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Poll finds residents of Kansas suburbs want more alternatives to driving
Jun 23, 7:59 PMResidents living in the Kansas suburbs are distinctly unhappy with their lack of alternatives to driving, according to a new poll just out this week.
Light-rail ballot language
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Last year's light-rail plan probably would have failed to get federal funding
May 27, 5:25 PMThe 14-mile light rail plan put to Kansas City voters last year probably wouldn't have qualified for federal funding. That's what consultants had to say Wednesday as they near completion of an alternatives analysis of the light rail plan that voters handily rejected last year.
Light-rail extension unites council, East Side
Aug 1, 1:41 AMAn olive branch to Kansas City’s East Side led to a veritable love fest for light rail on Thursday.
Some members of light-rail task force favor smaller tax, earlier vote
Dec 13, 12:53 AMSome members of the task force officially designated to recommend a light-rail plan for Kansas City wonder whether the plan should involve a smaller tax and a quicker vote.
Star offers light rail plan
Dec 11, 11:18 AMFor the past year, Kansas City has been tangled in a debate over what light-rail system to pursue.
KC can learn a lesson from other cities’ experiences
Dec 11, 11:16 AMA new rail transit boom in America may soon make Kansas City the nation’s largest metropolitan area without a public rail system.
Why some routes didn’t make the cut
Dec 12, 9:43 AMA light-rail starter system can’t go everywhere. Here are some routes you may be wondering about and reasons why a broad base of community leaders and groups reject them.
Chastain open to considering changes in his plan
Dec 12, 9:47 AMAs the city debates what to do next with light rail, the city’s most widely known light-rail champion -- Clay Chastain -- has begun to discuss ways to alter his own plan.
KC LIGHT-RAIL TOUR
The Star's Jeffrey Spivak and Matt Campbell tour the proposed light-rail route
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A look at Portland's system  VIDEO
See a short video of modern streetcar light rail in operation in Portland, Ore. While the sleek look of this modern streetcar is similar to what Kansas City's would be, the operating speed in the video is slower than what it would be in Kansas City. |
Video: Jeffrey Spivak takes you on a tour of the proposed route
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