OF COURSE NOT.
In fact . . .
During construction it has actively chased biz & customers away from the urban core.
Thankfully, our favorite local think tank dude is repeating an important streetcar criticism refrain for Sunday . . .
New projects taking shape all over downtown have nothing to do with the streetcar. Which begs the question: What new development has happened because of the streetcar?
No research indicates that streetcars drive economic development. Even Portland, which built a line and then saw increased development along the route, made it clear that taxpayer subsidies played a role in the development; it wasn’t the streetcar itself.
Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .
The KC Streetcar's goal was never riders. But it hasn't succeeded at its true purpose | Opinion
"The dominant goal is to develop the city," said a member of the Streetcar Authority board. The numbers tell a different tale. | Opinion
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