Map Series: IV. Kansas City Area Travel Time to Work
The map above shows the mean travel time to work per census tract in the Kansas City area. The dark...
If You Like Your Preschool, You’ll Be Able to Keep-Not Again!
Advocates of universal preschool are up in arms, as Missouri lost a bid for a federal grant that would have...
More Streetcar Boosterism from the Kansas City Star
The Kansas City Star recently revealed an interactive report on $1.7 billion in existing and possible new developments in downtown...
Ideas for Kansas City Schools: Pay Teachers More Sooner
Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) is seeking input from parents, school staff, and the community about how it might regain and...
Public Dollars Going to Bike Sharing in Saint Louis?
Bike sharing is growing in popularity across the country. In cities like New York, Miami, Chicago, and Kansas City, bike...
Star Survey Results Actually No Surprise at All
The Kansas City Star‘s Yael Abouhalkah seems surprised that voters in the Star‘s unscientific online survey rejected the question, “Should taxpayers...
The Beef With Kemper Arena
Kansas City heavy hitter Tony Botello of Tony’s Kansas City is not exactly a bashful guy. In a recent blog post on...
Another Push for Rail Transit in Kansas City
Recently, Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders announced that the county had received a $10 million federal grant to buy just...
Where Is Kansas City’s Recovery?
Whither Kansas City? According to local media outlets, the city is clearly on this rise. Millennials are moving downtown, residential developments...
What Uber and School Choice Have in Common: In Missouri
Late last month, founding president and chief operating officer of the Children’s Scholarship Fund James Courtovich wrote an op-ed in...
An Idea for Kansas City Schools: Give Principals Power
Kansas City Public Schools (KCPS) is seeking input from parents, school staff, and the community about how it might regain and...
Where the Buses Don’t Run
Recently, a study from the University of Minnesota calculated how many jobs could be reached by transit in major U.S. cities...
Recent Missouri Travel Trends Fail to Meet MoDOT Expectations
In February, the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) issued its finalized Long-Range Transportation Plan, titled “A Vision for Missouri’s Transportation...
Uber Arrives in Columbia
Last Thursday, Uber launched its service in Columbia, Missouri. The innovative and rapidly expanding ridesharing company will start by offering...
The Decline of Carpooling in Missouri: Time for a Rebound?
The discussion around urban transportation is usually confined to how planners can get people out of cars and onto public...
Kansas City Airport Effort Still not Transparent
After a year considering the need for a $1.2 billion new terminal at MCI airport, the final report issued on May 30 to...
Missouri Commuting Habits: Public Transportation on the Ascendency?
Is America, and Missouri, becoming a public transportation nation? Just this year, the American Public Transportation Association claimed that transit...
Missouri Charter School Law: A Soup Sandwich for Military Families?
The Show-Me State forbids charter schools from opening in non-urban, accredited school districts, unless they are sponsored by the district...
Streetcar Costs Balloon in Charlotte
Austin Alonzo at the Kansas City Business Journal reported that Kansas City is tabulating up the cost of the failed streetcar...
Show-Me Now! Is Kansas City Addicted to Corporate Welfare?
Tax Increment Financing and similar tax subsidies are intended to improve areas that are blighted, but is that what they’re...
