Mayor Says Thank You Kansas City; Street Repairs To Begin This Fall

Laura Ziegler — Tue, 11 Sep 2012 19:22:51 +0000

Kansas City M0. Mayor Sly James said Tuesday afternoon that resurfacing roads around the city could begin as early as next month thanks to the overwhelming passage of Question 1 in the August election.

City Council Moves Streetcar Plan Forward

Steve Bell — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:01:30 +0000

Kansas City, Missouri has taken another step toward a formal bid for federal help to establish a downtown streetcar line.

The city council approved a pair of resolutions that would let voters in a proposed Transportation Development District weigh in on whether to make the district a quasi-governmental entity and whether to increase sales and property taxes in it to pay for the streetcar plan.

Councilman Russ Johnson said it's time for the city to show that it has a plan that would qualify it for a federal TIGER grant.