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Not to be too pedantic, but I think the Kansas City you are referring to is in Missouri :) You’re right about the draw though. The KC metro is growing — sort o

by trc001 3y ago

Not to be too pedantic, but I think the Kansas City you are referring to is in Missouri :) You’re right about the draw though. The KC metro is growing — sort of feels like Denver felt about 15 years ago

ecommerceguy 3y ago
Kansas City Kansas and Kansas City Missouri are in fact 2 distinct jusridictions, each contribute to the larger Kansas City Metro Area. While there are varying definitions of what jurisdictions comprise the "Metro" one could point to regional planning commision MARC as being the defining entity. Regardless, the KC Metro is geographically large in area as there is quite a bit of unbuildable floodplain land dissecting Kansas City Missouri leading to a fun bit of trivia; The KC Metro has more lane miles of roadway per capita than any other metro in the world. It's not even really close in comparison either. http://www.publicpurpose.com/hwy-tti99ratio.htm http://www.publicpurpose.com/hwy-tti99ratio.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_metropolitan_area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_metropolitan_area https://www.marc.org/ https://www.marc.org/ Also, if you find yourself in the area, Highway 7 is on the Kansas side while 7 Highway is on the Missouri side.
- c0brac0bra 3y ago
  There are 3 Kansas Cities if you count North Kansas City.
  - matthewbauer 3y ago
    It’s really part of Kansas City, MO, but there is a 4th called “Kansas City, North” which an extremely confusing concept but refers to the part of Kansas City, MO north of North Kansas City. Suburbs annexed by the bigger city while NKC was left independent.
    - nanidin 3y ago
      North Kansas City is definitely not part of KCMO. They do not have to pay the 1% earnings tax. The area north of the river is referred to as the Northland.
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- lostapathy 3y ago
  > Also, if you find yourself in the area, Highway 7 is on the Kansas side Everybody in Kansas calls it K-7
- IIAOPSW 3y ago
  Also, Nothing to do with MARC, the commuter rail system of the Boston Metro Area.
leesalminen 3y ago
Really? Denver 15 years ago was pretty rad. Maybe I should go check it out.
- zikduruqe 3y ago
  Yea. I moved to the KC area from Broomfield about 20 years ago. It is not terrible.

by trc001 3y ago

ecommerceguy 3y ago

Kansas City Kansas and Kansas City Missouri are in fact 2 distinct jusridictions, each contribute to the larger Kansas City Metro Area. While there are varying definitions of what jurisdictions comprise the "Metro" one could point to regional planning commision MARC as being the defining entity. Regardless, the KC Metro is geographically large in area as there is quite a bit of unbuildable floodplain land dissecting Kansas City Missouri leading to a fun bit of trivia; The KC Metro has more lane miles of roadway per capita than any other metro in the world. It's not even really close in comparison either. http://www.publicpurpose.com/hwy-tti99ratio.htm http://www.publicpurpose.com/hwy-tti99ratio.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_metropolitan_area https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kansas_City_metropolitan_area https://www.marc.org/ https://www.marc.org/ Also, if you find yourself in the area, Highway 7 is on the Kansas side while 7 Highway is on the Missouri side.

c0brac0bra 3y ago
There are 3 Kansas Cities if you count North Kansas City.
- matthewbauer 3y ago
  It’s really part of Kansas City, MO, but there is a 4th called “Kansas City, North” which an extremely confusing concept but refers to the part of Kansas City, MO north of North Kansas City. Suburbs annexed by the bigger city while NKC was left independent.
  - nanidin 3y ago
    North Kansas City is definitely not part of KCMO. They do not have to pay the 1% earnings tax. The area north of the river is referred to as the Northland.
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lostapathy 3y ago
> Also, if you find yourself in the area, Highway 7 is on the Kansas side Everybody in Kansas calls it K-7
IIAOPSW 3y ago
Also, Nothing to do with MARC, the commuter rail system of the Boston Metro Area.

leesalminen 3y ago

Really? Denver 15 years ago was pretty rad. Maybe I should go check it out.

zikduruqe 3y ago
Yea. I moved to the KC area from Broomfield about 20 years ago. It is not terrible.