Comments on: Journalists or Transportation Planners?

By: locomotivebreath1901

locomotivebreath1901 — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:15:18 +0000

“This seems like a potentially bad idea to move from reporting the news to making the news.”

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

This is the kansas city (red) star you’re talking about here….

By: Larry T

Larry T — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 11:16:23 +0000

Did anyone notice the hill going out of the Plaza going north? Don’t think any rail line will climb that one{by the fountians] Will need to go broadway to westport road over to Main. This would also help people get near a grocery store in westport, and entertainment.
Not a to bad a plan for a newspaper. Operation cost will be a about $20 million not $7 million. Airport Express could leave from NKC. Only have one traffic light and a clear shot to 169Hwy /I-29

By: DaveKCMO

DaveKCMO — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 02:19:53 +0000

…because the citizen’s light rail task force is just going through the motions right now. their *real* job will be to convince the community to support what the consultants come up with next month.

By: Greg Breeden

Greg Breeden — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 23:16:00 +0000

I saw Jeff’s video on the lightrail plan for north kansas city and i love it.

now why didn’t the Lightrail citizen task force didn’t think of that one?

By: ChrisM70

ChrisM70 — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 13:50:48 +0000

The Star’s plan is now online:
http://www.kansascity.com/105/story/336250.html

By: mainstream

mainstream — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 05:56:25 +0000

it’ll be exciting to what they come up with or not.

By: Larry T

Larry T — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 20:45:20 +0000

Great another story about Light Rail without all the facts.

By: bob berdella

bob berdella — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:33:18 +0000

Gasp! The Star wants to kill light rail!

And building 7 was blown up on purpose!

And soylent green is people!

By: ChrisM70

ChrisM70 — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:41:14 +0000

Don’t act so shocked.

Newspapers (the editorial staff) have ALWAYS pushed agendas, it’s just not done as much now as it used to be because no one wants to upset potential readers or advertisers.

As I’m sure the owner of this blog knows very well, WIlliam Rockhill Nelson used The Star as a pulpit for all kinds of agendas (city parks, boulevards, safety, building a library, etc.).

Plus, more recently The Star has run articles with ideas for making a better downtown. If The Star has a transit plan, this is nothing new.
Having a new plan doesn’t hurt anyone – it’s just another idea to draw from.

Also, Chastain’s plan is dead (Funk said so) and the Mayor hasn’t show a plan of his own (even if he said he has one), and no one has even seen a plan from The Star YET -so let’s not get too worked up, ok?

By: patrick

patrick — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:51:50 +0000

This certainly wouldn’t be the first time The Star has an agenda (cough, Sprint Center, Frances Semler debacle, cough). It probably won’t be the last.