Streetcar to the riverfront

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normalthings wrote: Sat May 22, 2021 12:33 am Port KC to fund $250,000 Phase 2&3 study of riverfront rail. I assume 2 is to east end of park and 3 is Isle of Capri
Would make sense, going under I-35 is likely a big ask by itself so separating the two enables doing less without having to go back and redo work
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From today's streetcar meeting.

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^ Why split around Berkley Park?
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beautyfromashes wrote: Thu Sep 30, 2021 4:38 pm ^ Why split around Berkley Park?
Those are two routing alternatives.
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And is the attached pedestrian/bike bridge-path along the viaduct part of this project? Or was that killed by city council separately?
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DaveKCMO wrote: Thu Sep 30, 2021 5:07 pm
beautyfromashes wrote: Thu Sep 30, 2021 4:38 pm ^ Why split around Berkley Park?
Those are two routing alternatives.
Ok, thanks. Makes sense.
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Posting this update. New station location selected closer to the new stadium
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Does anyone happen to know when construction is set to begin on this end of the expansion?
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normalthings wrote: Wed Jan 12, 2022 11:53 pm Image

Posting this update. New station location selected closer to the new stadium
They will open this along with the Main Street extension.
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Good plan. Do it all at once. What would a timetable to get to the casino look like?
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I wonder if construction of two extensions will be serial or in parallel.
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KCPowercat wrote: Thu Mar 31, 2022 8:13 am Good plan. Do it all at once. What would a timetable to get to the casino look like?
Iirc some designs have started on that. I would think there is time yet to incorporate it if you had the funds available.
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I don't :(
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most recent KC Current stadium drawings replaced the extension with a parking lot...
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Dont expect this to start till mid-late 2023
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normalthings wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 4:57 pm Dont expect this to start till mid-late 2023
Will it be open the time Current start their inaugural season (summer 2024)?
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AlkaliAxel wrote: Sat Aug 13, 2022 12:28 am
normalthings wrote: Fri Aug 12, 2022 4:57 pm Dont expect this to start till mid-late 2023
Will it be open the time Current start their inaugural season (summer 2024)?
No.
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It’s wild the amount of publicity the main st extension got, yet this extension has been near radio silence since the fed $ was awarded. Are the beginning construction on anything soon? I remember reading that the ped/bike bridge would be the first part, but haven’t heard anything on that recently. Who knows anything?
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Anthony_Hugo98 wrote: Fri Sep 23, 2022 9:53 pm It’s wild the amount of publicity the main st extension got, yet this extension has been near radio silence since the fed $ was awarded. Are the beginning construction on anything soon? I remember reading that the ped/bike bridge would be the first part, but haven’t heard anything on that recently. Who knows anything?
Ped bridge got hit with council funding issues and the streetcar has been hit with cost increasing and moving goal posts
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