Comments on: MARC Transportation Committee recap

By: Dave

Dave — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:58:12 +0000

so Johnson County Transit could operate with funding provided by the cities in the interim? isn’t this how parts of the JO’s network work today? olathe, K-10, shawnee. i guess i don’t see why that’s particularly less appealing than a new RTD, unless you want that entity to be the taxing authority.

By: Eric Rogers

Eric Rogers — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:52:20 +0000

The Kansas Legislature needs to pass a law allowing counties to form a regional transit district. It would then be up to the voters in each county to decide if they want to join the district. This is the setup that the Missouri General Assembly approved in 2007 for Jackson/Clay/Platte.

While the Kansas Legislature could certainly chip in some money, most plans assume that we would use a combination of local and federal funds.

By: Infra

Infra — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:02:58 +0000

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By: Joe Medley

Joe Medley — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 13:40:34 +0000

I wish you would elaborate on the action needed from the Kansas legislature. Do they need to enable something with legislation? Or are they providing funding?

If you start looking at local issues, you inevitably find something that depends on a state government which may or may not be dominated by people who care about urban issues. They may or may not want the major cities of the area to succeed.