Transportation
KCATA Briefed on Tower Plan for 10th and Main, Work Could Begin in 2023
By Kevin Collison A mixed-use tower with up to 240 apartments being proposed for KCATA property at 10th and Main could break ground by summer 2023 and open by early 2025, according to a tentative schedule outlined Wednesday. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority board received a progress report on the ambitious development concept being…
Read MorePlan to Cap Freeway Dividing Downtown Wins Strong Fed and Private Support
By Kevin Collison Federal elected officials joined Mayor Quinton Lucas Friday to say they’re confident funding can be arranged to build a four-block park deck over the South Loop. “This is going to be the rare project where we announced it, we talked about it, but you will see shovels in the ground soon,” Lucas…
Read MoreKCATA Pursuing Ambitious Mixed-Use Tower Concept at Tenth and Main
By Kevin Collison The KCATA’s development arm is pursuing a potential 26-story mixed-use tower at its former transit center at 10th and Main, but the concept already is being slammed by a prominent nearby property owner who’d prefer a park there. RideKC Development Corp. (RDC) is working with a development group called Live & Ride…
Read MoreDowntown Complete Streets Study Holds Open House
By Kevin Collison A proposed redesign plan that’s intended to introduce bus and bicycle lanes on two major downtown arteries, 11th and 12th streets, will be discussed at an open house today (March 2) from 4- to 6 p.m. The proposed 11th and 12th Complete Streets Connections study has been in the works for more…
Read MoreRegional Skate Park, Artworks, Could ‘Enhance’ New Buck O’Neil Bridge
By Kevin Collison Creating a regional skate park beneath the approach ramps to the new Buck O’Neil Bridge is among the ideas in a report prepared by a group tasked to enliven what’s now a bland infrastructure project. Work is well underway on the $220 million replacement span that will carry US 169 traffic over…
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