What To Do With Downtown?

Kansas City is weighing its options for reviving its historic but empty downtown.

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October 9, 2002, 10:00 AM PDT

"Reviving a downtown is a puzzle, and while adding residents is one piece, another is giving people more things to do, making the heart of the metropolitan area the heart of entertainment again.A performing arts center is on the drawing board here. But that's not enough, according to downtown's latest blueprint plan and The Kansas City Star's interviews with national urban experts and planners. Downtown also needs a bigger Bartle Hall. And a bulked-up Union Station. And a new sports/entertainment arena."

Thanks to Kevin Collison

FULL STORY: To restore downtown's vitality, Kansas City must learn the art and sport of entertaining

Tuesday, October 8, 2002 in The Kansas City Star

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