Kansas City Streetcar Wasted Big Bucks On Barbie Wrap Branding

Credit to TKC readers for pointing this out weeks ago . . .

WHY SHOULD KANSAS CITY WASTE ANY CASH PROMOTING HOLLYWOOD'S BIGGEST SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER?!?!

Sadly, that question remains unanswered . . .

Instead, we share a recent peek at Kansas City transit spending on branding rather than drivers, safety or actually getting busses to arrive on time . . . 

Moreover . . .

VOTERS MIGHT WANT TO CONSIDER THIS KIND OF SPENDING AMID AN IMPENDING TRANSIT TAX VOTE FOR YET ANOTHER BLANK CHECK!!!

Check-it:

Kansas City Streetcar Authority spent nearly $25,000 in public funding on what it calls the "Dream Streetcar," featuring a hot pink wrap on the vehicle's exterior and colorful seats based on characters from this summer’s hit “Barbie” film starring Margot Robbie.

The Streetcar Authority says production and installation of the exterior wrap and the interior seat wraps cost $15,990. The agency hired local company Whiskey Design to create the art at a cost of $8,563.

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Kansas City can't get 'Kenough' of the Barbie-themed Streetcar. What did it cost taxpayers?

The Kansas City Streetcar Authority typically charges local organizations thousands of dollars to sponsor decorations for its vehicles. But rather than being paid for by Mattel or Warner Bros. Pictures, the hot pink and reference-filled "Dream Streetcar" came out of the agency's mostly tax-funded budget.