A couple days ago I mentioned that city aviation leaders were scared of light rail because it could cut into parking revenue.  That’s a somewhat valid concern since the city will spend the next couple of decades repaying the bonds that were used in part to build the new $40 million, 15,000-space satellite parking lot.

I suppose something had to be done since the old lot was reaching capacity and had no room for expansion.  So, as usual, KC’s first instinct was to increase parking.  The city made no effort to shift some of the airport’s customers from automobiles to public transportation. Except for one measly bus route, the city has zero strategy for making the airport accessible via public transportation.  In the absence of a comprehensive transportation policy, the city just plowed ahead with yet another isolated project only to discover the unintended consequences years later.

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