Dec

30

Matt Blunt hearts Tom Cruise

December 30, 2006 | 8 Comments

Fired Up has news that the Blunt administration has booked a bizarre, anti-psychiatry exhibit into the the state Capitol building next month.  It’s sponsored by the pseudo-religious Church of Scientology, a group with a rapid hostility towards modern mental health care.  This narrow, extremist agenda has no place on public property.

Dec

28

Power & Light District will have a razor-thin margin

December 28, 2006 | 7 Comments

Everyone knows that the Power & Light District is a big gamble on the future of Downtown, but until a recent Biz Journal article the public never saw the details of that gamble. The city’s own CFO says that there is only a 4% margin for error. An astounding 80% of the construction [...]

Dec

28

The $40 million parking lot

December 28, 2006 | 3 Comments

A couple days ago I mentioned that city aviation leaders were scared of light rail because it could cut into parking revenue.  That’s a somewhat valid concern since the city will spend the next couple of decades repaying the bonds that were used in part to build the new $40 million, 15,000-space satellite parking lot.
I [...]

Dec

27

TIF abuse reaches new heights in Briarcliff

December 27, 2006 | 11 Comments

Now I know that the current council really has no shame at all when it comes to handing out tax breaks… The posh Briarcliff West development is set to get a Super TIF tax break for a new hotel and office building, on top of an existing non-Super TIF. Super TIF is a [...]

Dec

26

Airport prefers car over light rail

December 26, 2006 | 11 Comments

It’s a mantra in KC… Parking, Parking, Parking. Cities all over the country and the globe are establishing programs and goals for shifting a portion of single-occupancy automobile drivers to car pools, public transportation, bicycling, and walking. Here in KC we have yet another public agency doing just the opposite. In a [...]

Dec

22

Light Rail Blog

December 22, 2006 | 2 Comments

KC Light Rail is a new blog keeping tabs on the latest chapter of the city’s long path towards modern mass transit.  It has background info, news reports, and info from other cities.
kclightrail.com

Dec

21

New Jacomo blog

December 21, 2006 | Comments Off

KC Blue Blog finds a new blog focusing on Jackson County news, from a E-Jack perspective.
Jackson County News: jacksoncountynews.blogspot.com

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