Comments on: Closing arguments before the polls open http://kclightrail.com/2008/11/03/closing-arguments-before-the-polls-open/ Your source for news and information on Kansas City's light rail progress Wed, 08 Sep 2010 22:18:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Tee http://kclightrail.com/2008/11/03/closing-arguments-before-the-polls-open/comment-page-1/#comment-21541 Tee Wed, 05 Nov 2008 13:31:25 +0000 http://kclightrail.com/2008/11/03/closing-arguments-before-the-polls-open/#comment-21541 It did not pass and I am hugely disappointed. We make efforts to revitalize down town through the sprint center and the power and light district and yet we can't pass a resolution to offer transporation to get there. I drove downtown earlier this year to the sprint center / power and light district. Parking was expensive and it was a traffic mess finding a space. I'd rather avoid driving a car. With light rail, I'd find myself downtown much more. I'd love to go to the city market and first fridays more often but parking tends to prevent more frequent trips. I don't quite understand the opposition. I saw very little positive information on light rail. Signs opposing it littered yards. Commercial crying over costs. Back when my mom was growing up, downtown used to be the place to be. I hope we can get there again. I read somewhere that one line of light rail has more than 8 times the capacity of one lane of freeway during peak times. A petty three-eighths-cent sales tax is more than worth it to me. It did not pass and I am hugely disappointed. We make efforts to revitalize down town through the sprint center and the power and light district and yet we can’t pass a resolution to offer transporation to get there. I drove downtown earlier this year to the sprint center / power and light district. Parking was expensive and it was a traffic mess finding a space. I’d rather avoid driving a car. With light rail, I’d find myself downtown much more. I’d love to go to the city market and first fridays more often but parking tends to prevent more frequent trips. I don’t quite understand the opposition. I saw very little positive information on light rail. Signs opposing it littered yards. Commercial crying over costs. Back when my mom was growing up, downtown used to be the place to be. I hope we can get there again.

I read somewhere that one line of light rail has more than 8 times the capacity of one lane of freeway during peak times. A petty three-eighths-cent sales tax is more than worth it to me.

]]> By: matt http://kclightrail.com/2008/11/03/closing-arguments-before-the-polls-open/comment-page-1/#comment-21427 matt Tue, 04 Nov 2008 02:18:44 +0000 http://kclightrail.com/2008/11/03/closing-arguments-before-the-polls-open/#comment-21427 After all of the effort that has been put forth here, I really hope there is something to positive to talk about after tomorrow. Best wishes. After all of the effort that has been put forth here, I really hope there is something to positive to talk about after tomorrow. Best wishes.

]]> By: Brent http://kclightrail.com/2008/11/03/closing-arguments-before-the-polls-open/comment-page-1/#comment-21397 Brent Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:46:40 +0000 http://kclightrail.com/2008/11/03/closing-arguments-before-the-polls-open/#comment-21397 Not sure the star endorsement is your strongest lead -- but yeah, I agree. We'll see how things go tomorrow. Not sure the star endorsement is your strongest lead — but yeah, I agree. We’ll see how things go tomorrow.

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