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Light Rail Poll – many still undecided

October 21, 2008 | 4 Comments

KCTV-5 has a new poll showing that many people are still undecided about how to vote.  46% plan to vote yes or lean towards yes.  35% are leaning towards no, with 19% totally undecided.  Being under 50% is good, but there is still an opportunity win over enough undecideds with a good campaign in the next two weeks. Age-wise, there is a lot more support among younger voters than older.  If Barack Obama is successful getting more younger voters to the polls, light rail might just ride in on his coattails.

One thing the pro-rail people might want to consider is better placement of their billboards. Most are on the edges of the city in spots like the Truman Sports Complex and I-35.  While these would be great places to sella regional system to suburban commuters stuck in traffic, they are the ones voting on a KCMO/NKC starter line.  Meanwhile, the opposition has placed billboards in key locations like Midtown and Waldo, where will be seen by many more real KCMO voters.

Categories: Light Rail, Transportation


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  1. joe blow on October 21, 2008 11:55 pm

    so only ‘real voters’ live in Waldo and Midtown?

  2. Mark Forsythe on October 22, 2008 8:19 am

    “One thing the pro-rail people might want to consider is better placement of their billboards.”

    They might also consider a better campaign headquarters. E 33rd off of Gillham in a tiny art gallery next to a tiny bar is not exactly what I would call “highly visible.”

    I can’t believe in this economy that there isn’t a store front along Main or Broadway that couldn’t be used for a couple of months.

  3. Sarah on October 22, 2008 8:54 am

    I love the anti-light rail signs in midtown that say “Light Rail goes where?” or something similar. Actually, light rail goes there. Also, there is one on 35S that I always see while stuck in traffic, wishing I had a light rail sign. So some of their placements are a little questionable as well. I’ve seen less pro-lightrail signs than anti in midtown, for sure, though.

  4. William Rockhill Nelson on October 22, 2008 11:12 am

    No, Joe. Waldo and Midtown are just two examples of where the opposition is putting billboards in the city itself, instead of the edges along suburban commuter corridors.

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