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1968 Kansas City Rail to the Airport Study

I hear things are a brewing about rail to the airport again so I thought I would finally find some time to share the original 1968 Kansas City "Concept of a Rapid Transit System" study that started it all. What's interesting is how the traffic projections along I-29 were rather... Continue reading

Posted Aug 16, 2024 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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Development at 152 and Platte Purchase

After dropping $36M of public money into a pay to play sports complex it's nice to see some development happening at the Platte Purchase and 152 interchange. I don't get that way much since the Green Hills Road project has changed my travel patterns but there are some things happening... Continue reading

Posted Aug 9, 2024 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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Waukomis Drive (soon to be Line Creek Parkway) Improvements Progress

For everyone complaining about the heat, you need to know this is perfect road building weather. It's also supposed to be hot for a while but not hot enough to not vote next Tuesday so in case you missed my primary post this week, you can catch it here. What... Continue reading

Posted Aug 3, 2024 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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2024 Missouri Republican Primary Endorsements

I start this post with a screenshot from one of the best Missouri politicos on Twitter: the one and only "Dark Prince of Secrecy" R. Gregg Keller who if you are on it, you have to follow on Twitter. Fortunately but unfortunately a lot of the people responsible for the... Continue reading

Posted Jul 30, 2024 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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Green Hills Road Construction Progress (Or Lack Thereof)

There is a community meeting this Saturday 6/15 at Northland Baptist Church about the Green Hills Road project. If you end up going, you will probably meet a really nice guy name Todd. Todd is newer to KCMO and inherited this project and doesn't deserve to get publicly chastised. Also... Continue reading

Posted Jun 13, 2024 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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Another Exciting Barry Road Development Coming

There's a lot of talking when it comes to urban planning. A lot of talking..... Kansas City has spent a lot of money on plans and upgrading streets. Kansas City has spent a lot of money on redevelopment plans and commercial corridors that aren't what they should be. What Kansas... Continue reading

Posted Jan 22, 2024 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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1950 Kansas City Manager Centennial Report, Part 3 (Parks and Recreation)

Tonight, you get a glimpse into Parks and Recreation for its first 100 years. If you missed Part 1 about the Kansas City Centennial City Manager's Report, you can find it here. Part 2 dealt with Public Works and tonight you can read about the evolution of Kansas City's Parks,... Continue reading

Posted Dec 5, 2023 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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1950 Kansas City Manager Centennial Report, Part 2 (Public Works)

Tonight, you get a glimpse into Public Works for its first 100 years. If you missed Part 1, you can find it here. Continue reading

Posted Dec 3, 2023 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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1950 Kansas City Manager Centennial Report, Part 1

It's been a little quiet lately hasn't it? All I'm going to say is I wish my mom was still alive. She wouldn't believe how much her little boy who used to be fascinated with power poles and spent hours building things in the sandbox and in barns would be... Continue reading

Posted Dec 2, 2023 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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Brush Creek Trail Dedication and Opening Tomorrow Friday 11.3.23

Little humble brag, it's nice to live in a county which has a dedicated parks, road, and law enforcement sales tax to maintain what we have and also to add some new things to serve a growing population. Tomorrow, Friday November 3, 2023, Platte County is going to dedicate and... Continue reading

Posted Nov 2, 2023 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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The 8th Street Tunnel

I've been wanting to do a post forever on the 8th Street Tunnel in Kansas City but just haven't gotten around to it. The problem with trying to juggle seven kids with a job with a half billion dollar budget and over 750 employees is that it takes away time... Continue reading

Posted Feb 25, 2023 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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2022 November Election

Well between the new job, normal family life, and a major home improvement odyssey, I had to reset my Typepad password because it's been so long since I've logged on. I hope 2022 has been good to you. Tomorrow is election day and you can find you Platte County ballot... Continue reading

Posted Nov 7, 2022 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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Green Hills Road Almost Ready to Open

Green Hills Road is about done and I took some liberty and drove through the job tonight since I've got a pass. The project is a classic partnership project. KCMO put in roughly $1M of bond and sales taxes for the design and property acquisition, Platte County obtained a $2M... Continue reading

Posted May 12, 2022 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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You're Going to Pay More in Taxes for Park Hill's "No-Tax Increase" Bond Promise

Since the Park Hill School District refuses to use the very expensive and limited viewership technology called "YouTube" to broadcast school board meetings, I'm left to interpret school board agendas. The screenshot below is from the 2017-18 Park Hill School District budget. In the 2017/18 budget process, the property tax... Continue reading

Posted Apr 4, 2022 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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Big Shoal Creek Greenway Trail Ribbon Cutting Friday 10/29/21

Come celebrate the newest jewel in the KCMO trail system this Friday 10/29/21 at 2PM. Event details here. This nearly two mile trail activates the Big Shoal Greenway and is a collaborative effort from multiple KCMO departments and connects multiple neighborhoods in Gladstone and KCMO between Chouteau and Brighton. Long... Continue reading

Posted Oct 27, 2021 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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Platte Purchase and Route 152 Interchange Status 10/26/21

Well it's been great construction season this fall with no rain and a long string of sunny days. I took some pictures of the new diverging diamond interchange under construction at Platte Purchase and Route 152. This project is being done in anticipation of the new Central Bank Sporting Complex,... Continue reading

Posted Oct 26, 2021 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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Antioch Bible Baptist Free Clothing Give Away

Happy summer. 2021 has been a busy year and frankly I've been busy enjoying life and working on a major home improvement project. For those of you following along, I'm doing great recovering from my Achilles tear and surgery and been back on the bike this week trying to rebuild... Continue reading

Posted Jul 27, 2021 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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First Look at the New Buck O'Neil Bridge

Ladies and Gentlemen, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission awarded the contract for the new US 169 Buck O'Neil Bridge to the winning design-build proposer on Tuesday. I couldn't get my hands on the material presented at the commission meeting because I didn't fill out a Sunshine Law request on... Continue reading

Posted Feb 5, 2021 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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Platte County Specific Ballot Questions 8/4/2020

I've been having so much fun this summer that I forgot my blog password! We've been taking advantage of cheap travel rates this summer because people are too scared or unable to get out of the house. I did need to log in tonight and make sure you are aware... Continue reading

Posted Jul 30, 2020 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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Latest Metro North Mall Plan Change

If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say right? I mean I should be able to say something about the Metro North Mall redo with it's lucrative TIF financing package but I don't. I mean I look around at floundering or ho hum retail developments all over and... Continue reading

Posted May 26, 2020 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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Typepad HTML Email Died when Costco came into the market unfortunately. Sams owns the ground so its a matter of them being motivated enough to sell it.

Commented Apr 24, 2020 on Platte County Sam's Club™ Coming Soon at The Line Creek Loudmouth

US 169 Buck O'Neil Bridge Update

Well amazing what a six month hiatus does to average daily page views...... Let me just say it's been one heck of a six months. You wouldn't believe anything I would tell you about it other than as of two weeks ago, I am no longer with KCMO so now... Continue reading

Posted Mar 30, 2020 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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You're Going to Pay More in Taxes for Park Hill's "No-Tax Increase" Bond Promise

Since the Park Hill School District refuses to use the very expensive and limited viewership technology called "YouTube" to broadcast school board meetings, I'm left to interpret school board agendas. The screenshot below is from the 2017-18 Park Hill School District budget. In the 2017/18 budget process, the property tax... Continue reading

Posted Aug 21, 2019 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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US 169 Buck O'Neil Bridge Detailed Alternatives

Well things are starting to get real. There are now somewhat detailed drawings showing where the new US 169 Buck O'Neil Bridge might go unlike the bubble renderings completed during the larger I-70/US 169 study. MoDOT has created a narrated online public meeting. It provides some explanation of what all... Continue reading

Posted Aug 15, 2019 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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Maplewoods Parkway Groundbreaking

Sometimes I forget things I post on this site and probably should follow up every so often. This is one of those cases. If you've been reading for a while, you might remember back in 2016 a lot of you commented when KCMO applied for a federal grant to rebuild... Continue reading

Posted Jul 25, 2019 at The Line Creek Loudmouth

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