Port KC Takes New Role Steering $160M South Loop Link Park Plan
By Kevin Collison
Planning for the proposed South Loop Link, an ambitious proposal to deck four blocks of the disruptive downtown freeway with a park,...
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...
Regional Skate Park, Artworks, Could ‘Enhance’ New Buck O’Neil Bridge
(Editor's note: This article originally was published Feb. 3)
By Kevin Collison
Creating a regional skate park beneath the approach ramps to the new Buck O'Neil...
KCATA Backs Two Big Transit-Oriented Apartment Projects
By Kevin Collison
The KCATA has jumped into transit-oriented development in a big way, approving bonds this week for two apartment projects totaling $190 million...
KC Streetcar Extension Reshapes Midtown Real Estate Market
By Annie Jennemann
Flatland
The KC Streetcar extension along Main Street isn’t just about moving people – it’s about creating a new framework for development in...
Protected Bike Lane First Step to Fulfill ‘Making Grand Grand’ Vision
By Kevin Collison
The City Council has approved funding to plan a protected bike lane on Grand Boulevard between the South Loop and Crown Center,...
Proposed Greenline Trail Price Tag $80M, Plan to Seek Federal Funding
By Kevin Collison
The proposed Greenline recreational trail loop around downtown now has an estimated $80 million price tag, according to backers who plan to...
Big Apartment Plan Proposed for Prominent Site Near Penn Valley Park
By Kevin Collison
A $122 million residential project is in the works for the prominent, five-acre site of the old Trinity Lutheran Hospital complex by...
North Loop Among ‘Freeways without Futures’ in New National Report
(Editor's note: This article originally appeared in CityScene KC June 2, 2021)
By Kevin Collison
The downtown North Loop is among 15 freeways throughout the country...
KCATA Briefed on Tower Plan for 10th and Main, Work Could Begin in 2023
By Kevin Collison
A mixed-use tower with up to 240 apartments being proposed for KCATA property at 10th and Main could break ground by summer...
