Aug

11

Looking to Seattle for infrastructure funding solutions

August 11, 2010 | 2 Comments

Seattle is considering taking advantage of a new state law that would turn the entire city into one giant transportation benefit district to pay for transportation and infrastructure projects like roads, bridges, sea walls, and bicycling facilities.
It’s an idea that Kansas City may want to consider as we grapple with an enormous backlog of infrastructure [...]

Jul

18

Traffic disaster for south-by-southeast commuters

July 18, 2010 | 4 Comments

If you haven’t heard yet, a massive landslide/sinkhole has destroyed part of the gigantic Grandview Triangle freeway interchange in southern Kansas City, likely for weeks to months to come. MoDOT has posted some detour routes for Monday’s commute, but none are very helpful.
Residents who commute to the Johnson County office parks from southern and southeastern [...]

May

28

Rock out with your Bach out

May 28, 2010 | Comments Off

If you’re curious about the condition of Penn Valley Park for Celebration at the Station concert and fireworks on Sunday, don’ t worry.  It’s in a whole other area of  the park, far from the Rockfest mud pit.
Unfortunately the event web site doesn’t mention transit service to one of the city’s biggest public events.  However, [...]

Mar

23

City invests in new entertainment trolley while cutting public transit budget

March 23, 2010 | 6 Comments

The Star has all the details on The Kansas City Strip, a new private trolley route linking the city’s various entertainment districts – Power & Light, Crossroads, 18th and Vine, Union Hill, Westport, Plaza, Brookside, and Waldo.  For $15 partiers get unlimited travel between any and all of the neighborhoods.
KC Light Rail rightly questions the [...]

Mar

15

St. Patrick’s Day Parade logistics

March 15, 2010 | Comments Off

For the second year in a row the parade will be in Midtown instead of Downtown, running down Broadway Boulevard from Linwood Boulevard to 43rd Street in Westport. MAX will be the best way to get to/from the parade with park-and ride lots at 3rd & Grand and 75th and Wornall.  Just get off at [...]

Mar

3

City vying for super-fast Google broadband network

March 3, 2010 | 2 Comments

Last week the City Council formally endorsed an application to be a test city for Google Fiber for Communities, the company’s plan to build its own high speed Internet networks around the country.  The gigabit/second speeds would be 100 times faster than most DSL and cable modem lines.
Competition will be fierce. Our suburban neighbors in [...]

Mar

2

I-70 commuters screwed this year

March 2, 2010 | 2 Comments

If you commute on I-70, get ready for a long year as two big construction projects will make driving very painful:
The I-70/I-435 intersection is getting completely rebuilt. Eventually there will be six full lanes under I-435, reducing one of the metro’s biggest freeway bottlenecks.
Several bridges are being rebuilt between the [...]

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