I had a chance recently to ride the new (three-year old)
Kansas City Streetcar – and I was impressed!
The streetcar runs on a 2.2-mile starter line along Main
Street in downtown Kansas City.
Financed by a transportation development district, it is fare-free and
connects such major activity centers as the financial district, River Market,
the Power and Light District and other entertainment areas, the Kauffman Center
for the Performing Arts, and Union Station. A major extension south to the Country Club Plaza district
and the University of Missouri at Kansas City (as well as a shorter extension
to the north) is in the works.
(See the Streetcar website here.)
I found the cars very comfortable and the ride very smooth. There appeared to be a wide variety of
patrons using the streetcar as a hop-on, hop-off service. Happy to see an old favorite town of
mine using the streetcar mode so well!
I hope the extensions happen as planned!
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