Closed to the public for nearly two decades so that its poisoned soil could be cleansed of toxic chemicals, Kansas City’s long-neglected Riverfront Park could be on the verge of a bright future.
The park — which city officials have largely forgotten for the past 22 years — has gained some important advocates in recent months.
Both Mayor Quinton Lucas and the city’s port authority, PortKC, have separately gone public with their support of connecting Riverfront Park with the city’s trail system and making other improvements…