Did KCI Just Admit EPIC Design Flaws?!?

Like it or not . . . 

Today's discussion at 12th & Oak tacitly admits things haven't been going so smoothly at the new airport.

Sadly . . . The solutions offered don't address the crux of the problem . . . 

NEW KCI WAS DESIGNED POORLY WITH ABSOLUTELY NO PUBLIC OR TAXPAYER INPUT!!!

In fact . . . The whole thing was pretty much a scam . . . 

KC does, in fact, send a lot of cash to KCI and in the end this town is on the hook for whatever fate confronts this facility. 

Still . . . Here's a look at local leaders attempting a band-aid solution that doesn't think outside of the box or ahead of all the traffic jams impacting the place . . . Check-it:

Aviation Department staff shared plans Thursday for possible changes to the roads leading to the pick-ups curb to address the back-up issue.

"I think there might be a chance for us to go to three lanes sooner rather than inbound Cookingham [Drive], which is two lanes up until you're under the Paris Street bridge," Justin Meyer, deputy director of the Kansas City Aviation Department, said.

"If there's a way to get the third lane built in there sooner, allow the traffic that's flowing into the garage or commercial curb to stay out of the back-up that might occur, that would help everybody," Meyer said.

They don't plan for the work to end there.

The Aviation Department is also looking at creating a new cell phone lot for waiting drivers. A site hasn't been selected yet, but those discussions are expected to start next year.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com links . . .

KCI Airport could add new lane, new cell phone lot to fix back-ups

A new cell phone lot and another lane for traffic: It's all on the table at Kansas City International Airport as pick-ups problems persist.

Kansas City's Aviation Department plans new ways to address arrival curb backup

Kansas City's aviation department is addressing some of the improvements they are continuing to make at the new airport, including congestion at the lower-level arrivals curb.

City council works on ways to improve pick ups, drop offs at Kansas City International Airport

Despite having more room at the curb than the previous terminal, picking up arriving passengers is still a problem.

Developing . . .