Newsflash: Kansas City Riverfront Isn't Just For Dumping Bodies

Because there aren't any partisan talking points to be had . . . Here's a peek at hipsters extolling the virtues of this town's most EXPENSIVE development scheme that NEVER earned voter approval.

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"Down at Berkley Riverfront, the next 10 years have already begun. Although project leaders still haven’t announced an official groundbreaking, site work is underway on the $1 billion master redevelopment plan that would turn 2 million square feet of gravel and park land into a new urban village.

"On the other end of the riverfront, the KC Streetcar is simultaneously building its riverfront extension—a 0.6-mile spur north of the original streetcar route that will connect residents along the river with folks as far south as UMKC. In the meantime, ripped-up sod and intermittent street closures mark the long, arduous process of laying track on an elevated viaduct and redesigning park landscape to accommodate mass transit. The project’s completion is expected in 2026."

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Decades in the making, the Berkley Riverfront continues to develop through growing pains

With all of the new innovations and developments, the Berkley Riverfront has continued to rapidly change throughout the last few decades.