from the committee video the feel I got is the 8-10 miles isn't the end goal, it's KC's sweet spot on getting enough local funding to make going to the state and feds a realistic situation and to get enough to actually build. like imagine if we hold an election in June 2014 and $42 million of money from Cincinnati is up for grabs that summer. KC is on top of it's game and is suddenly in the running for it.kcjak wrote:So is there a maximum of 10 miles available for the expansion or is that just a guideline that could stretch to a few more miles after the studies are complete? I'm confused about whether a 5 mile line could go south and then only have an additional 5 miles to split between the other two routes.
as far as length, there's one really good point made by Russ Johnson on expansions. that once a corridor is started, adding a stop worth of distance is way easier. that it's the initial hurdle that's a pain to get over, you need something in place to work with. for me this says the sweet spot on expansion is getting the right initial length so the line gets used. you don't want to put in a one mile line on Indep Aveto get to 85th and Wornall on another. better to have a more balanced approach to the distances