City Market Begins Charging for Workday Parking March 1

By Kevin Collison The City Market will end free parking during work hours starting March 1, eliminating what had evolved to become an informal park-and-ride...

New KC Streetcar Rolls Into Town, Ridership Breaks 6 Million

By Kevin Collison The Kansas City Streetcar Authority got a belated present for its third birthday Monday morning, a shiny new vehicle fresh from Spain...

Bally Submits $61M Upgrade Plan for Former Isle of Capri Casino

By Kevin Collison Bally, the owner of the former Isle of Capri Casino, now Casino KC, has filed a plan with the city that calls...

Downtown Complete Streets Study Holds Open House

By Kevin Collison A proposed redesign plan that's intended to introduce bus and bicycle lanes on two major downtown arteries, 11th and 12th streets, will...

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...

KC Streetcar Celebrates 2 Millionth Rider and First Birthday This Saturday

By Kevin Collison The Kansas City streetcar celebrates its first birthday Saturday at Union Station and is expected to host its two-millionth rider either late...

Well-Known Westport Merchants Opposing Streetcar Expansion Plan

By Kevin Collison Several prominent Westport merchants have come out against the proposed streetcar extension from downtown to UMKC, apparently believing it won't deliver enough...

Guv Pledges Money, But Big Questions Remain for Buck O’Neil Bridge Project

By Kevin Collison Now that Gov. Parsons says the state will provide the final funding to replace the aging Buck O'Neil Bridge, the next big...

Katz Redevelopment Plan Sparks Incentive Debate on Streetcar Route

By Kevin Collison An apartment plan that would save the landmark Katz Drugstore has become the opening salvo in a City Hall debate over how--or...

Kaw Makeover Including New Park, Bike Trails, Opening in October

(Editor's note: This article was originally published Oct. 29, 2021) By Kevin Collison After decades of being a scraggly backwater, the Kaw River in the West...