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Posts Tagged ‘Transportation’

Nick’s Picks | KC Streetcar, Kansas Troops, Missouri Governor, and More …

By | January 27, 2025
A view of work on a streetcar extension looking south from about 43rd and Main streets.

The Chiefs are officially heading to the Super Bowl. Will that be the only story Kansas Citians now care about? Here are some other trends and news developments you may want to be aware of in a week dominated by Chiefs talk… The Big Streetcar Shutdown It’s the week of the big Kansas City Streetcar…

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To Navigate Car-Dominated Kansas City, These Congolese Refugees Teach Each Other How to Drive

By | September 1, 2023 | 0
Justin Bilombele (left) and Amuri Justin (right) are stand outside of the car in Kessler Park, where Bilombele taught Justin how to drive.

Refugees often struggle to get to jobs, school or the store without adequate transportation. But getting a driver’s license in Kansas City is hard enough without the added barriers of a new language and culture. That’s where Justin Bilombele comes in.

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New Technology to Make KCI Zippier for Travelers

By | February 21, 2023 | 0
People use the moving sidewalks at the new Kansas City International Airport terminal.

The new Kansas City International Airport terminal is bristling with cutting-edge technology designed to ease the movement of people, planes, cars and buses.

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North Kansas City Streetcar Extension Sidetracked by Financial Concerns

By | January 6, 2023 | 0
The recommended route for a North Kansas City streetcar extension would run along Swift Street.

A proposal to extend the streetcar to North Kansas City has hit a hard fiscal reality — it’s far too expensive to build utilizing the local funding methods that have developed the system so far.

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KC Streetcar Looks West to KU Med in Proposed New Study

By | October 1, 2021 | 0
A potential extension of the streetcar on West 39th Street to KU Med and Hospital (background) would be more technically challenging that any of the current extensions being considered by the KC Streetcar Authority.

The Kansas City Streetcar Authority is considering a one-mile streetcar extension that would take passengers west on 39th Street from the new Main Street line and across the state line border to the KU Med Center.

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