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Old Posted Apr 29, 2012, 9:37 PM
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Originally Posted by all of the trash View Post
Are those futuristic union station renders supposed to announce metro's foray into real estate? If so, how pathetic

1) whats the point of having 2050 renderings? Who knows what our architectural tastes and demands will be by then? Why are we designing for 2050 now?

2) none of these renders have anything to do with the actual planning process. What the hell was the point of bringing internatioanlly renowned designers to design something that will never be built? Do we expect metro to acquire and develop all this land?

3). All These renderings are fugly. Only stupid people would be impressed by these phoned in designs which is what I'm think metro/architects involved were betting on.
Agree that this was more a "fun" exercise than anything with substance or potential.

But more importantly, the problem of MTA getting into real estate is one that KC and others have had for some time and that other very large cities are experincing and are trying to keep under the radar. Not what MTA does and for sure not with taxpayer money.

Probably the real lesson here is to slash MTA's budget for anything that looks like subsidies, joint ventures, long-term commitments, etc. Let the developers take the risks.
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