[PRCo] Fwd: Re: OT: City Council kills Kansas City light rail plan

[James B. Holland]

"Edward B. Havens" <edhavens at ...> wrote:

Here's an update from the Kansas City Star on the end to Clay Chastain's
light rail plan. It includes a video link with Chastain's comments about
the City Council's action Thursday in tossing out a voter-approved
referendum:
http://tinyurl.com/3cjsqy
Philadelphia surface rail had a longstanding connection to Kansas City
since ex-Kansas City Public Service PCCs served both PTC and SEPTA. They
were best known for service on Route 50, which SEPTA bused in 1980.
Edward B. Havens
Tucson, Ariz.
"Edward B. Havens" edhavens@ wrote:
>
> The 27-mile light rail proposal at Kansas City that was promoted by
> transit activist Clay Chastain and approved by city voters in a
> November 2006 referendum now is officially dead. In what the Kansas
> City Star describes as an unprecedented move, the City Council today
> voted to kill Chastain's plan:
>  http://tinyurl.com/yro8ys
>  A citizens task force is recommending a 12-mile modern streetcar line
> operating on city streets. The Fox TV station at Kansas City reports
> there will be a referendum on some sort of surface rail plan at a
> future date:
>  http://tinyurl.com/ytm2bo
>  Edward B. Havens
>  Tucson, Ariz.
>

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