Kansas City

Kansas City Light Rail Plans Fail

A sales tax plan to fund light rail in Kansas City has failed.

November 5, 2008 - The Kansas City Star

Kansas City Pins Light Rail Plans on Sales Tax Hikes

In metropolitan Kansas City, two sales tax initiatives on the ballot in efforts to raise money for the region's long-planned light rail system.

October 24, 2008 - The Kansas City Star

Federal Funding At Risk If KC Alters Plans

Streetcars and rail in place of bus rapid transit said to jeopardize federal funding.

June 11, 2008 - The Kansas City Star

New 'Living Room' for Kansas City

Columnist E. Thomas McClanahan reviews a new public space in Kansas City, and finds a lot to like in the urban design.

May 28, 2008 - The Kansas City Star

FREE Course: Walkable City 1: Why Walkability?

After describing his path towards focusing on walkability as the essence of good planning, Jeff Speck marches through his five principal reasons for making more walkable places.

Reinventing Malls: Planning Alchemy—Turning Gray Fields Into Gold

The course focuses on the opportunities and imperatives that shape reinvention of mall sites.

Senior Planner

City of Thousand Oaks

Community Development Director

City of Wisconsin Rapids

Professor of Urban Planning

Harvard University Graduate School of Design

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Urban Planning Creators You Should Know

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