Streetcar expansion planning moves forward
By Joe Lambe
The city council on Thursday approved detailed planning for three possible streetcar extension lines.
The three corridors are Main Street as far south as 75th street, east of Main along Independence Avenue and along either ...
Streetcar track going in Downtown after 66 years
New streetcar track glistens among construction on a new Main Street bridge, the city’s first new streetcar track since 1947.
Mayor Sly James and councilmen Russ Johnson and Jim Glover were there Thursday at the bridge taking shape at Truman ...
City honors streetcar advocate
After advocating transit and urban development for decades, architect Kite Singleton got something in return Thursday – his name on a streetcar maintenance building.
Officials surprised him at a ceremony at the upcoming site of the building ...
Three new streetcar lines recommended to city council
Citizens along all eight corridors being studied attended meetings and gave input into the potential streetcar expansion routes.
By Joe Lambe
A group of streetcar consultants on Thursday reported on what the data says about eight potential extension ...
Ten miles of streetcar line planned for south of the river
Planning for the second phase of streetcars calls for 10 miles of line south of the Missouri River, Councilman Russ Johnson said Thursday.
Johnson, a leader in getting the downtown streetcars, also said plans call for the council to borrow about ...
Proposed Main Street streetcar line discussed tonight
The city finishes up its series of meetings about 8 proposed streetcar expansion routes with a Main Street meeting tonight.
The NextRailKC project is seeking input from citizens about the potential expansion routes. Following a series of meetings ...
Transit advocates celebrate area accomplishments
Jeff Speck, a city planner and architect who wrote “Walkable City, how downtown can save America one step at a time,” addressed transit advocates yesterday.
By Joe Lambe
“The pedestrian is an extremely fragile species, the canary in the ...
People get a look at streetcars that will be
Mayor Sly James on Friday showed a full-size image of what the new streetcars will look like and a mock up of a streetcar stop.
The event in the Crossroads drew a crowd and was coordinated with Better Block KC, a nonprofit group that promotes ...
Linwood/31st streetcar line proposal to be discussed tonight
The city’s community meetings about streetcar expansion continue tonight with a focus on the Linwood/31st Street Corridor.
The city is studying eight potential expansion routes for the streetcar lines to follow the starter line downtown. Tonight’s ...
Streetcar planning process includes Main Street, Linwood workshops
The city continues to study possible expansion routes for streetcar lines across Kansas City.
It has invited residents to eight workshops including two in Midtown.
Here are details from a city press release:
One public workshop will be held ...
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