KCRag Forum

KCATA needs to look to a city like Austin for an example of how to run a bus system. I was impressed with that system while working out there and Texas also appears to provide little if any funding much like Missouri. Yeah, Austin has suburban transit centers that are much larger and busier than KC...

No shot they get their second round (after 2006) of state funding package for a stadium whilst KC can't even get it's first one still. You can thank the mayor for the state treating us like their red headed step child KC has received short shrift from Missouri for a long time and over the tenures o...

STL Cardinals will ask the local and/state government for over $500 million to renovate Busch Stadium. No shot they get their second round (after 2006) of state funding package for a stadium whilst KC can't even get it's first one still. Have things changed? StL has a lot of pull in Jeff City. KC t...

This is KC's transit problem, no funding from the state. But KC is not like Denver (Colorado also doesn't fund transit much), but Denver has a regional transit sales tax collected across multiple counties. KCATA does not even have a single county wide tax, but relies only on each individual city. (J...

You also encourage more people to camp out on the system (homeless etc) which discourages people that do have options from riding the buses. There it is Well it's exaggerated even more in a city like KC where so few people ride buses. If you are on a bus with 50 other people and there is a some dru...

Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like the quality and service of the KCATA bus system has fallen quite a bit since they made it free. I predicted it would happen. Nothing good comes from making a transit system free to use which is why there are pretty much no large high quality, high use tra...

Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like the quality and service of the KCATA bus system has fallen quite a bit since they made it free. I predicted it would happen. Nothing good comes from making a transit system free to use which is why there are pretty much no large high quality, high use tra...

Correct me if I am wrong, but it seems like the quality and service of the KCATA bus system has fallen quite a bit since they made it free. I predicted it would happen. Nothing good comes from making a transit system free to use which is why there are pretty much no large high quality, high use tran...

I can't believe they have not even released a rendering for this. Downtown KC needs a tower crane!

What tax revenue do the teams generate for the city? Not property tax as the stadiums are owned by the county, correct? E-tax for player and staff salaries but even if the teams moved to KS some of those people might reside in KCMO still, so that plus sales tax on concessions. Let me know what othe...

You can transfer the federal interest to another site. I was part of the team that planned these improvements. Not an impediment! So this site is still on the table for a ballpark? Again, I always though the KCATA needed to move from that location. They say it's a reason the agency can't even have ...

Lucas does not want to continue subsidizing other communities that choose not to invest in transit. Understandable. I’m not sure pulling kcmo’s funds will do anything to get them to pledge more dollars though. For the love of god, do transit funding at the county level like a normal community. All ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yPv8DpliNp4 So I guess the KCATA is not moving anytime soon. Video mentions they are doing improvements in 2025. I thought they were going to sell that property and move to a larger facility and free up the land for a more appropriate use to help tie the Jazz District...

I'm sure everyone is surprised, but I'm still down with North Loop!!! Move the 670 park donations to the plan re-establishing the street grid, build directly on the streetcar line and build the garages where the roadway is now before backfilling for buildings on the grid. Between two major highways...

In an interview on KCUR Tara Raghuveer said KCT wasn't necessarily against an East Village location. Also, you would think it would be in the Royals best interests if they're going to ask the city for incentives to replace that affordable housing. I'd even say they should replace and add additional...

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Embarrassing.

You know I love you grid, but I think you don't understand how horrific this vote was locally. They didn't reach out to anyone good at this. I'm confident we could pass a tax if the right people are involved. They just sucked. I get that. But I also think a lot of damage was done building up a no v...

Fantasy locations you say? West of Liberty Memorial, either where the ballfields are or get the IRS to consolidate somewhere else and put it there. IRS has always been my fantasy. That is after they built the PAC. The best location is was where the PAC is now. I wonder if Washington Sq Park will ma...

You know I love you grid, but I think you don't understand how horrific this vote was locally. They didn't reach out to anyone good at this. I'm confident we could pass a tax if the right people are involved. They just sucked. I get that. But I also think a lot of damage was done building up a no v...

^ They are spending 250 million on Arrowhead for the WC? On what? I honestly think the Royals moving downtown is dead now. They might try again with KCMO voters, but I doubt a city wide KCMO vote would pass now. The best location is that crossroads site and that will never pass a vote now. A lot of ...