Kansas City Royals
Royals sketch Crown Center concept for neighbors ahead of city planners’ vote; critics want it on the ballot
Questions remain about the Kansas City Royals’ plan to build a $3 billion baseball district at Crown Center after a community engagement meeting on rezoning parts of the neighborhood descended into shouting over project financing details and who ultimately would foot the bill.
Royals chose Crown Center; KC now must decide how 18th & Vine stays in the game
The Royals ballpark announcement was still eye-opening, because moments like this reveal what a city is actually willing to organize itself around, writes Kemet Coleman.
Baseball every day: Here’s how Royals’ new ballpark pitch could changeup Crown Center (and KC spirit)
Renderings only tell part of the story, said Don Hall Jr., describing a new ballpark district at Crown Center that not only is home to the Kansas City Royals, but feels like an inviting community asset even during the off-season.
Royals plan adds Hallmark’s crown to downtown ballpark: ‘Kansas City’s forever’
A partnership unveiled Wednesday would use billions in private investment and economic development dollars to bring Royals baseball to Crown Center — creating an 85-acre development surrounding a park-like central square with fountains.
Downtown KCMO ballpark remains in play as Kansas aggressively pursues Royals
Editor’s note: The perspectives expressed in this commentary are the author’s alone. Gib Kerr is the chair of the Downtown Council of Kansas City, Missouri, managing director at Cushman & Wakefield, and an author. This piece was first published by the Downtown Council. Where should the Royals play baseball? Last year, the debate was whether…
