Cashill Predicts Kansas City Downtown Stadium Public Safety Risk

Conservative Cashill might be some kind of time traveller coming from the future to warn us of impending disaster.

Consider . . .

This column isn't exactly new but its predictions are now starting to unfold and his words resonate in the aftermath of a deadly Kansas City mass shooting.

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"The truth is, the average “driver” from suburban Jackson County – the guy paying for the park – would rather go to the opera than to attend a ball game on either end of 22nd Street or thereabouts.

"Experience makes the case. The moribund Kemper Arena is located on 18th street a few blocks east of State Line, and we know how that worked out. It didn’t. The Negro Leagues Baseball Museum is located on 18th Street a block west of Woodlawn, and we know how that worked out. It didn’t.

"Fans must psych themselves to visit either. A late night walk from Woodlawn to the light rail station on Main has the potential to make a driver out of a walker."

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