News & Issues
City Hall Routes Streetcar Tax Assessment Down Wrong Track
By Kevin Collison The streetcar financial board plan to inform property owners about the upcoming special tax assessment for the Main Street expansion was derailed recently when thousands of additional letters were mailed in error due to a City Hall screwup. The board wanted to inform property owners who’ll pay the special assessment within the…
City Hall Routes Streetcar Tax Assessment Down Wrong Track
The Transportation Development District board’s plan to inform property owners about the upcoming special tax assessment for the Main Street expansion was derailed recently when thousands of additional letters were mailed in error.
Samuel Rodgers Apartment Plan ‘Capstone’ of Paseo Gateway Redevelopment
By Kevin Collison A 62-unit apartment project is in the works for the Samuel D. Rodgers Health Center campus, the final phase of the Paseo Gateway redevelopment initiative that’s added more than 300 residences to the area, many of them affordable. The Samuel Rodgers Health and Wellness Campus project is planned for a five-acre site…
Racism at the Root of Kansas City Health Disparities, New Plan Concludes
Kansas City’s new Community Health Improvement Plan is focusing more attention on the connection between racism and life expectancy disparities.
Grand Place, Adaptation of Former Star Building, Expects to Resume Work in September
By Kevin Collison Progress on repurposing the historic Kansas City Star building to become the Grand Place mixed-use development was delayed because of Covid and the project is now expected to welcome its first office tenant late next spring. “We had 14 months of no leasing activity,” said Vince Bryant of 3D Development, adding “we’re…