foundations will spark other private donors to help pay for what’s now an estimated $200 million project. As press conference announcing the donation today, Mayor Quinton Lucas praised the contribution and said the…
KCATA Rejects Incentives for Big Mac Apartment Plan at Main and Armour
By Kevin Collison Confronted by overwhelming testimony from opponents, the KCATA board voted 6-2 Wednesday to reject a tax incentive request for a 300-unit apartment development proposed for Main and Armour. The development proposed by Chicago-based Mac Properties had been endorsed for a 15-year tax abatement by the authority’s development arm last week, but the…
Sherman Says Roadwork Needed for DT Ballpark; No Word from Chiefs
By Kevin Collison Royals owner John Sherman says some downtown highway and street infrastructure would need to be modified to handle traffic at a proposed ballpark, but believes parking concerns could be more easily addressed. With the Royals believed to be still leaning toward locating their proposed ballpark at the East Village site, most road…
Mac Endorsed for Tax Breaks for Main and Armour Apartment Project
By Kevin Collison Mac Properties was endorsed for tax incentives for its 300-unit apartment development at Main and Armour by the RideKC Development board Wednesday. The agency is an arm of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority and has become a major player providing incentives for projects that meet its description of what’s called transit-oriented…
Rave Reviews for New KC Airport ‘Art’ Terminal at Dry Run
(Editor’s note: CityScene generally doesn’t go as far north as KCI, but when your scribe was picked to be a pretend passenger and fly Delta to Tuscaloosa, it was a great opportunity to spread its coverage wings a bit.) By Kevin Collison If the old Kansas City airport terminal was about catering to the drive-in…