Round-up: This week in light rail
Local:
- Bus rapid transit along shoulders of I-35 is considered (Kansas City Star)
- Regional light rail hits another snag (Prime Buzz)
- Trolley plan puts KC on the move (Kansas City Star)
- A common sense approach to light rail (Kansas City Star)
National:
- Gas Prices Send Surge of Riders to Mass Transit (New York Times)
- UTA contracts for 77 light-rail cars, options 180 more (Salt Lake Tribune)
- Vancouver transportation officials support replacement bridge, light rail (The Columbian)
- Transit line potential discussed (Baltimore Sun)
- Planners want Kirn light rail station to have an indelible identity (The Virginian-Pilot)
- DDA looking for ways to fund trolley study (Augusta Chronicle)
- Jaywalkers, beware (Arizona Republic)
- Council delays $2M for streetcar plan (Business First of Columbus)
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People won’t start complaining until the price of gas reaches $8 a gallon.
@ Dan -
Sadly, you’re probably mostly right. However I think that the numbers show that transit ridership is already growing, and KC Bike’s Bike Week had record-breaking participation. We’re getting there, I think. People are starting to complain. Maybe they won’t *stop* complaining [about light rail and public transit] until $8/gallon!
It’s going to take a massive shift in the way we think around here, especially given our excellent road and freeway system, but it’s starting.
ASU students didn’t appear to be very inpressed with the thought of a $150.00 “jaywalking” ticket.
Hopefully, Metro will do a good job with their safety and public awareness campaigns.
I see that you guys are interested/involved in Public transportation. The Pitch newspaper out of Kansas City recently did a story on light rails and the options for public transportation in a city that has very little. Check it out and tell us what you think at www.pitch.com