Kansas City Streetcar Comeback Confronts Public Transit Decline Overall?!?

This report reminds us of the big picture . . .

KC'S STREETCAR RUNS COUNTER TO REMOTE WORK REVOLUTION SPARKED BY COVID!!!

Just look at our KC downtown objectively and notice far less of a bustling scene during the day despite BILLIONS worth of tourism bucks spent.

Here's the overview . . .

"Across the country, states are appropriating billions toward transit at a time federal funding has almost doubled since the pandemic. Yet ridership in 2023 was still 28% below pre-pandemic levels in 2019."

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

Transit riding a wave of record funding but ridership 28% below pre-pandemic levels

(The Center Square) - California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state will fund public transportation at $1.9 billion as part of a $5.1 billion package for transit over multiple years. ...

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