Imagine Downtown KC 2030: Here's What Kansas City 'Leaders' Have Decided

There is a vast array of development slated inside the loop that doesn't seem to have much in common with the threat of food scarcity and/or war in Europe . . .

Here's a quick peek at local elites and their grand schemes . . .

Three leaders in bringing the Imagine DowntownKC 2030 Strategic Plan to fruition — Jason Parson, CEO of public relations firm Parson + Associates; Lynn Carlton, HOK's regional leader of planning; and Dr. Kimberly Beatty, chancellor of Metropolitan Community College — now will helm an implementation team.

The team will include about 20 members, including representatives of community and neighborhood groups, businesses, civic and government entities . . .

Team members will not wield up-or-down approval power over Imagine DowntownKC's project smorgasbord — which includes a new Kansas City Royals ballpark, multiple streetcar extensions, public parks and trails — or how officials pursue initiatives like adding affordable housing and transit mobility options.

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