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august 4, 2011 Transit upgrades coming to Minnesota/State Avenue corridor
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A healthy community has a transportation system to support it. But time and economic challenges take their toll. Watch the first of a series of videos that shows how a $50 million federal TIGER grant will enhance rider amenities along transit corridors, and rehabilitate roadways and sidewalks — making the Kansas City region more accessible and livable.
At the end of July, the Mid-America Regional Council submitted a joint application for $1.2 million in federal transit-planning funds on behalf of a partnership with Jackson County, Mo., Kansas City, Mo., and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority. If successful, the grant will allow the partners to add a second phase of work to several transit studies now underway. The funding would help complete additional assessment for the Downtown Corridor Alternatives Analysis, and expand the Jackson County Commuter Corridors Alternatives Analysis to include U.S. Highway 71/Grandview from the Truman Sports Complex to Belton, Mo. Both studies are evaluating vehicle modes, possible routes and financing options that could expand transit service on key, highly traveled corridors.
Wondering what a modern electric streetcar is really like? Stay tuned for details about a special transit event at Union Station on Aug. 23, sponsored by the Regional Transit Alliance.
The Downtown Corridor Alternatives Analysis study team is also planning an open house at the same location on Aug. 23 to share information about a shortlist of north-south transit routes in downtown Kansas City, Mo., that it plans to evaluate in more detail.
New buses coming to KCK in November
Unified Government Transit has ordered seven new 20-passenger buses for its fleet, which should be delivered in November. The buses have bike racks, and are wheelchair accessible and ADA compliant. They were funded by a federal earmark and a local match through Kansas Department of Transportation toll revenue credits.
August 9
Johnson County Transportation Council, 7 a.m., Murray L. Nolte Transit Center, 1701 West 56 Highway, Olathe, Kan.
August 10
State Avenue Corridor TIGER Open House, 3–5:30 p.m., Unified Government Neighborhood Resource Center, 4601 State Ave., Suite 84, Kansas City, Kan.
August 18
Imagine KC Episode 6: Centers and Corridors, 7:30 p.m., KCPT
September 7
Mid-America Regional Council Transit Committee, 9:30 a.m., MARC office
September 14
Mid-America Regional Council Special Transportation-Job Access Partnership, 9 a.m., MARC office
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