Downtown streetcars to get digital signs
File photo. Construction in preparation for the downtown streetcar route.
No digital signs are allowed in much of the city, but they will be for the new downtown streetcar system, and criticism is expected.
The city council Planning, Zoning ...
Downtown streetcar to offer frequent runs
File photo. Construction in preparation for the downtown streetcar route.
The Kansas City Streetcar will run every ten minutes on weekdays and seven days a week once it is in operation in early 2016.
The Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA) ...
Premature moves on streetcar expansion cost city $1 million
File photo. Construction in preparation for the downtown streetcar route.
As big losses go, voter rejection of phase two of the streetcar system could have cost the city much more, officials said Thursday.
When voters cast it aside in August, ...
Downtown Streetcar system gets an image
The streetcar name and brand will be “KC Streetcar,” simple enough for what will be a not-too-flashy downtown streetcar system.
The brand is not only simple but “intuitive and universal, giving Kansas City a place among the best transit ...
Mayor to keep on track for streetcar lines
File photo. Construction in preparation for the downtown streetcar route.
Mayor Sly James said today the city will keep trying to find a way to extend the downtown streetcar line.
“The downtown starter line is a success and it remains our ...
Help develop downtown transit plan
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is looking for input into the future of downtown transit. They’re asking for help to develop a strategic plan that includes proposed route changes and new transit hubs.
The ATA says the ...
City wants state sales tax money for streetcars
File photo. Construction in preparation for the downtown streetcar route.
Two proposed sales tax increases could in effect be one if they dance together, city officials say.
On Aug. 5, voters statewide will decide whether to approve a ¾ cent ...
City contends Chastain’s light rail vote won’t be for rail
Clay Chastain would get the vote earned by his light rail initiative, but the ballot language submitted Monday by the city makes no mention of rail.
That is because the city contends it would not have to fund it.
City attorneys submitted the ...
City makes changes to downtown parking, loading zone regs
With increased activity and the coming streetcar line, the city is warning that new parking regulations and stepped-up enforcement could affect drivers.
The city council approved several traffic ordinance changes last week due to increased ...
Ground broken for downtown streetcar route
Workers in hard hats walked through a crowd where people chanted “Move that street” and exchanged high fives with them.
A backhoe blade soon scooped asphalt and dumped chunks into a big truck. Noise, dust, drama.
So began the official start ...
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