Newspaper Finally Acknowledges New KCI BAD DESIGN Traffic Disaster

Credit here belongs to TKC readers and one or two TV newsies who report KCI traffic trouble rather than just re-posting press releases. 

Last week our blog community lifted local conversation with INSIDER DEETS about pedestrian walkways denied. 

Today the newspaper FINALLY notes that the new airport has FAR LESS PARKING SPACE FOR DROP-OFFS & PICKUPS and rating agencies have noted the POOR DESIGN downgrade.

Another pet peeve . . . 

PUNDITS WHO BLAMED DRIVERS FOR THIS KCI HOT MESS MESS SHOULD APOLOGIZE GIVEN THE BLATANT & NOW DOCUMENTED DISREGARD FOR TRAFFIC & PEDESTRIAN SAFETY!!!

Check-it . . .

"The new terminal’s design allotted 770 linear feet of curb space at the arrivals area — just over half the 1,400 feet at each of the old terminals.

"Officials also knew based on traffic modeling that the new passenger pickup area would be more difficult to navigate than the old ones.

"In a 2018 planning report, researchers at the engineering firm Olsson Associates gave the former terminals’ arrivals area an “A” grade for the level of service it provided travelers.

"But in 2022, a projection by the aviation consulting firm Landrum & Brown gave the new arrivals area a “C” grade, with the potential for its usability to get worse during peak hours."

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

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