OPINION * USA - Plan for light rail, then renew bus tax
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority needs to develop a comprehensive transit plan before asking voters to renew the sales tax for busesKansas City,MO,USA -The Kansas City Star, by YAEL T. ABOUHALKAH -Feb. 06, 2008: -- ... The bid to extend Kansas City’s bus tax in April for 15 years at a cost of $375 million is suddenly in big trouble... Thank you, Mayor Mark Funkhouser... Shocking transit supporters, the mayor recently spoke the truth when he told a light-rail forum that suburbanites are “not going to invest in regional transit” led by the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority. Instead, Funkhouser wants a different governing structure put in place... Given the ATA’s shortcomings in light-rail planning, an obvious question looms: Should Kansas City voters trust the ATA with $375 million at this time for its bus system?... The simple answer is no... (Photo: The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority needs to develop a comprehensive transit plan before asking voters to renew the sales tax for buses)
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