Judge rules for streetcar extension vote
The boundaries of the TDD as proposed by the streetcar expansion project.
A Jackson County Judge ruled today that citizens can vote on expanding the Kansas City streetcar system.
Judge Marco Roldan said the proposed transportation district ...
Streetcar committee selects operating company
The city’s Streetcar Operations Committee has selected the company it wants to operate the new transit system expected to begin service by the end of 2015.
The committee recommended Herzog Transit Services, Inc. as the preferred vendor for ...
Streetcar plan recommends Main Street to UMKC, Linwood to Prospect routes
The next phase of Kansas City’s streetcar system should be a Main Street route that stops at UMKC, a Linwood Boulevard route that stops at Prospect, and an Independence Avenue route that stops at Benton Boulevard.
Those were among the key ...
Deal could start commuter rail and hiking, bike trails
Jackson County is far from connected by commuter rail and bike and walking trails, but it has started a path.
There is an option to purchase about 21 miles of rail tracks needed for the project, officials announced today.
The free option with ...
Mayor appoints Country Club Right-of-Way streetcar group
This map shows the routes being studied for streetcar expansion, including Main Street including the Country Club Right-of-Way, the Linwood/31st Street Corridor, and Independence Avenue.
The mayor has appointed a neighborhood advisory committee ...
Mayor to appoint Country Club Right-of-Way streetcar advisory committee
This conceptual drawing shows one of several options for a streetcar route on the Country Club Right-of-Way . See other options in the story below.
The mayor’s office will appoint a stakeholder advisory committee to help plan for possible ...
Streetcar expansion vote approved
All of Midtown would be included in the streetcar expansion district, meaning a one-cent sales tax would be in effect and some property owners would pay a special assessment.
The city council on Thursday unanimously approved putting the first ...
Streetcar expansion takes shape
A city council resolution introduced Thursday would launch the next phase of the streetcar line.
If approved by the full council, it would start a court process that could lead to an August election on whether to form the district.
Experts are ...
Legal track cleared for Downtown streetcars
The Missouri Supreme Court today declined to hear an appeal related to the downtown streetcar line, ending a legal challenge to the project.
A downtown property owner had appealed after a Jackson County judge and the appeals court in Kansas ...
Retired streetcar driver tells what was
By Joe Lambe
City streetcars operated by 2,000 drivers once connected the area like a tight spider web.
Only about four of those drivers are still alive, and Harold Ambroius, 88, says he is the oldest of them.
His house in Waldo, where he and ...
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