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Council Moves On Streetcar Expansion, Seat Belts

Steve Bell — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 08:11:12 +0000

Kansas City, Missouri and North Kansas City are exploring extending the forthcoming downtown streetcar line into the Northland. Both city councils have now signed off on the collaboration.

Streetcars Off To Fast Start

Steve Bell — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 07:23:22 +0000

The Kansas City city council got off to a running start on getting a downtown streetcar running Thursday, displaying a unity of spirit on having streetcars running by 2015 as promised.

Vote Assures Streetcars For Kansas City Downtown

Dan Verbeck — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 00:54:49 +0000

Passage of a Kansas City downtown tax district and a sales tax is a first major step toward financing a streetcar system.

Downtown Voters Approve Streetcar Measure

Maria Carter — Thu, 02 Aug 2012 14:51:40 +0000

Downtown Kansas City, Missouri voters approved a special tax to fund a two-mile streetcar route in downtown Kansas City, although fewer than 500 people voted.

Mayor Sly James On Kansas City Spotlight

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 01:18:50 +0000

One down and one go to: baseball’s 2012 All-Star Game brought national attention to Kansas City, and this Thursday, Google Fiber will tell us how much it will cost to speed up our reputation. While residents have been riding the feel-good wave, Kansas City Missouri Mayor Sly James has been wrestling with the future of a downtown hotel and what should happen with Kemper Arena.

A TIGER-less Future For KC Streetcars

Steve Kraske and Stephen Steigman and Greta Wendelin — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 15:26:03 +0000

Kansas City will not receive a coveted TIGER grant, a $25 million federal grant that would have helped to fund a $100 million downtown streetcar project.

Minority Of Voters Might Decide Kansas City Streetcar District

Dan Verbeck — Fri, 18 May 2012 21:53:18 +0000

More than 3,000 registered voters live in the bounds of the proposed Kansas City streetcar district. Only a handful of people have requested ballots to vote on forming a streetcar taxing district.

Streetcars In KC: On Track?

Stephen Steigman and Steve Kraske — Tue, 15 May 2012 21:12:45 +0000

Once declared "touristy frou-frou" by then-Kansas City Mayor Emanuel Cleaver, streetcars may be coming to Kansas City...more than 55 years after the last streetcar ran on the Country Club Line.

Case Built For Streetcar Grant

Dan Verbeck — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 23:08:03 +0000

Kansas City has moved a little closer to a startup streetcar line between downtown and Crown Center. A pair of measures have been approved to help toward a federal grant.

Top Of The Morning News: Thursday, March 8, 2012

Maria Carter — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:16:07 +0000

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR.

Santorum Says Kansas Caucuses Matter
Fast Food At Home In A Hospital?
Committee Advances Streetcar Zoning
House Budget Reverses Cuts To Colleges At Expense To Program For Blind

Top Of The Morning News: Friday, January 27, 2012

Maria Carter — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:38:09 +0000

A daily digest of headlines from KCUR.
• Streetcar Plan On Track
• Bike Share Rolls Out
• Trial Date Set For Bishop & Catholic Diocese
• Kansas Agriculture Secretary Blasts Bioscience Authority
• Artists In Their Own Words: Year Of The Dragon

Streetcar Plan Rolls Ahead

Steve Bell — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 07:02:04 +0000

A plan to build a streetcar system in Kansas City kept rolling yesterday and passed a new mile post.

A week after the Kansas City city council endorsed a plan to fund a downtown streetcar system, it has approved appropriating a million dollars for advance work on the system, including a contract for some preliminary engineering studies.

City Council Moves Streetcar Plan Forward

Steve Bell — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:01:30 +0000

Kansas City, Missouri has taken another step toward a formal bid for federal help to establish a downtown streetcar line.

The city council approved a pair of resolutions that would let voters in a proposed Transportation Development District weigh in on whether to make the district a quasi-governmental entity and whether to increase sales and property taxes in it to pay for the streetcar plan.

Councilman Russ Johnson said it's time for the city to show that it has a plan that would qualify it for a federal TIGER grant.