Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Kansas City

Parking Madness Final Four: Kansas City vs. Rochester

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 7, 2014 | 19 Comments

The hunt for the worst parking crater on earth nears its epic conclusion with the second Final Four match of Parking Madness. Today’s matchup features a formidable entry from Kansas City and the upstart parking crater from Rochester, New York, which knocked out Detroit in the previous round. The winner will take on Jacksonville tomorrow for […]

Parking Madness “Elite Eight”: Kansas City vs. Grand Rapids

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 1, 2014 | 4 Comments

One more round, and we’ll be down to the worst-of-the-worst parking craters in the Parking Madness bracket, our annual search for the worst excesses in urban surface parking. Parking overkill has certainly done a lot of damage to both of today’s competitors — Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Kansas City. We need you to help us decide which city […]

Parking Madness: St. Louis vs. Kansas City

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 24, 2014 | 37 Comments

It’s an intra-Missouri battle today in the fourth match-up of Parking Madness, Streetsblog’s annual hunt for the worst parking craters in North America. Which rival will advance to the round of eight — and a chance at the coveted “Golden Crater” — Kansas City or St. Louis? First up, the city they call KCMO: The red […]

New Wave of Development Follows Streetcar Construction in Mid-Sized Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 28, 2013 | 13 Comments

When selecting a parking lot along the Kansas City streetcar line as the site for a 50-unit, five-story apartment building, Boulder-based developer Linden Street Partners was clear: “The streetcar is the big thing that drew us, absolutely,” the company’s Scott Richardson told the Kansas City Star. “We like the demographics and the economic trends. I walked the […]

Midwestern Cities Race to Adopt, and Grow, Bike-Share

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 13, 2013 | 8 Comments

Pittsburgh was the newest city to announce its bike-share plans this week, when it confirmed the city would add a 500-bike system by the spring of next year. But nearby Columbus, Ohio, will beat them to the punch. Ohio’s capital city is planning to add 300 bikes this summer. Meanwhile, Indianapolis’ plan was to roll out […]

Kansas City’s Squabble-Proof Streetcar Plan

By Angie Schmitt | Oct 11, 2012 | 9 Comments

If everything goes according to plan this election, Kansas City will be on track to build its first streetcar in under five years, from conceptual planning to first boarding. Maybe more impressive still, this relatively sprawling Midwestern town is this close to getting its first rail transportation without even a mild political dustup. When you’re […]