TKC SUNDAY SPECIAL!!! CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC PROVES BUILDING DENSITY AT ALL COSTS THREATENS KANSAS CITY!!!

For more than a decade Kansas City leaders have used taxpayer subsidy to promote the idea of "density" in downtown Kansas City. Now densely packed American urban population centers confront increased threat from the coronavirus pandemic.

Here's a quick MSM headline survey of this problem from across the nation . . .

New York Times: Density Is New York City’s Big ‘Enemy’ in Coronavirus Fight

The Times quickly had to write an apology editorial for that but the damage was already done.

Westworld: To Avoid the Next Coronavirus, Don't Be Dense, Denver

CNN: Why has the outbreak hit New York so much harder than other places? Health experts said the answers are largely specific to the New York metropolitan area -- its density and population, primarily . . .

Politico: "As Californians grow accustomed to 6-foot social distancing, the coronavirus could have a chilling effect on the state's efforts to build more apartments near public transportation to solve its housing crisis."

In fairness, there's some opinion attempting to dispute this argument but so far urban planners simply can't argue with the stats coming from New York and bigger cities.

To wit . . .

BUILDING ARTIFICIAL DENSITY IN KANSAS CITY WAS ALWAYS A DUMB IDEA BUT NOW THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC REVEALS THAT CRAMMING PEOPLE TOGETHER FOR NO GOOD REASON CAN BE DANGEROUS!!!

Don't get it twisted, in places like New York and other cities across the world densely populated areas are a function of natural market forces. Whereas Downtown Kansas City "density" is artificial and has been built on the backs of taxpayers, propped up by an array of corporate welfare and tirelessly promoted through the questionable management of federal funds.

Now, the world economy tanks and the dream of the so-called "Downtown Renaissance" has been rejected by voters and a virus the preys upon large gatherings of people.

Accordingly . . .

A historic international health crisis offers us an opportunity to rise to many challenges including a much needed rethinking of the local density agenda and the desperate need for a more sustainable vision for the future of Kansas City.

You decide . . .