Jul

27

Orange Alert on Monday

July 27, 2008 | 2 Comments

No, it’s not for Homeland Security, it’s for Air Quality.  Monday is the region’s first Orange Alert of the air.  That means sensitive groups like kids, elderly, and asthma sufferers should avoid prolonged outdoor exposure.  The rest of us should refrain from pumping gas, mowing the lawn, or driving.  Bus fares on the Metro and [...]

Jul

23

Light rail picking up steam

July 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment

Tomorrow the City Council’s Transportation Committee holds a public hearing on the starter line proposal, which will be on the November ballot in KCMO.  That line will run north/south between Vivion Road and the Plaza, then east along Brush Creek to Prospect Avenue.
Meanwhile, negotiations continue for a bigger regional system that would extend the KCMO [...]

Jul

18

Walkable KC?

July 18, 2008 | 3 Comments

Let’s Go KC explains that while in general Kansas City ranks low for being a walkable city, several popular urban neighborhoods are just as walkable as the big guys like Greenwich Village in New York or Lincoln Park in Chicago.
Could you live in your neighborhood without a car?  Will your next home be more walkable?? [...]

Jul

14

Debunking Airport Light Rail

July 14, 2008 | 9 Comments

Northlanders (and many others) have maintained for years that they won’t support any light rail ballot that doesn’t go to the airport, even though they overwhelmingly voted against the 2002 plan that did go there. Yesterday the Star provided some of the first public analysis of the airport rail idea, and they found a really [...]

Jul

11

Updated Smart Moves transit plan

July 11, 2008 | 1 Comment

With all of the competing bus, rail, and gondola plans out there it can be hard to figure out what’s going on. Fortunately most of the credible plans do fit into a big picture. The Mid-America Regional Council has just released an update to the Smart Moves regional transit plan.
It calls for a network of [...]

Jul

9

Review of light rail in other cities

July 9, 2008 | 2 Comments

KC Light Rail recently posted a seven-part series reviewing the status of light rail and transit in other cities around the United States. They provide great background information and provide a lot of context for Kansas City as we consider plans for our own system.

Jul

8

Realizing that Union Staton may not be able to serve as future transit hub

July 8, 2008 | 11 Comments

A new local news site called the KC Tribune has a story about the sad fact that Union Station may not be able to serve as the transit hub that many leaders and advocates hope for.  Many look at Union Station as the logical hub any future regional transit system, i.e. commuter rail form Southwestern [...]

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