Comments on: 39th and Main Redevelopment

By: Tim

Tim — Mon, 03 Mar 2008 15:52:23 +0000

The parking garage cannot be placed behind the building because the Scientologists own the parking lot behind the building. And no, that’s not a joke.

By: Patty

Patty — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 06:09:10 +0000

Ryan that’s why we see so many section 8 over in South of the Plaza or along Ward Parkway. Because Kansas City wants to spread out the section 8′ers. Not.

Kansas City just wants them in one area. Between Broadway to Troost. From Linwood to 47th Street.

This helps bring down certain neighborhoods. It just takes 1 family to bring a neighborhood down. And we who live in midtown have seen this happen over numerous times.

Some of us who can’t afford to live in a condo would love to live in a condo with secure parking, but condos cost too dam much.

The worst part driving down Main is seeing that dam parking garage that Howard Fisher wants to build. What an eye sore. Why not put the parking lot behind the Hawthorne?

Dam arse city planners.

By: Greg

Greg — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 05:50:15 +0000

Old Hyde Park Historic District is for the Howard Fisher development.

By: William Rockhill Nelson

William Rockhill Nelson — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:30:17 +0000

Ryan, This part of Midtown is suffering from a disproportionate share of low income housing. A healthy neighborhood has a mix a different incomes. The whole point of Section 8 was to spread it out there weren’t concentrations low income ghettos. The city proceeding to funnel most Section 8 to Midtown and Hickman Mills, with terrible consequences.

This proposal would create a mixed-income building instead of the current vertically segregated building.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:22:31 +0000

That’s great! More Condos in a neighborhood where no one can afford one! Eventually we could just push all of the poor people to the suburbs, cancel taxes for the ATA (because no one rides those buses anyways), and forget about light rail!

By: bob berdella

bob berdella — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 20:04:55 +0000

“The Hawthorn Plaza project is not a silver bullet…”

No, but Wink does sell those.

By: anthony

anthony — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 13:36:49 +0000

Did someone say porn and City Hall together again?

By: Accountant By Day

Accountant By Day — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 02:35:07 +0000

There’s always Wink over on 39th Street, run by the refreshingly sincere and candid Elizabeth Rich. Although, come to think, I’m not sure whether they sell porn there.

By: John

John — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 21:18:17 +0000

Porn is the reason Al Gore invented the internet. We’ll be fine without Naughty but Nice.