If Historic Tax Credits Go Away, Local and National Redevelopment Will Come to a...
GUEST COMMENTARY
By Elizabeth Rosin
Have you noticed how Kansas City has changed over the past decade, how vibrant our urban core has become?
It was a...
New Year’s Eve Reflection: First Six Months of CityScene KC
By Kevin Collison
It's been six months since I launched CityScene KC and I hope you've enjoyed it so far.
The plan has been to produce...
Arizona Postcard: Riding the Rails in Metro Phoenix and Tucson
By Dave Scott
During a spring break to visit family and the Kansas City Royals in Arizona, I got a good sense of how urban...
Data Tells Real Downtown Housing Story
GUEST COMMENTARY
By Bill Dietrich
Maintaining existing affordable housing stock and increasing that inventory are critical for the sustainability and continued growth of greater Downtown...
Troost Developers Deserve Support, Not Criticism
GUEST COMMENTARY
By John Hoffman, principal and co-founder of UC-B Properties
The recent editorial in The Kansas City Star entitled "Stop the Denverization of Kansas City....
Downtown’s Revival Fueled by Youthful Energy
GUEST COMMENTARY
By Kevin Klinkenberg
About nine years ago, I made a decision to leave Kansas City and move to Savannah, Georgia. It wasn’t an easy...
Restoring Residential Density by Embracing the ‘City’ in Kansas City
GUEST COMMENTARY
By Kevin Klinkenberg
An expert is someone that lives more than 30 miles away, so it’s said.
Since I’ve spent about nine years living much...
Next Kansas City Mayor Needs to Keep the Line Moving Downtown
COMMENTARY
After decades of neglect, downtown is relevant again to the metro and that's vital not only for the well-being of our city as it...
Designing and Building a Better Kansas City for the Future
GUEST COMMENTARY
By Kevin Klinkenberg
Coming back to Kansas City has left me excited about the recent changes. The ship has turned, and there’s a strong...
State Historic Tax Credit Program Threatened, Major Downtown Redevelopment Tool
GUEST COMMENTARY
By Elizabeth Rosin
In 1998, Missouri enacted a state historic tax credit (HTC) to help property owners rehabilitate historic buildings.
The impact of that legislation...
