Kansas City things

[mocat]

this is like a microcosm of bernie sanders' campaign

[pissclams]

I don't know why anyone would be against the streetcar.. it's basically the stepping stone to a lightrail system which is absolutely amazing.

i know, right? it's basically like people flying around in floating autonomous cars.  basically, I mean if we get this streetcar/light rail/floating autonomous cars thing can you imagine how big Kansas City will become? 

Silicon Valley of the plains? excuse me, more like the Milky Way of the plains

[pissclams]

the conventions will be huge

[Phil Titola]

Why did KC just randomly decide to build a 1 mile long street car?  Like, what is the point of that?

it's eventually going to the plaza, but the brookside residents were on the first vote and shut that down. so phase 1 is just from river market to crown center

lol no, the entire city has repeatedly voted down the streetcar when given the opportunity to.  I'd guess we've said no eight times or so.  this isn't just brookside saying no.
we don't need one and it's hilarious that that you guys support it in the way that you do

Phase 2 is coming and it will pass. It will go to umkc. The main street corridor has always voted yes in rail elections.

[kim carnes]

Why did KC just randomly decide to build a 1 mile long street car?  Like, what is the point of that?

it's eventually going to the plaza, but the brookside residents were on the first vote and shut that down. so phase 1 is just from river market to crown center

Of course it failed. I had a home just east of Wornall in Armour Hills, they wanted to raise people's property taxes by several hundred $ year for something nobody needs.   That's insane. You can drive anywhere you'd like in KC without any trouble, regardless of where you live.  You can't beat that kind of convenience, especially with kc's incredibly shitty weather.

[KCFDcat]

Why did KC just randomly decide to build a 1 mile long street car?  Like, what is the point of that?

it's eventually going to the plaza, but the brookside residents were on the first vote and shut that down. so phase 1 is just from river market to crown center

Of course it failed. I had a home just east of Wornall in Armour Hills, they wanted to raise people's property taxes by several hundred $ year for something nobody needs.   That's insane. You can drive anywhere you'd like in KC without any trouble, regardless of where you live.  You can't beat that kind of convenience, especially with kc's incredibly shitty weather.

I live in brookside, if there was a streetcar to my 'hood we'd get rid of a car since both my wife and I work in the crossroads (except for the 9 days a month I drive to the burbs)

That would save me well over what my property tax increase would be. This obviously isn't the case for some people,  but more than we realize.

[Dub]

We have light rail, bus, and a version of a streetcar that are all very accessible and used frequently.  They pay for all these through sales tax (70%) and fares (30%).  And the streetcar(bus) is free.

[KCFDcat]

Why did KC just randomly decide to build a 1 mile long street car?  Like, what is the point of that?

it's eventually going to the plaza, but the brookside residents were on the first vote and shut that down. so phase 1 is just from river market to crown center

Of course it failed. I had a home just east of Wornall in Armour Hills, they wanted to raise people's property taxes by several hundred $ year for something nobody needs.   That's insane. You can drive anywhere you'd like in KC without any trouble, regardless of where you live.  You can't beat that kind of convenience, especially with kc's incredibly shitty weather.

I live in brookside, if there was a streetcar to my 'hood we'd get rid of a car since both my wife and I work in the crossroads (except for the 9 days a month I drive to the burbs)

That would save me well over what my property tax increase would be. This obviously isn't the case for some people,  but more than we realize.

And, yes, the reason we dont do this now is b/c my wife won't ride the bus. Like it or hate it, there is a stigma

[pissclams]

Why did KC just randomly decide to build a 1 mile long street car?  Like, what is the point of that?

it's eventually going to the plaza, but the brookside residents were on the first vote and shut that down. so phase 1 is just from river market to crown center

Of course it failed. I had a home just east of Wornall in Armour Hills, they wanted to raise people's property taxes by several hundred $ year for something nobody needs.   That's insane. You can drive anywhere you'd like in KC without any trouble, regardless of where you live.  You can't beat that kind of convenience, especially with kc's incredibly shitty weather.

I live in brookside, if there was a streetcar to my 'hood we'd get rid of a car since both my wife and I work in the crossroads (except for the 9 days a month I drive to the burbs)

That would save me well over what my property tax increase would be. This obviously isn't the case for some people,  but more than we realize.

would you really rather have it take 40 minutes to get to work versus 15?  seems weird.  isn't your time worth more than that?

[KCFDcat]

Why did KC just randomly decide to build a 1 mile long street car?  Like, what is the point of that?

it's eventually going to the plaza, but the brookside residents were on the first vote and shut that down. so phase 1 is just from river market to crown center

Of course it failed. I had a home just east of Wornall in Armour Hills, they wanted to raise people's property taxes by several hundred $ year for something nobody needs.   That's insane. You can drive anywhere you'd like in KC without any trouble, regardless of where you live.  You can't beat that kind of convenience, especially with kc's incredibly shitty weather.

I live in brookside, if there was a streetcar to my 'hood we'd get rid of a car since both my wife and I work in the crossroads (except for the 9 days a month I drive to the burbs)

That would save me well over what my property tax increase would be. This obviously isn't the case for some people,  but more than we realize.

would you really rather have it take 40 minutes to get to work versus 15?  seems weird.  isn't your time worth more than that?

Meh, not really if I can answer emails and crap on the way there. That's like 60% of my day anyway.

[Phil Titola]

I'll do anything in my power to never drive to work again. If I can't walk I'm busing it.... I'd rather dick around on my phone than deal with Casey Roadrager

[pissclams]

fair enough, just remember that time is the one thing that money can't buy.  not even TIF money. 

[pissclams]

I'll do anything in my power to never drive to work again. If I can't walk I'm busing it.... I'd rather dick around on my phone than deal with Casey Roadrager

why not just move closer to work then?

[AppleJack]

I drive my car to work. Thoughts?

[star seed 7]

Me too, a bus doesn't even go near my office

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

love all the johnson county hate in here as if KC would even exist without JoCo

[CNS]

Powered off of beige!

[star seed 7]

Joco does suck though

[CNS]

If the ppl of joco had souls, joco would suck it out of them

[star seed 7]

I would rather live EAST OF TROOST than the suburban joco hellscape

[Phil Titola]

fair enough, just remember that time is the one thing that money can't buy.  not even TIF money.

Right. Time on a bus I can actually be productive posting here. Can't do that while driving.im walking home right now posting!

[AppleJack]

Hey everyone - I live in JoCo.

[Dub]

So is the anti-rail crowd basically anti because of tax increase? or is there something else?

What if it was all through sales tax and fares?

[The Tonya Harding of Twitter Users Creep]

"id love to find a nice 4 bedroom somewhere close to East High School" - no one ever

[AbeFroman]

JoCo isn't bad, but Olathe, Lenexa and most of Shawnee is lame AF

(I grew up in Olathe fwiw)