Could a small city like Gladstone, Grain Valley or Gardner, KS become a destination?  If Transit Oriented Development (TOD) is all about transit and development, could places like Downtown Gladstone or Downtown Gardner, KS become the next big thing?

Could mixed-use buildings work well in small suburban towns? Is it possible that one day Downtown Gardner could attract citizens from Overland Park to visit the only indoor 4-D Movie Theater in the whole state of Kansas? Could people come from all over the metro to watch the Professional Indoor Lacrosse team “The KC Doughboys (Named after the American Soldier from WW1)” in downtown Gladstone? Grain Valley could have the only Museum and Hall Of Fame of KC BBQ.

TOD could take a small downtown area just trying to survive and transform it into a thriving hot spot. Across the metro, small town centers are either hotspots or deserts; TOD could be the answer to these town centers.

Source: Frostbite45