urban development

Critics say that the streamlined tax incentive process under Ordinance 220701 would prevent Kansas City residents from providing input on developments that could affect their children’s schools or their own cost of housing.

The owner of the Kansas City Royals says the team plans to abandon Kauffman Stadium and build a downtown "ballpark district." But experts say the payoffs aren't so clear, especially if taxpayers have to help foot the bill.

The long-stalled Mission Gateway project, a $268 million redevelopment plan whose future has been up in the air for a decade, is back on the table again. Plus: After a medical condition abruptly ended Marcus Walker's pro basketball career, he's turned to teaching the next generation in Kansas City.

"I think we need to do a better job of understanding what are the concerns — particularly of Black officers," says Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas in response to the Department of Justice's probe into the Kansas City Police Department.

A $1.2 billion plan dubbed the Gateway South Project would see the land south of the St. Louis Arch grounds transformed into entertainment, residential, recreation and industry space.

Good Development Group owns or controls approximately 50 acres of "potential development site" located south of Interstate 64 and proposes developing the location into a residential, retail, entertainment, office and industrial area.

People can live in better neighborhoods without moving. Majora Carter has proven it in the South Bronx, where she was born, raised and still resides.

Kansas City's Parade Park, one of the country's oldest Black housing cooperatives, has been deteriorating for years. Now it's running out of time before it faces foreclosure. Plus: How one broker is trying to increase Black homeownership in Kansas City's urban core.

Officials for decades have been talking about building a deck to heal the “Kansas City cut." Now, Mayor Quinton Lucas says, that’s finally going to happen.

More buses coming to bus stops more frequently makes public transit more appealing.

Kansas City’s new snow removal process has been tested as the city experienced several snowy days in recent weeks.

Kansas City and private investors are finally starting big redevelopment efforts in the Historic 18th and Vine district, after years of fits and starts. But locals worry that these new projects may come at the cost of its current residents and historic legacy.