Navigating the streets in downtown Kansas City is more difficult than ever these days. Broadway Boulevard’s pavement is torn up for resurfacing from Southwest Boulevard to Seventh Street. Road closures interrupt traffic all around the long-overdue reworking of Barney Allis Plaza. During Thursday’s evening rush hour, it took one member of this board more than 20 minutes to drive Main Street from Pershing Road up to 12th.
That’s pretty fantastic, really.
Because those inconveniences for motor vehicles are a sign that things are moving into the future — and everyone in the region should be happy about that…