C: The Hyde Parker
D: The Northeaster
E. The Swope Parker
F: The Northtowner
H: KCK
AA: Armour Crosstown
CC: Brush Creek
Worst thing since sliced bread
I don’t mean to be critical, but who is the blithering idiot who designed this? The intersection of Brookside Boulevard, Main Street and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Boulevard, already a testament to engineering incompetence, has gotten even more…
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Stopped at the light on eastbound 59th Street trying to cross Ward Parkway. It’s a long light. There is no southbound traffic coming on Ward Parkway for at least two blocks. After 20 seconds, I run the red light.…
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Block of the Month: 5400 block of Wyandotte
It’s a short stretch but one of my favorite streets in the city: the 5400 Block of Wyandotte. It includes a gentle eastward (when traveling south) curve and a set of wonderful homes. The video starts at 51st Street…
Keep readingStreet or Road
Street or road? That’s the question I’ve been asking myself as I ride through Kansas City ever since I read the book “Confessions of a Recovering Engineer” by Charles Marohn, founder of the organization Strong Towns. A road serves…
Keep readingCenter-running bike lanes on Main?
Well…not really. However the cones used to limit traffic to one lane in each direction as streetcar construction reaches its conclusion created unofficial bike lanes for a time. Here’s a video of what a ride down Main might have…
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e-biking in Kansas City 