KC Week in Review September 30, 2011

KC Week in Review
September 30, 2011

KC greenlights running modern streetcars down Main Street. But who pays for this $100M project? President Obama heading to Missouri. Will McCaskill appear with him? Lego groundbreaking... West returns to head KCMO School Board.

THIS WEEK: Friday, September 30th 2011 @ 7:30 pm
(Rebroadcast Sunday @ 11 am)

WORST FOR JOBS: It’s an astonishing headline. Metro Kansas City ranks 2nd in country for jobs lost over the past year. Only Atlanta fares worse the metro KC in overall job losses. Why?

OBAMA IN SHOW-ME-STATE: President Obama heads to Missouri Tuesday. Why? And why is Missouri U-S Senator Claire McCaskill having such a hard time finding the time to appear with him?

STREETCARS: The Kansas City, MO Council greenlights Main Street as the route for a new 2-mile modern streetcar line connecting Crown Center to the river market. But who will pay for this $100 million transit project? And what does this do to Clay Chastain’s successful petition effort to put light rail to a public vote?

LEGOLAND: Breaking ground this week on KC’s next big project. The new $15 million Lego Discovery Center takes up part of the Halls Department store at Crown Center. It’s scheduled to open next May.

Lego Designers are building KC area landmarks out of their signature plastic blocks to incorporate into the new attraction. You get to vote for the 10 KC Landmarks that should be included. VOTE FOR THE KC LEGO LANDMARKS

WEST RETURNS: A month after being voted out as head of the Kansas City, MO School Board, Airick Leonard West is back in his old job. How come? Get the latest on the school district….

UPDATE (10/3/2011): Legoland still has not posted the poll online. In the meantime, feel free to add your vote below in the comments!