Jeff Spivak gives a thorough review of the Light Rail plan going on the November ballot. The Council voted unanimously, a rare feat, to place it there. While the vote remains to be seen, it’s fairly safe to say light rail is coming to KC and only a decade behind most other cities of comparable demographics. But, better late than never.
While a lack of reliable public transporation has been a strike against this city for some time, it hasn’t always been this way. My great grandfather worked for nearly 40 years as a mechanic for the Kansas City Cable Railway- one wonders why we ever discontinue their use in the first place. The November ballot option will pass and let’s hope our kids are smart enough to keep the the things running even when the latest trends attempt to persuade them otherwise.
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Nate // August 8, 2008 at 8:51 pm |
Cable cars were killed by the auto industry all across the country, so that we would buy more cars and buses. True story.
Eastsider // August 12, 2008 at 1:24 am |
Did anyone notice that the new route leaves out the connection to Prospect? The new route has no eastside connection (and please don’t even think that going down BWH from 47 to 63 is even close to what is needed). The eastside, so ably represented by the developers interested in their payday got the route shifted from Linwood to Cleaver. Instead of Prospect being poised for BRT that would connect to light rail, it will continue to sit isolated from the rest of the commercial world of Kansas City. Pity.