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Originally Posted by |Zach|
I totally agree with all of this. The perception of downtown is ridiculous and wrong.
But honestly I think one of the best things KC has done lately is stop bending over backwards for people from the suburbs who don't understand it and don't give a shit and are always going to paint it as whatever they want.
City manager Brian Platt has done a good job in this regard. He knows what cities are size should be doing to thrive and he pushes to do things like that. He doesn't pretend to care what a group guys in a barber shop in Grain Valley think about what KC needs or does not need. They do not live here and do not know anything about it and bending over backwards to try to make it more catering to them.
Just feels like PL helped establish something that we have been able to build upon. Not that it is perfect and has not had problems. Alot of the issues we face now in regard to housing are not really KC specific but that does not mean we do not need to be better at making it so more people can live in and enjoy downtown.
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I don't disagree with any of that necessarily, and my viewpoint is deeply arts-centric as I believe very strongly that what makes a city great, unique, and fun is the arts and entertainment. The music, art, food, theater, all that stuff. I came here as a young person to make art (music) and I stayed because it was an affordable place to live while i did so. I'm afraid for the youngsters coming up now. I mean, I own my house. But how the hell does a 22 year old kid afford rent in this city now? and still have time to make art?