City Manager Brian Platt

Kansas City commits to saving energy, reducing emissions and planting thousands of trees

Kansas City commits to saving energy, reducing emissions and planting thousands of trees

Platt was the featured presenter at a luncheon last week hosted by the KC Downtowners. Photo credit: Marcia Charney | MWM KC.

Venue updates and public transportation key to Downtown attraction

Venue updates and public transportation key to Downtown attraction

Photo credit: MetroWire Media

Cost savings and innovations moving KC forward

Cost savings and innovations moving  KC forward

At the January KC Downtowner's event, Stan Meyers, president of the KC Downtowners and client development manager at Terracon, recognized Bob Kendrick, president of the Negro Leagues Baseball Museum, as the 2021 Jim Davis Award recipient. KC Downtowners established the Jim Davis Award in 2009 to honor a prominent downtown contributor. Photo courtesy of KC Downtowner's/Negro Leagues Baseball Museum.

Transformative redevelopment project bound for 18th & Vine

Transformative redevelopment project bound for 18th & Vine

Photo courtesy of the City of KCMO

City of KCMO launches plan to provide affordable housing

City of KCMO launches plan to provide affordable housing

One affordable housing idea includes the tiny home concept, which continues to gain popularity across the nation. Above: Escape Tampa Bay Village includes a neighborhood of 10 eco-friendly tiny homes in north Tampa, Fla. Image courtesy of Escape Tampa Bay Village.