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Royals, city of KC studying new downtown stadium site. Mayor Lucas wants to avoid vote (www.kansascity.com)
submitted 4 weeks ago by JCPhoenix@beehaw.org to c/kansascity@midwest.social
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Four months after Jackson County voters rejected a Royals stadium proposal in Kansas City’s Crossroads District, and two months after Kansas legislation paved the potential for an alternative path, the vision of downtown baseball endures.

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Those conversations have more recently concentrated on studying the viability of a site not prominent in their last exploration: Washington Square Park, which sits just north of Crown Center and east of Union Station. More on that in a bit.

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[–] Lexam@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

This is going to be light rail all over again.

[–] JCPhoenix@beehaw.org 3 points 4 weeks ago

I think we'll be good. Clay Chastain isn't involved!

...yet.