Downtown Kansas City Honcho Bill Dietrich Admits South Loop Conspiracy?!?

Hot talk regarding the REAL INTENTIONS of the South Loop started with info shared to this blog and then quickly circulated amongst insiders.

And now . . . Our news gossip is now admitted fact . . .

ON THE RECORD: DOWNTOWN HONCHO BILL DIETRICH REVEALS SOUTH LOOP REALLY JUST SERVES AS LUXURY LIVING SPACE NOISE REDUCTION!!!

But here's our question . . .

Why should local drivers be forced to go underground and why should taxpayer subsidize this project just to support the good life in the midst of bad planning?!?!?

In fairness . . . Here's part of the answer and a link to more of the conversation since TKC is the kind of horrible nerd to listen critically to a bank podcast . . . Check-it:

"I think that what we would see is continued residential growth, see 45,000 people living Downtown by the next seven years. That's kind of our projection curve, and I can't understate that, the importance of residents. There are 24/7 users of your Downtown and of your plaza and of your kind of midtown. They bring a political clout with them. Council members and others listen to voters, listen to residents, so it's really important, I think, from an advocacy perspective.

"So continue residential growth, completing the South Loop Project. Again, this is a space that will ... I mean, think about the gorge between the Crossroads Arts District and the Central Business District, that is I-670. I was chatting with a GM over at Loews the other day, and they have this beautiful outdoor space on the north side of the hotel that no one goes to because it's loud, it smells of exhaust, it's noisy. It's not a pleasant environment."

Take a listen via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Banking on KC – Bill Dietrich of Downtown Council of Kansas City