Birth
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I first arrived in Kansas City, in 1971, I bought
a bicycle and road around the neighborhoods a great
deal. Kansas City is a great city to do this and
had - and still does - many neighborhoods of merit.
What became clear was that there were many villages
and urban centers that could be connected by a potential
corridor thus creating an unique urban experience.
If these could be left with their unique character
yet integrated by a new urban corridor and if their
surrounding blocks could then be developed into appropriate
mixed use neighborhoods, then a urban environment
of great utility, beauty and ambiance could be created
for a surprisingly small investment. This potential
could be said of most older cities that grew by waves
over an extended period of time. However, I had never
seen so much potential, with so much upside, with
so little cost and risk, as this. |
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realization lead to the Master Plan concept and the
idea that today is realized as the MG Taylor NavCenter.
The Renascence project undertook the promotion of
the KC Strip project both as a concept and by our
efforts
of saving quality housing in what had become marginal
areas. We failed to get the planning
process started but did save several pieces of real
estate that are prosperous homes today. This story
is told elsewhere [link].
What follows, below, is a description of the KC Strip
idea and what would likely exist
today if the idea of it had caught on 30 years ago. |
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ReDesigning the Future |
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Master Planning Process |
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Renascence Reports 1977, 1978 - Index |
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Planetary Architecture - The Case |
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Matt
Taylor
Nashville
December 5, 2004
SolutionBox
voice of this document:
INSIGHT • POLICY • PROGRAM
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posted:
December 5, 2004
revised:
July 26, 2005
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(note:
this document is about 5% finished)
Copyright© Matt
Taylor 1976, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005
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