Could Toy Train Streetcar Extension Create More Country Club Plaza Problems???

Kansas City hope for free transit and "density" has proven foolhardy as of late . . . Given that the bus is running out of cash & NOBODY wants the streetcar on 39th street. 

And so . . .

Amid a great deal of hype for an upcoming project . . . We can help but raise this question amid a moment of doubt . . .

WHAT IF KANSAS CITY'S TOY TRAIN STREETCAR MAKES THE COUNTRY CLUB PLAZA EVEN WORSE?!?

This year the KC Streetcar suffered a two week outage during the busiest part of the Summer so it's clear the toy train isn't very reliable . . . Meanwhile . . . Free rides seem to be out of favor and we're wondering if the bus giving up on playing host to the homeless might put many of those riders aboard this "folly trolley" that's also flirting with a funding disaster.

Of course . . . We share a more optimistic take for further edification . . .

The Main Street streetcar extension, which will feature a major Plaza stop, is scheduled to begin running in 2025. That initiative and hundreds of new apartments joining the Plaza area’s already sizable population base are reasons for optimism.

“I do believe that looking to heightened density, particularly for residential development, is going to be key for the Plaza long term,” said Mayor Quinton Lucas.

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

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