Downtown Council

Nearly 75% of Kansas City, Missouri, residents live in a heat island where temperatures can be at least eight degrees higher on any given day. That presents serious health and energy concerns, but efforts to cool these areas down are gaining steam.

The South Loop project has received a quarter of the funds necessary to meet its $200 million budget. Officials hope state tax credits will make park over the downtown loop possible.

The Kansas City Downtown Council’s 10-year strategic plan envisions a different look for the city's core. But who gains and who loses in the development plan? Plus, we'll learn about the dangerous trek that many enslaved people in Missouri risked to reach freedom in Kansas.

Changes to the city's core could have effects on outlying residents. It's just a question of how much and what kind.

Kansas City's homeless shelters only permit people to bring one bag during overnight stays, so a new program will provide 30-gallon bins where people can safely lock away the rest of their belongings and retrieve as needed.

The situation has become worrisome enough that organizations are trying new ideas and in some cases teaming up to address a long-running need.

Could a temporary homeless camp near the Paseo help people stay warm this winter? A member of the Downtown Council hopes so.

The Downtown Council proposes ways to help Kansas City's homeless population, and a Kansas City artist shares a deeply personal story about overcoming addiction.

A new office tower and parking garage may be on the way to the Power & Light District after the Kansas City Council's Finance and Governance Committee…

A new downtown YMCA, a huge civic endeavor in the making for seven years, is scheduled to begin construction Friday in the former Lyric Theater building.…

After a 36 year absence, a full-service YMCA will be returning to downtown Kansas City — this time in the historic Lyric Theater at 11th and Central.The…

The congested bus transit center at 10th and Main is scheduled to be closed within two years, opening up space for a potential pocket park in the heart of…