Imagine KC

Imagine KC logo with skyline designIn the initial Imagine KC program that aired in 2009, thousands of Kansas City area residents tuned in and participated in a process to articulate what should go into a plan for our region’s future. The program engaged and educated area residents about the choices and options available for becoming a more vibrant, connected and green place to live.

Now, through a series of 12 new programs, MARC and KCPT hope to bring the regional community together again for an in-depth look at new strategies for regional growth and development. Visualization techniques, expert opinions and interactive tools will explore possible scenarios for the region’s future and look at work and initiatives currently underway which demonstrate sustainable community development principles.

Go to www.imaginekc.org to learn more about this series.
Watch complete episodes online

Imagine KC is a co-production between KCPT and the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC).

MARC Mid-America Regional Council

Imagine KC has been generously funded by:

Hall Family Foundation

Healthcare Foundation of Greater Kansas City

Garney Family Foundation Fund

Urban Land Institute Kansas City

Lafarge bringing materials to life

AIA Kansas City The American Institute of Architects

Imagine KC: Sustainable, Healthy Lifestyles

Examines lifestyle changes area residents are making to lower their impact on the environment.

The 11th episode of the “Imagine KC” television series examines lifestyle changes area residents are making to lower their impact on the environment. Segments will look at efforts to reduce the amount of waste going into the region’s landfills, biking as a way to reduce one’s impact on air quality and the environment, and how one Kansas City, Kan., organization is working to enable more active lifestyles for children in the inner city neighborhoods of Rosedale and Argentine.

Imagine KC Segments:

UMKC
Rosedale
Interview with Mike Shaw
Ripple Glass
Biking

Imagine KC is a co-production between KCPT and the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC).

MARC Mid-America Regional Council

Imagine KC has been generously funded by:

Hall Family Foundation

Healthcare Foundation of Greater Kansas City

Garney Family Foundation Fund

Urban Land Institute Kansas City

Lafarge bringing materials to life

AIA Kansas City The American Institute of Architects

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Imagine KC: Transit Oriented Development

KCPT’s Randy Mason and Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Chris Leinberger. Watch Thursday, May 24, 2012 at 7:30pm.

As Kansas City prepares for a special election on a proposed downtown streetcar line, Imagine KC examines the impact of transit oriented development (TOD) on our metro. In this edition of the show, KCPT’s Randy Mason and Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Chris Leinberger tour some of the streetscape found along the line, with an eye to the commerce and development that its proponents predict will follow.

Afterward, the two head back into the KCPT studios, joined by developer and Downtown Council member Jon Copaken and Raytown Mayor David Bower to discuss more about the long‐range benefits of TOD, and its implications for surrounding cities and suburbs.

This yearlong series is produced by Angee Simmons, KCPT along with Mid-America Regional Council.

Imagine KC is funded by: American Society of Civil Engineers, Garney Family Foundation Fund, Hall Family Foundation, Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City, Kansas City Chapter of the AIA. William T. Kemper Foundation, Lafarge North America, ULI Kansas City, U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and WNET–Blueprint America. More information and past episodes can be found at ImagineKC.org.

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Imagine KC Marathon

For choices and options available for becoming a more vibrant, connected and green place to live watch Saturday, April 21, 2012 beginning at 4pm on KCPT2.

Imagine KC brings the regional community together for an in-depth look at new strategies for regional growth and development. Visualization techniques, expert opinions and interactive tools will explore possible scenarios for the region’s future and look at work and initiatives currently underway which demonstrate sustainable community development principles.

Watch Saturday, April 21, 2012 beginning at 4pm on KCPT2.

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Expanding Housing Options in a Changing Market

Imagine KC focuses on the new market demand for housing in our region. Watch Thursday, February 2, 2012 at 7:30pm.

A roof over our head. We all need one, but we don’t all want or need the same kind. The recent economic downturn, changing demographics and simple lifestyle choices have created a new market demand for housing in the region – from Olathe to Omaha, Nebraska, Imagine KC takes you into communities that are offering more options for seniors, transforming foreclosed homes, and creating new models of housing.

…on the next Imagine KC.
February 2 at 7:30pm

Featured interviews:

Kirk McClure, KU Professor
Michael Snodgrass, Builders Development Corporation
Kelley Hrabe, Netgivers
Susan, Assistant City Manager, Olathe

Imagine KC is a co-production between KCPT and the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC).
MARC Mid-America Regional Council

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