And would be way cheaper. No bridge and all the right of way is there. Would be pretty amazing to go all the way to Waldo, but with it being mostly single family residential, they would probably not be able to use the same funding mechanism.langosta wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:14 pmAgree. Take this to Waldo as LRT. Would benefit KCMO more than an NKC line would.GRID wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 12:21 pm After looking at the plans in detail for the Main St Extension and the additional areas where the trams should be in dedicated right of way more often, I think they have done a pretty good job with this extension despite it not being center running.
I still think they may have to ultimately figure out a way to either run coupled trains or double the frequency if downtown starts getting things like a downtown ballpark. That and figure out a way to keep cars out of the way in the sections of the line from crossroads through the river market.
The southern end of the line is pretty much LRT south of 47th. Not that an extension has to be LRT, but it would be a waste to not extend it further south after building it out like that on that end.
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They wouldn’t but at least could cover operations. The Waldo area is ripe for dense redevelopment.
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Yeah, Waldo should be seeing the kind of development that downtown Overland Park is seeing. Rip out all those strip malls and what not. They could put up a large mixed use development south of 75th.
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Some places they were able to widen the parking space so maybe those were just badly striped. River Market they turned it into motorcycle parking and bollard it off.GRID wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 3:24 pmWhat changes did they make downtown? Did they just stripe the parking away?KCPowercat wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:24 pmand they had to be aware of their widths as we ran into this problem in many areas of the downtown stretch and had to make changes later as people just couldn't fit their cars in consistentlybeautyfromashes wrote: ↑Thu Apr 18, 2024 1:17 pm Starting to see the amount of space they are leaving for streetside parking along the route, I don't see how cars are going to fit in those spaces and not impede the train....and I'm all for it. Sly way to cut the parking without saying you're going to cut the parking?
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if parking doesn't fit it should get a curb bump-out with a wider sidewalk, grass, or a place to plant flowers. No more paint stripes and bollards!
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808 is on the way!
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I've heard of problems with the testing of 807. Guess the new models weigh more.
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Walked the entire extension yesterday afternoon and have some thoughts / questions
- the space between the southbound track and the curb is weird, like not big enough for parking it seemed and the track slb has a bump in it, what is that space going to be? I thought I remembered hearing extending sidewalks but that definitely isn't happening at this point.
- seemed like the signal hill section could have had dedicated running space on both sides versus just southbound.
- love how the OCS pole bases are buried in the sidewalk versus the downtown poles
- that Westport Rd and main section looks like a real construction nightmare
- speaking of that intersection I can easily see that hub of buildings blowing up once Its open and being very awesome.
- seemed like a LOT of work left to be opening next year. The southbound plaza track isn't even in yet
- such an enjoyable walk with construction slowing down and reducing traffic. Streetcar should do the same.
- I think I remember discussing this during design but Union Hill got screwed on stop placement.
- the space between the southbound track and the curb is weird, like not big enough for parking it seemed and the track slb has a bump in it, what is that space going to be? I thought I remembered hearing extending sidewalks but that definitely isn't happening at this point.
- seemed like the signal hill section could have had dedicated running space on both sides versus just southbound.
- love how the OCS pole bases are buried in the sidewalk versus the downtown poles
- that Westport Rd and main section looks like a real construction nightmare
- speaking of that intersection I can easily see that hub of buildings blowing up once Its open and being very awesome.
- seemed like a LOT of work left to be opening next year. The southbound plaza track isn't even in yet
- such an enjoyable walk with construction slowing down and reducing traffic. Streetcar should do the same.
- I think I remember discussing this during design but Union Hill got screwed on stop placement.
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Aren't they served by a 27th and 31st Street stop? Linwood got the shaftKCPowercat wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 8:31 am - I think I remember discussing this during design but Union Hill got screwed on stop placement.
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Agree with this, been thinking it for awhile. So many nice restaurants right there, and soon will have that streetcar view from outside the windows.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 8:31 am
- speaking of that intersection I can easily see that hub of buildings blowing up once Its open and being very awesome.
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Yeah north side of 27th if going southbound. It felt like a big gap between the two especially with the elevationCritical_Mass wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 12:06 pmAren't they served by a 27th and 31st Street stop? Linwood got the shaftKCPowercat wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 8:31 am - I think I remember discussing this during design but Union Hill got screwed on stop placement.
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Yeah and nice built environment with density. Should be great.TheUrbanRoo wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 12:27 pmAgree with this, been thinking it for awhile. So many nice restaurants right there, and soon will have that streetcar view from outside the windows.KCPowercat wrote: ↑Sat May 11, 2024 8:31 am
- speaking of that intersection I can easily see that hub of buildings blowing up once Its open and being very awesome.