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transit action network has posted video of the streetcar watch party and victory celebration, including the statements by mayor sly james and councilmen russ johnson and jim glover:
http://wp.me/pV5fE-1ja

kdot has done a study of transportation in the 5-county area. see pages 9 and 10 of their strategies draft : http://www.5countystudy.org/pdfs/5_county_strategies_101812.pdf this draft identifies projects totalling nearly $5.2 billion to build the outer loop. to kdot's credit, these projects all rank...

it's ironic that this thread has 'deviated' so far from commuter rail, given that there's so much to talk about concerning the commuter rail proposal that has just been put on the table. incidentally, as transit action network tweeted just yesterday, the "lpa" presented to 'stakeholders' o...

see subsequent post.

transit action network has posted a preveiw of what it expects to hear (and not hear) at tomorrow's meetings: http://wp.me/pV5fE-1iq 8:00 am - consultant presentation to stakeholder advisory panel, public welcome to observe - marc, 600 broadway 4:00 to 6:00 pm - public open house - river market even...

but dave, it's just the same old us-71 with a few upgrades and spiffy new i-49 shield signs.

transit action network has reported that marc's stp (surface transportation program) committee has recommended $16 million of federal money for the kansas city streetcar project. this represents 80 percent of the cost of purchasing 4 streetcar vehicles (estimated cost $5 million each), and 16 percen...

transit action network has posted a video interview with chuck ferguson, deputy director of johnson county transit:
http://transactionkc.com/2012/07/16/sav ... y-trasnit/

groundbreaking is tomorrow morning (wednesday, july 18) at 8:30 for the jo's new tiger-funded transit center at 5251 johnson drive in mission. if the service cuts go through, the transit center will open next year with 70 percent fewer routes and 30 percent less service.

http://bit.ly/M2XeEx

it looks like the major changes to 20-plus routes that took effect july 1 have been relatively uneventful. a lot of schedule posters out on the street were late getting updated, and some are still just temporary posters. there have been some complaints about the smaller buses on route 28, but that w...

if you haven't already done so, take a look at the 5-minute interview that janet rogers of transit action network did with henry fortunato, director of public affairs, kansas city public library. henry is transit dependent by choice and he's super articulate about the jo. http://transactionkc.com/20...

i attended both public meetings. attendance was light at the morning one, but good -- maybe 30 or so actual transit riders -- at the evening one. (interestingly, there were 3 or 4 bocc members and 3 or 4 johnson county transportation council members at the evening meeting.) i was impressed by the pr...

not to be picky, but "commuter brt on 71" seems like an oxymoron. maybe it's brt (lite) on the arterial streets, but once it hits 71 it's an express bus -- unless somebody thinks modot is going to give (or build) them a reserved lane. the next open house is next tuesday evening at the sout...

transit action network has posted a call to action.
http://wp.me/pV5fE-Zp

jackson county will reveal a comprehensive plan (more than just two rail lines) tonight that will be what actually goes to voters. november is still a possibility. follow @kclightrail for live updates this evening. i'd be pretty surprised to see a jaco "comprehensive plan" from calvin wil...

both max lines and 20 other ata routes will change on july 1. see schedule of all changes here: http://www.kcata.org/maps_schedules/metro_2012_-_implementation_schedule/ additional route changes will take effect on october 1. northland routes will change january 1 after north broadway reconstruction...

there indications that the decision on a locally preferred alternative in the commuter corridors is being delayed. that would indicate that a jackson county ballot question concerning transit is probably not going to happen this year.

you may have missed it if you don't live in the county of beige, but steve rose really went off on johnson county transit (and transit in general) in a column in the johnson county edition of the star last week. http://joco913.com/news/steve-rose-talk-of-regional-transit-is-just-wasted-breath/ reade...

i can't see the image, but i don't have to. i can understand replacing signs downtown, but is replacing several thousand signs citywide the best use of scarce city money? (hint: i think not.)

prospects for "commuter rail" don't look good, according to transit action network's analysis of the commuter corridors study data that's been released so far: http://wp.me/pV5fE-Tj costs are too high, ridership projections too low, and commuter rail offers no significant speed advantage o...