Comments on: Sprawl’s affect on Baby Boomers

By: Baby Boomer Jerry

Baby Boomer Jerry — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 21:10:08 +0000

If you live in Chicago soon CTA rides will be free for those 65+

By: anthony

anthony — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 04:27:51 +0000

we also have better sewers than venice and less crime than philly or detroit!!!

By: bob berdella

bob berdella — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 21:22:00 +0000

It’s ‘effect,’ sweets.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 17:04:09 +0000

I recently a group of people from Columbus, Ohio who were using transit here, and they were (slightly) impressed. Richmond and OKC both have comparable populations to KC.

By: Joe Valentine

Joe Valentine — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 03:29:38 +0000

Tim you are comparing the KCATA with bus systems in smaller metro areas. If compare KC with similar sized cities then we come out at the bottom.

But the state of our bus system is directly tied to the funding. KC has one of the lowest rates of transit funding, and we obviously get what we pay for.

By: Tim

Tim — Thu, 06 Dec 2007 01:33:45 +0000

If more people used it, it would get better fast. I was on the KCATA advisory board all last year, and everything boils down to funding and demand. I agree it could and should be better, but believe me there are a LOT of cities where it’s much worse. In OKC for example, nothing runs after 6:30 p.m. and during the day most of them only run every couple of hours! And they’re old, dirty and on their last leg. And Richmond, with over 700,000 population (not counting burbs) literally has nothing.

By: ChrisM70

ChrisM70 — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 21:10:35 +0000

Decent system… compared to systems that SUCK!

Our transit in KC needs to get a LOT better.

Let’s get that rail goin’, Funk!

By: Tim

Tim — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 20:25:05 +0000

The bus system in KC is a LOT better than most people think it is. Wanna see really bad public transit? Check the websites for the transit systems in Oklahoma City (pathetic) or Richmond, VA (non-existent). These are but two examples. For KC’s population density, we’ve got a decent system.

By: Joe Valentine

Joe Valentine — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 13:51:19 +0000

I am already planning for retirement in Chicago, largely because their mass transit system will allow me to remain independent after I can’t drive anymore. I was really hoping I would have this option here in KC, but it doesn’t look promising. Our bus system is barely usable, and many of the services like doctors and stores have moved out beyond the reach of the bus.

By: Jim S

Jim S — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:12:39 +0000

Actually the first thing that occurs to me is the show that was on the Science Channel (I believe.) called FutureCar. One of the way out there concepts was the “Nanny Car”, a self-driving vehicle designed to be extremely safe so that the children could be sent to school in it. Self driving electric vehicles for seniors a decade or two down the road could be a pretty good solution.