What Kansas City Can Learn From NYC's Redesigned Waterfront

By Steve Kraske,

Published March 31, 2015 at 1:52 PM CDT

New York City’s waterfront was once a place of abandoned buildings and industry. Today it’s a vibrant community with housing for a variety of incomes. We talk with one of the urban designers behind the reshaped neighborhoods and learn how Kansas City can apply similar ideas to its riverfront.

Guest:

Justin Garrett Moore is a professor of architecture at Columbia University and the Senior Urban Designer for New York City's Department of City Planning.

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Steve Kraske

When I host Up To Date each morning at 9, my aim is to engage the community in conversations about the Kansas City area’s challenges, hopes and opportunities. I try to ask the questions that listeners want answered about the day’s most pressing issues and provide a place for residents to engage directly with newsmakers. Reach me at steve@kcur.org or on Twitter @stevekraske.

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