Abstract: The last streetcars, operated Kansas City Public Service (KCPS), ran in Kansas City in 1957. In 1996 a trolley right-of-way in one of the city's heavier corridors remains intact and ripe for light rail, thanks mainly to farsighted transit and planning officials. A Major Investment Study (MIS) and Environmental Analysis of what is called the Southtown corridor was completed in December 1995 recommending rail service be restored. The Kansas City Area Transit Authority (KCATA) took over the physical assets of KCPS. Planning for light rail began in earnest in 1975, when Mid-America Regional Council approved a long range transit plan which included 21 miles of light rail in two alignments running south of the city. The author looks at the preliminary funding sources, capital costs and estimated ridership, and, quotes KCATA Director of Rail Planning Jim Pritchett, who says, We get more optimistic as time goes by when asked if the money for the project can be found.
Publication Year: 1997
Publication Date: 1997-02-01
Language: en
Type: article
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