Converting O’Neil Bridge to Linear Park ‘Top Priority’ for City Officials
(Editor's note, updated March 3: The city announced today it is issuing a request for proposals/qualifications to study the reuse of the existing Buck...
Isle of Capri Casino Sale Renews Hope for Streetcar Connection
(Updated July 21, 2020. Twin River Worldwide Holdings completed the acquisition of the Isle of Capri casino on July 2 and has renamed it...
Streetcar Extension Plan Wins Key Support From Federal Agency
By Kevin Collison
Federal transit officials have rated the Kansas City Streetcar Authority's $151.6 million funding application "medium high," a vital step toward building the...
Bird Arrives Downtown, ‘Lil Lectric’ Scooters Not Without Controversy
By Kevin Collison
The Bird quietly scooted into downtown Kansas City Wednesday, a new smartphone-based personal transportation method that like its predecessors Lyft and Uber,...
Voters Overwhelming Approve Local Funding to Extend Streetcar to UMKC, Next Stop Washington
By Kim Mueller
Kansas City voters living within the Main Street Transportation Development District (TDD) overwhelming approved local funding needed to extend the streetcar route...
Streetcar Extension ‘Buzz’ Sparks Big Apartment Project at 39th and Main
By Kevin Collison
Construction is expected to begin by late spring on a $34 million residential redevelopment project at 39th and Main, the largest private...
Dream of Reconnecting Downtown to Crossroads with Park Over South Loop Costs Much Less
By Kevin Collison
A longtime dream to reconnect downtown with the Crossroads by decking the 1960s era South Loop trench may be closer to reality...
