Thanks for the comments everyone!
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nice little tour of dtkcmo in the current era.
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St. Louis has had its share of development too lately. Hopefully both will continue to be built up and infilled.
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I'm impressed, it looks like Kansas City downtown is on the upswing. I'm rooting for her new success, thanks for the nice photos.
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There's been a bit of investment to say the least. Some recent announcements:
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascit...tel-hyatt.html
http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascit...ing-plans.html
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Nice buildings and development, but the streets look abandoned.
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You find many more pedestrians on the Country Club Plaza, in Westport, etc. Two things, it was a very hot and humid day, and I usually don't aim for pedestrians in my photos. Nonetheless, the vibrancy is an issue I bring up at times and progress has been made.
Commerce Tower behind the parking garage is going residential. 909 Walnut behind it has already gone through a residential conversion. Look for increased pedestrian activity in the future from that project in the CBD.
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Almost forgot to ask, is Kansas City getting a light rail line, or a street car?
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Streetcar. Light rail in the future as the streetcar hopefully expands. Right now I consider it an urban development tool a la Portland. The easiest extension will be down Main St. to the Plaza.
Thanks!
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Cool tour. It's great to see both KC and STL building rail projects despite the Misssourah legislature's hostility and resentment towards public transit. I'm glad that the state's two biggest cities are doing it anyway.
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I hear ya. KC went with special tax districts to fund the project so far. Plus, Jeff City just leaves KC to its own devices, especially as Kansas attempts to bring MO businesses across the state line.
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