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A more vibrant neighborhood
UMKC’s downtown arts campus is back in the news as of late. It’s got me thinking this thing might actually happen. What would the downtown campus mean for the neighborhood? Though I am a mere...
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The Midwest Hotel has potential
Kansas City’s Midwest Hotel, circa 1915, is next on many preservationists’ list of endangered buildings in downtown area. I recently heard it’s slated for demolition, a rumor that seems inevitable but...
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A car-centric complaint
Think of it as a scenic route. “This spring, it became a chore getting into downtown because of constricted highway lanes on Interstate 35…” continue reading the story about Overland Park commuters’...
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Where are the people?
The odd part of living in downtown Kansas City is that sometimes I feel like I’m the only one here. And it’s disappointing because I love people-watching but unfortunately the best people-watching...
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Who is this intersection designed for?
I’ve come across a lot of anxiety-inducing situations as a pedestrian in the city: tire tracks all over the sidewalks I use, no crosswalks, complicated crosswalk buttons, getting honked at, getting...
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In Kansas City, Broadway runs north to south, through all the major neighborhoods. From the River Market to the Country Club Plaza, through Downtown by Quality Hill, between the Crossroads and...
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Urban sparsity
According to the Atlantic Cities, “Economists, urbanists, and place makers have found density to be associated with everything from greater energy efficiency to higher levels of skilled and talented...
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Under the Highway Overpass
If you were living in the Kansas City area in 2013, you probably remember, vividly, the rehabilitation work on the bridges of Interstate 35 just south of downtown. The Missouri Department of...
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UX: 6 ideas for public transit
As a pedestrian, I love having public transportation available to get me from A to B, but some days I wonder if the people who administer the system actually experience the bus as a real user? Back in...
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Talking about walking
I have been asked to chat about walking and the pedestrian experience in Kansas City on KCUR’s Central Standard this week, which is excellent timing because I just returned from a vacation to NYC where...
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