MetroJam - RideKC & KC Streetcar (Soon to be expanded, read description)
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- Опубліковано 24 вер 2024
- Kansas City's public transit is an average work-in-progress. Take a ride aboard the fare-free system on a gloomy winter day that has serene views of an urban landscape that is trying to be better served by its public transportation.
Expansion of the streetcar line is underway to the university & new microtransit options are a sign of better transit options to come!
Music under free license via pixabay.com
RideKC bus route map used for education purposes under fair use doctrine for noncommercial purposes.
Recorded January 2024. Made by Megandstevetravel, 2024.
@4:15 Wrong on expansion doubt. The 3 mile streetcar extension down Main Street to UMKC is nearly finished and will open next year. Also, the Riverfront extension is under construction and will also open next year. The 2 extensions will more than double the current streetcar line.
Good to hear!
an express route between the airport and Downtown is sorely needed. thankfully I take Amtrak all the time between KC and St. Louis with the KC Streetcar directly connecting to Union Station
The difference in modal quality and time spent getting to the airport is a big difference between STL & KC
yes, the St Louis MetroLink is incredibly more efficient than the KC Streetcar, and even more so than relying on the bus from the airport to downtown. there's been extensive studies on both a regional light rail system and another system that has been realized as the KC Streetcar with its extension. The need for the proposed regional light rail, akin to MetroLink, has become more obvious through time though
Hourly buses? Not a fan. I feel like they always try to make lackluster systems fare free...but instead they should be focusing on improving service. Make transit more equitable by having transit that doesn't suck instead.
Agree completely
although there's a lack of political will to seriously pursue an East-West route, the extension southward is ahead of schedule and will motivate a great increase in ridership. the extension will connect to UMKC (in the background at 7:11) and the Plaza shopping center. many KC metro residents are adverse to riding busses with the infrequent service making the streetcar a more appealing transportation service (Troost Max line is still a favorite bus route of mine though)
That's awesome to hear. The system's integration with the Transit app made riding all modes really decent, too.
Wrong, the streetcar extension down Main Street to UMKC is nearly constructed and will open next year. Also, the Riverfront extension is under construction and will open next year also.Next year the 2 extensions will more than double the current streetcar line.
Also very good to hear!