Monthly Archives: July 2009

KCMO testing “Pay and Display” parking Downtown

Posted on Jul 15, 2009 by BlogKC

Curbside parking in Downtown is getting modernized.  The city is now testing Pay and Display parking stations. The system, widely used in other cities, replaces individual parking meters with pay stations that print a receipt for motorists to display on … Continue reading →

Posted in Downtown, Transportation | 3 Comments

Taxpayer-subsidized mega projects trying to squeeze local governments out of even more money

Posted on Jul 14, 2009 by BlogKC

Today the KC Star reports that both the Legends shopping center and the Nebraska Furniture Mart in KCK’s Village West development are protesting their property tax bills and trying to get their valuations reduced.  The story is similar in KCMO … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Real Estate | 1 Comment

Council opposes homophobic minister receiving city funds

Posted on Jul 9, 2009 by BlogKC

Tony’s Kansas City has an excellent scoop on how a religious conference receiving city tourism funding is featuring a minister with a known history of hate speech towards gay, lesbian, and trans-gendered Americans. The situation is perfect local example of … Continue reading →

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Cities lose out on economic stimulus funding

Posted on Jul 9, 2009 by BlogKC

The New York Times reports that metro areas are getting a disproportionately small share of the economic stimulus transportation money, despite the fact that metro areas are the drivers of the economy.  Missouri was called out for MoDOT spending almost … Continue reading →

Posted in Business, Missouri, Politics | 5 Comments

City’s tiniest theater debuts in the Crossroads

Posted on Jul 7, 2009 by BlogKC

The Fishtank is a new performance space along the 1700 block of Wyandotte Street in the Crossroads Arts District.  The tiny space is really just a long display window, so audiences watch from the sidewalk.  Fishtank is the creation of … Continue reading →

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Demolishing Shoppers Parkade garage indicative of Downtown parking insanity

Posted on Jul 6, 2009 by BlogKC

Kansas City seems to have a bizarre split personality when it comes to parking. On one hand, there are perpetual complaints that there isn’t enough parking.  On the other hand, the city is busy tearing down multi-level parking garages and … Continue reading →

Posted in Downtown, Real Estate, Transportation | 6 Comments

Riverfest and fireworks this weekend

Posted on Jul 2, 2009 by BlogKC

While Great Recession has caused many local municipalities to cancel fireworks displays this year, Riverfest is soldering on.  The big festival in Berkley Park on the KCMO riverfront features live music, carnival rides, games, kids activities, etc. on Friday and … Continue reading →

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