Subject: Mid-America Regional Council

• Too Much Pollution? Try Counting Syllables

  August 16, 2007

• Missouri Dumps its Bike Leader

  November 5, 2007

• The Give a Shit List

  This week: An event you are required to attend if you ever again want the license to bitch about potholes or gridlock or the lack of public transit; a chance to start networking with local advocates to push for health care reform in Washington, D.C.; and a discussion about the future of Kansas City architecture in the New Economy.

  June 1, 2009

• Plan for hundreds of miles of trails clears City Council

  By CAROLYN SZCZEPANSKIKnown for its nation-leading urban sprawl, Kansas City has spent almost three decades spinning its wheels when it comes to accommodating pedestrians and cyclists. As far back as 1980, the Department of Parks and Recreation put together a plan for Kansas City Bikeways. But it went the way of side ponytails and parachute pants before it could gain any traction.In 1991, the Mid-America Regional Council initiated MetroGreen, a proposed network of trails that would span seven co

  November 25, 2008

• You voted for president, now vote for transit

  Yesterday, we posted a report from the University of Kansas that gave a bleak analysis of our under-funded, overcrowded, pollution-spewing transportation system. The study took a nationwide perspective, but, if there's a poster child for poor transit planning, look no further than Kansas City. But locals are starting to get sick of sprawling highways. And now is the time to vote for a different direction.

  January 20, 2009

• Pity Hall

  June 20, 2002

• Daily Briefs: It's more of a Federal stimulus coupon, really.

  The Mid-America Regional Council stepped outside wearing its raincoat and galoshes, unfurled its money umbrella and waited for the torrent of federal stimulus money to come raining down all over it. Because when federal stimulus money comes raining down out of the sky, you're going to get fucking soaked with money. Then, realizing the sun was still shining and birds were chirping, the council lowered its umbrella, looked to the left and right, and then a tiny sprinkle of about $27 million fel

  February 25, 2009

• Copfest 2009! National Fusion Center Conference mobs downtown Marriott

  Did you know that there's an office at 635 Woodland that collects reports from local police departments about suspicious activities in the metro area and analyzes them for terrorist threats? And that "suspicious activities" can include taking pictures of questionable aesthetic value, lurking around potential terrorist targets like power plants and oil refineries, or looking up subversive stuff on the 'net? Amateur photographers who like staging photo shoots in the West Bottoms, you might wan

  March 11, 2009

• We're on Something

  July 13, 2006

• Pole Position

  August 3, 2006

• Sky's the Limit

  November 16, 2006

• With stimulus money, the bus company gets new buses to go fewer places

  April 16, 2009

• Bridge to Somewhere

  October 23, 2008

• KC: Big Small Town

  Though it’s a city of nearly 2 million people, the metro can feel a lot like Mayberry.

  September 25, 2008

• Crosstown Traffic

  Cordish cuts off bus routes, drivers fight with bikers – Kansas City has some mean streets, baby.

  December 6, 2007

• Held Back

  You think you'd enjoy a nice, peaceful walk along the Missouri River? Sorry, but The Man says no.

  November 29, 2007

• Uneasy Riders

  November 8, 2007

• Free Ride

  August 24, 2006

• Pick One!

  February 15, 2007

• Tossed Out

  Katheryn Shields' main environmental staffer wonders why Mike Sanders didn't recycle him.

  March 8, 2007

• The Lost Bike Lanes

  November 2, 2006

• Crazy Train

  October 26, 2006

• Ethanol Pushers

  September 28, 2006

• Jay's Anatomy

  September 14, 2006

• Wheels of Misfortune

  July 27, 2006

• Night & Day Events

  Week of April 14, 2005

  April 14, 2005

• Drunk on Optimism

  Missouri says tourism is a $7 billion industry. Yeah, and Gladstone is the new Venice.

  November 18, 2004

• Green Party

  One person's trash is another person's art.

  May 13, 2004

• Busted

  Rich developers helped bankrupt the city's bus system, and now you're being asked to bail it out.

  October 23, 2003

• Lame Duck

  A Plaza event turns Kid Rock's sidekick into Uncle Quacker.

  October 16, 2003

• Bus, Tragic Bus

  With his newest film, Ben Meade dares to enter a world many Kansas Citians fear: a city bus.

  May 29, 2003

• Life in the Fast Lane

  The rapid transit dream rides again.

  June 5, 2003

• She Rules

  Among Democrats, Katheryn Shields has earned enough love to make up for years of screwed up tax bills.

  October 24, 2002

• Dead In Its Tracks

  The city may have derailed its own light rail plan.

  July 19, 2001

• Night & Day Events

  May 18, 2000

• The Cost of the Game

  Kansas and Missouri legislators are crafting a second bistate tax proposal with the help of major league sports teams and the business community. Some people, including economists, raise questions about what taxpayers will get for their money -- if anyt

  March 30, 2000

• Truly public transportation

  Transit has become a front-burner issue for city planners, and even business leaders, as demand for a better system grows.

  January 13, 2000

• Ride, Don't Drive

  May 14, 2009

• The Give a Shit List

  This week: Don't let Power & Light be the last word on downtown redevelopment, understand the connection between your automobile and environmental Armageddon and score a few bucks for the United Way by taking in possibly the most kick-ass game of the soccer season.

  May 18, 2009

• There's no normal response for some tragedies

  ​As last week's feature, "Stop Hugging Us," showed, people's responses to trauma are so personal and unique that it's impossible to tailor a one-size-fits-all treatment to help them deal with their pain. Most often, you're best to just stay out of the way. If there's one thing doctors have learned, it's that you can't always anticipate human needs. Even if they seem obvious.When Hurricane Andrew hit south Florida in 1992, Dr. Richard Gist of Kansas City helped with the recovery effor

  November 10, 2009

• With its Ripple venture, Boulevard Brewing sees the future through recycled glass

  November 12, 2009