Missouri: Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas advocated for $57 million in state and federal funding for the four-block South Loop project -- “an effort to build an urban park above a portion of Interstate 670, capping an unattractive portion of downtown with public green space.” Officials hope a portion of the park can be completed before soccer fans arrive in Kansas City for the 2026 World Cup.
According to the mayor's office, the South Loop project also received a state tax credit equivalent to $10 million.
“This is a natural part of how we pitch Kansas City for the future,” Lucas said. “To me, this is an investment in how we can build more revenues for Kansas City long-term to attract more residents and continue the renaissance downtown that we have seen since I was probably 15 or 16 years old in this city.”