Check out the future of Exploration Place's outdoor playscape. This new addition will be thanks to a $2 million gift from the Junio https://t.co/F97J1Gutyh #kwch12
How cool will this new interactive water experience be at @ExplorationKS ?
The Junior League of Wichita gifted $2 million to help create the innovative Water Play Cascades that will be a part of Exploration Place's outdoor expansion.
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Oh my, how awesome does this look?
I LOVE all the changes and additions to @ExplorationKS . The Textron Aviation Flight Adventure will be such a beautiful offering for the kids.
Happy parent, right here.
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Had some great conversations yesterday with leaders in the Kansas City community about building and code reform.
One topic that was discussed is the single stair reform.
Let’s talk about it:
The single stair reform would be a change to the current zoning and code allowing for single staircase buildings to be allowed.
Per Kansas City's adopted code,
International Building Code (IBC) 2018, all residential buildings above 3-stories are required to have two means of egress, clear paths to exit the building.
This first picture shows how this is currently enforced in multifamily buildings.
Due to this requirement, most of the apartments you see being built are 5 over 1 stick build that are large, bulky, often very ugly and all look the same.
By allowing single stair buildings, you will see a massive influx in infill development in walkable, urban neighborhoods. You will also get more dense, community living areas opposed to the traditional 200+ unit complex. Allowing these to be built, you’ll see an influx of developers begin transforming blighted & empty land into community centered living spaces within the Urban Core of Kansas City.
More housing like this will lower overall housing price and reduce demand in these rising areas.
Who does this help?
Literally every single person reading this post:
- Small developers wanting to build more housing but don’t have the resources to do a $30MM project
- Renters will have more options to live for cheaper price
- Walkability of a neighborhood
- Enhance neighborhoods significantly
- Lower overall housing costs
- Smaller architects have more work they can do
- More taxes for the city
- More apartments = lower housing costs = more affordable housing
- Tons more
I am a firm supporter in the single stair reform and this is something I am going to be actively pushing for in Kansas City over the next few years.
Huge shoutout to @urbanlab_kc for these wonderful diagrams I used below and for also being a supporter of this. We all want a better city.
Will we see you at parkrun tomorrow morning? Meet us at 8 am on Festival Plaza every Saturday for this fun, free event that welcomes participants who want to walk, jog, run, or even stroll their way along the river. Find out more & register at https://t.co/8v4ANmuvlX
Looking for a paralegal. One of our two paralegals is off to Washburn Law School in August. While we’re super proud of him, we can’t get by with only one paralegal!
Would you let us know of anyone looking for paralegal work? Beautiful workplace, challenging cases, great team.
It was nice of the mother to allow me to borrow her four children to pose for a photo, pretending to be lost. Please, if you know these children, they are not lost!
We're proud to support Wichita and the 50th Wichita River Festival with our sponsorship of the Ward Law Missing Children's Area at this year's festival. Visited with volunteers working at the booth this past weekend and had fun with some younger children attending the festival!
A MOMENT TO REFLECT THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND: at the Flags of Freedom. There are 600 flags out honoring the brave lives that fought and in some cases died for our country. There’s even a special flag out this year that may surprise you! We’ll take a closer look at 10. #KAKENews
@WeissAng Go for it. Private law firms will most likely make an offer conditioned upon passing the bar, but you should get your foot in the door right away if you are interested.
It looks like federal student loan payments will be paused once again.
If you ARE able to make payments, you should. Since interest is paused, you'll pay them off a LOT faster and pay less to do so.
Do not imagine for a moment prayer doesn’t matter. Pray for Ukraine. Pray for divine intervention. Miraculous protection. Pray for the presence of Jesus to permeate households & hiding places & be a shield & comfort to them. Pray a psalm—maybe 27 or 31—as intercession.Let’s pray.