The Kansas City Star
Studies Link Flab With Sprawl
Recent studies by the Center for Disease Control links low density environments to inactivity and obesity.
Final Installment In Kansas City Star Series
The Kansas City Star publishes the last installment in a five-part series on fixing downtown.
Key Elements Of Downtown Revival
Downtown Kansas City needs to create places so compelling that people can't not go downtown.
City Authorizes Public To Throw Away Nuisance Signs
Kansas City officials are asking municipal workers and the public to remove illegal signs.
Colorful Redevelopment Plan
A $119 million redevelopment proposal with "a huge splash of color" is scheduled to be reviewed by the Kansas City planning commission.
Optimizing Downtown Parking And Transit
Part 4 of a six-part series focused on the redevelopment of downtown Kansas City.
Avoiding Big-box Nightmares In Older Urban Neighborhoods
Kansas City, Mo. fashions zoning regulations to preserve the character of a vital historic neighborhood.
What To Do With Downtown?
Kansas City is weighing its options for reviving its historic but empty downtown.
Downtowns Need Residents To Thrive
The second of a series of articles on urban growth in Kansas City focuses on the importance of downtown housing in urban revitalization.
Kansas City: Saving Downtown
The Kansas City Star features a special five-part series, "Saving downtown: Why reviving the city center matters even in the suburbs."
Cities Attempt Urban De-renewal
The city of Charlotte is just one of the cities working to undo the damage from urban renewal projects of the 1960s and 70s.
GAO: ANWR Cleanup Costs Not Counted
A report by the General Accounting Office says oil firms haven't earmarked as much a $6 billion in future cleanup costs as a result of drilling near the drilling in the nearby Arctic National Wildlife Refuge park.
New Urbanist Project In Kansas City Halted
Court orders temporary halt to New Urbanism-influenced development in Kansas City, North, due to environmental concerns.
WTC Future Becomes Clearer
Seven acres may be including "footprints" of the towers may become a memorial site.
Developers Unsure About New Urbanism
Some developers don't think there is a market for New Urbanism-inspired development in the Midwest.
The Riverkeeper: Patrol To Protect River From Pollution
Corporate farming and urban sprawl threaten the Kansas River.
New Plan To Improve Regional Transit
Mid-America Regional Council will develop a 10-year plan to improve mass transit in the region.
Petition For A Fuel Tax To Fund Rail Service
Missourians for Rail Passenger Service, a volunteer group, is petitioning for a fuel tax to fund passenger rail in Missouri.
Kansas City: Three Strategies For Success
Curtis Johnson and Neal Peirce offer three strategies to guide the development of the Kansas City region.
Kansas City Improves Its Downtown
Lofts, trails and other improvements will tie downtown together.
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