It's been a rough couple years for Kansas City and arbitrary rankings. If we go mostly by Men's Health surveys - and we have no reason to question those -- we're just a clan of fat sacks so lonely we have nothing to do besides stab one another and give strangers chlamydia. Thank god San Antonio's around to make us look good.
Finally there's a top 10 ray of light. Kiplinger has put Kansas City on a list of 10 Great Cities for Young Adults. We owe it all to our ruinous downtown investments and the brand new light rail.
Wait, what?
According to Kiplinger:
It may not have the big-city buzz of a Chicago or Houston, but KCMO isUnless there's been some huge development we've just completely missed, there is no light rail under construction. Crap. KC finally gets recognized for something good and it's only because Kiplinger didn't bother to check it's research.on its way up. The "Paris of the Plains" is in the midst of a $9 billion
downtown development project, which will create a swath of new condos,
apartments, offices, bars and restaurants -- many of them targeted to
young professionals. Unemployment and cost of living are low here as
well, and job prospects are promising. Six Fortune 1000 companies call
Kansas City home.
PROS: Below-average rents, low cost of living, money and momentumbehind future development, innovative jobs in business, research and
technology. The average commute is only 21 minutes.
CONS: Mediocre nightlife and limited cultural offerings (at leastuntil the downtown development is finished), high crime rate, poor
public transportation (though a light rail is under construction)
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9 billion dollar downtown development project? WTF? I think the number is a bit dated...
"Mediocre nightlife" is what you make of it. I never have a problem finding fun and as much trouble as I want in this town. If we could please spend some cash on mass transit I could quit worring about getting home in one piece and really have a good time!
Johnson County has the Streamway Trails. Don't knock it, it's more than some cities have.
Dave, I don't know what you're talking about. The Pitch may have some content about some of the negative things going on in this town but that's just investigative reporting. The Pitch is a huge proponent for all of the arts in this town. Didn't catch the Artopia issue/event? Producers of the First Friday Gallery Guide? Media sponsor of the W. 18th St. Fashion show? The Pitch Music showcase, THE largest local music festival in KC. Yeah, it's all negative. (oh, and this list was for you too Jeremiah. We have lots of great art and cultural offerings here.)
The timing of yet another pessimistic stab at our hometown is perfect. Walking down Broadway the other day with my daughter, observing old raillines and current headshops, I noticed a Pitch stand and realized what a impact your consistently negative reporting on KC must have on the 17-30 year olds. This is your readership who would otherwise be the creators of our city's future. Instead, they read a Pitch, give up and go get high.
All of these lists and such are a lot like some of the STAR's candidate endorsements.... no research and factually wrong.
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