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Barney Allis Rebuild Would Include Affordable Housing in City Manager Plan

By | September 9, 2021 |

Barney Allis Plaza and its underground garage opened in 1955 and is considered in poor condition by professionals and the public alike.

Plans to revitalize the aging Barney Allis Plaza and its crumbling underground garage have taken another turn, this time due to a new proposal to add 300 units of affordable housing to the mix.

Greater Downtown Population Jumps 29% in New Census Results

By | August 17, 2021 |

All Jessica Best Stewart, one of downtown's newer residents, and her husband Brian Stewart had to do to celebrate the Chiefs Super Bowl win was walk out the door of their home at Western Auto Lofts.

Greater downtown Kansas City’s population jumped 29.4% over the last decade to 27,831 residents, according to the 2020 Census.

North Loop Among ‘Freeways without Futures’ in New National Report

By | June 2, 2021 |

A rendering of how downtown and the River Market could be reconnected if the North Loop was removed.

The north side of Kansas City’s downtown freeway loop should be removed and the area revitalized, according to a new report by a national nonprofit organization that champions “walkable urbanism.”