KCRag Forum

Sources on another forum state that the bi-level contract is in the process of being cancelled and IF they can get an extension on the funding, the project will be re-bid but for SINGLE level cars. Very possible we could end up with the Siemens Brightline car design. http://www.highspeed-rail.org/D...

find me an extra $100,000 and the mail-in election goes away (well, just $50K since the first election is underway).

not shitting you.

high ridership stations for prospect MAX will feature level boarding, a big upgrade for the MAX brand.

uber will display transit departures at your drop-off point. kansas city is one of the launch cities. android only, for now.

https://newsroom.uber.com/transitapp/

41 reports 3,249 applications have been received (just over 10% of voters in the district): http://www.kshb.com/news/local-news/you ... n-answered

the number will never be high enough for some people.

hard to tell if those are new windows?

there was no formal study of providing the downtown streetcar dedicated right-of-way. there were, of course, studies for light rail (1998 and 2008?) with dedicated ROW in the same corridor . note of caution: the number of at-grade crossings in those previous studies would also have been a challenge ...

do we even have a westport brand other than "entertainment district with covered wagon"?

As a refresher, here's the ballot language: OFFICIAL BALLOT CITY OF KANSAS CITY SPECIAL ELECTION, August 8, 2017 QUESTION NO. _____ (Initiative Petition) (Streetcar System Extension – Sales Taxes) Shall the City of Kansas City enact the following two sales taxes: (a) a new 1/8ȼ sales tax for 25 year...

...but what if chastain's latest plan passed?

It would be interesting to see if these same exact people who want to save the building save it but then there is another use for the building. Like the building becomes a Strip Club or a Halfway House or some kind of seedy business. Wonder if they would just sit on the sidelines and not care becau...

if you ride on saturdays or first fridays, it's nearly impossible to keep the streetcars spaced appropriately until we add a fourth in regular service (and even that was a challenge during the "garth/birthday" weekend). crowds are too big -- multiple times larger than the system was design...

How about "the streets are being run like an amateur hour."

it's looking pretty likely that the "straightening of main MAX" will actually occur in october.

http://www.kmbz.com/articles/chastains-sister-questions-motives-behind-light-rail-activists-campaign Chastain spends most of his time in Bedford, Virginia and is now on the inactive voter role. His sister Karen, a midtown resident, asked the election board to remove him. "He doesn't live at my ...

DaveKCMO wrote:There are some public meetings coming up soon.

save the date! may 31.

Top 12 KC Streetcar Ridership Days as of April 19, 2017 1. May 6, 2017: 17,267 *One year anniversary 2. July 16, 2016: 15,780 3. April 15, 2017: 14,965 4. May 7, 2016: 14,648 5. September 3, 2016: 14,013 6. April 22, 2017: 13,998 7. July 30, 2016: 13,841 8. August 6, 2016: 13,610 9. August 20, 2016...

2,544 mail-in ballot applications received as of yesterday. proposals for the technical work were due may 2.