Comments on: Review of light rail in other cities http://blogkc.com/archives/2008/07/review-of-light-rail-in-other-cities/ A Weblog for Kansas City, Missouri. Sat, 31 Dec 2011 19:10:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Tim http://blogkc.com/archives/2008/07/review-of-light-rail-in-other-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-191955 Tim Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:12:39 +0000 http://blogkc.com/?p=1714#comment-191955 What Joe says is true. Business thrives where there is more traffic, period. Mass transit = traffic = business = revenue. What Joe says is true. Business thrives where there is more traffic, period. Mass transit = traffic = business = revenue.

]]> By: Joe Medley http://blogkc.com/archives/2008/07/review-of-light-rail-in-other-cities/comment-page-1/#comment-191946 Joe Medley Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:38:40 +0000 http://blogkc.com/?p=1714#comment-191946 Currently, KC has less density than a lot of other cities with transit. Please keep a few things in mind when reviewing this information. Because of KC's 316 square miles of space, we have large open stretches that skew our density results. It's density along the route that matters. Also, construction of transportation always alters development patterns. This was true of both the parks and boulevards system in the 1890s and the highway system in the 1950s and 1960s. In particular, those systems altered development to their own benefit. Light rail will concentrate development in a way that will benefit light rail and make it more profitable. Currently, KC has less density than a lot of other cities with transit. Please keep a few things in mind when reviewing this information. Because of KC’s 316 square miles of space, we have large open stretches that skew our density results. It’s density along the route that matters.

Also, construction of transportation always alters development patterns. This was true of both the parks and boulevards system in the 1890s and the highway system in the 1950s and 1960s. In particular, those systems altered development to their own benefit. Light rail will concentrate development in a way that will benefit light rail and make it more profitable.

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