TKC BREAKING NEWS!!! MUST SEE!!! EPIC KANSAS CITY TOY TRAIN STREETCAR 'PARTY AT THE PLATFORM' TONIGHT!!!
This afternoon free booze, music and photo-topped off the week for Mayor Sly and members of the city council as they celebrated the grand opening of the first Kansas City toy train streetcar platform.
Moreover . . .
Let there be no doubt that this blog has championed the term TOY TRAIN for years . . . This afternoon the local hype machine was on track and spreading propaganda about the line that may or may not spark economic development in Kansas City . . . Despite the fact that Downtown job grown remains stagnant.
"This is what progress looks like and this is how building a City for the next 50 years, begins," Mayor Sly said to a crowd of white people, lawyers and real estate scam artists.
I've got
The turnout was pretty good but composed mostly of cheerleaders and people on the payroll.
Sly keeps spinning the same line about economic growth and even touts development without incentive The Pitch and just about everybody else have debunked that notion and documented a paltry list of projects.
Still, outgoing City Council folks and Incumbent Jim Glover were on the scene to smile for the crowd.
Now Kansas City waits for an economic boom that may or may not happen but was certainly promised.
Developing . . .
I'd buy that for a dollar!
ReplyDeleteWho is the bald head fuck that wore jeans with shirttail hanging out like he is going to go have beer with the buddies? Suck a classlessass show of idiots. Wonder what this circus cost the taxpayers?
ReplyDeleteNice one Dave. That would be Russ Johnson!
ReplyDeleteWould be a nice train platform in Miami. Can you imagine standing there in the CK winter? What were they thinking? Symbolic shelter?
ReplyDeleteThat's our very own HARDCHARGER.
ReplyDeleteThe PRODIGY. The MENSAN.
The man who responded to his streetcar critics on twitter with TOMMY OSBOURNE NEBRASKY FOOTBALL quotes.
The man who brought 1940's streetcar technology to KC. He's not sure why, or who exactly will be riding these rails. He just knows that he really, really wanted to be a part of SOMETHING special.
Big ideas from a man who dresses like a fucking third grader.
Slys speech
ReplyDeleteLet me tell you how it will be
There's one for you, nineteen for me
Cos I'm the taxman, yeah, I'm the taxman
Should five per cent appear too small
Be thankful I don't take it all
Cos I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman
If you drive a car, I'll tax the street
If you try to sit, I'll tax your seat
If you get too cold I'll tax the heat
If you take a walk, I'll tax your feet
Taxman!
Cos I'm the taxman, yeah I'm the taxman
Don't live in the City, but morbid enjoyment in reading the comments from anonymous urban planners who do nothing but complain.
ReplyDeleteTony, when they see you taking your pictures, they say to themselves, "boy, we crammed this rail right up your hairy ass".
Not really. No one thinks of you anymore.
The buffoons of CKMO's toy train
ReplyDeleteWhy is Tom Gerend still living on Overland Park and commuting to downtown in his car?
ReplyDeleteHypocrisy Lives
Pack of Liars
ReplyDeleteNow, now. You're being way too hard on the hardcharger. Admittedly he's a bit veracity challenged, but when you consider the benefits the not yet in service but already at break even magical mysterical Johnson and Johnson memorial combination flying carpet and streetcar amusement park ride will bring to Kansas City, why question a few billion? Just think. Everything will be rainbows, lollipops and unicorns once the streetcar is up and running, and Kansas Citians will be dancing in the streets in all kinds of weather along the two-mile route singing “Everythng’s Up-To-Date in Kansas City” and other ditties from the 1940s. Trolley boy will click his heels three times, and Judy Garland will appear to sing the Trolley song (although that film was set in St. Louis). Just think of the nostalgia the streetcar will provide. Our new slogan will be: Kansas City-Ready for the 1940s. We could even have T-shirts designed with that as our motto. There’s probably a place in Des Moines we could get them from.
ReplyDeleteAfter all, according to herf derf posts by its supporters on this very blog, it:
1. Is already at break even in spite of being over budget, behind schedule, downscaled, not even yet in existence, and, being free, will not bring in any revenue to cover its operating expenses. It's truly an economic miracle. Coming next: City water will be turned into wine.
2. Is being 100% paid for by the Fourth District, which by itself and without help from any other district, is also subsidizing the Northland.
3. The area between the river and Brush Creek, from State Line to Troost provides 50% of the cities (sic) tax base, despite only being about 1/10 of its land mass. Sorry, kids. Facts are facts, so if we want it, you’re gonna get it.
4. Is something every other city in the universe has if you define the universe as Phoenix, Little Rock, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Jose, Sacramento, Denver, Tampa, Savannah, New Orleans, Baltimore, Boston, Minneapolis-St. Paul, St. Louis, Hudson-Bergen (NJ), Newark, Camden-Trenton (NJ), Buffalo, Charlotte (NC), Portland (OR), Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Memphis, Dallas, Houston, Salt Lake City, Norfolk (VA), Seattle-Tacoma, Kenosha (WI) and Mars.
5. Will magically and mysterically create tens of thousands--maybe hundreds of thousands of jobs downtown. Maybe even millions.
6. Is supported by someone who passed the Mensa test and is, therefore, smarter than you, me and all the other rubes. Especially sub rubes.
7. Is supported by most of the people who live west of Troost from the River to about 75th street. You know, the ones who pay most of the taxes that support this entire city. Although that wouldn’t include a certain soon-to-be termed out clowncilperson who, being in the north boonies and away from all the rif raf and construction, is saved from being a sub rube solely because of his support for the project. (Continued)
8. Is opposed only by those who are being paid off by the Koch brothers, Rex Sinquefield, Kim Jong-un or Vladimir Putin (provided you're willing to accept rubles) or who have a formerly illegally fenced-in yard, a loading dock, or some other equally nefarious ill-gotten illegal perk to protect or is a Ward Parkway right winger at their fuddy-duddy generic Proddy church, parking their foriegn cars on taxpayer funded streets and bitching about all the "Brookside libtards” and have ugly wives and look miserable in photos. There is not one person in this city without ulterior motives who has examined the wisdom of bringing 1940s technology back to 21st Century Kansas City and has come up with a logical or economical reason to oppose the streetcar; therefore, the Kochs, Rex, Kim and Vlad are solely responsible for the 60-40 vote against the streetcar as no one who did not get a payoff would vote against such a sensible solution to Kansas City's transportation needs. And certainly none of its supporters have a vested interest in seeing the streetcar forced on Kansas City whether they want it or not. (Pay no attention to the termed-out clowncilperson behind the curtain who'll be needing a job come summer or BNIM and other potential contractors--they have absolutely no vested interest in the project. Nope. None at all.)
ReplyDelete9. Opposing the streetcar is JUST LIKE when the evil white man christened the slave ships to bring the helpless negro (sic) to the new world to toil for him in bondage! And it is also ALMOSY EXACTLY LIKE when Hitler murdered the Jews! They went to the internment camps ON TRAIN, people! Wake up! All aboard! Kale! (Once again David thank you for yet another gem—you do have a way with words.)
10. Etc.
$161,000 for that mediocre piece of shit stop?
ReplyDeleteWhat's the big deal? It doesn't even look as good as the MAX stops.
ReplyDeleteAre those the 50 people Mensa Boy was saying were going to force Sly to move forward with this boondoggle?
ReplyDeleteA stop like that under normal circumstances would cost around $10,000 to $12,000 dollars.
ReplyDeleteThe world wasn't watching
ReplyDelete"This is what progress looks like and this is how building a City for the next 50 years, begins"
ReplyDeleteYes everyone all you need to do is draw out anyone who won't vote yes and use special mail in elections and your all set.
I was there and I was surprised at how Sly seemed like he was still campaigning for streetcar expansion and touting the same mythical numbers. There was a decent turnout for the event, but The Chalk Walk in Historic Northeast will draw a similar sized crowd this weekend if it doesn't rain, and that didn't cost the tax payers $125M+.
ReplyDeleteGod you're a moron
DeletePEOPLES OF CK WE NEED THE TOY TRAIN EXTENSION TO THE COLLEGE OR IT WILL BE A FAILURE!!! IT'S ONLY $219 MILLION BUT BANK OF MOMMY AND DADDY TAXPAYERS WILL PAY FOR IT!!!
ReplyDeleteWhy would anyone respect these grifters?
ReplyDeleteDusk to Dawn, Day and Fucking night.
ReplyDeleteUnbelievable if you were not here, seeing it.
FIX THE STREETS.
FIX THE SEWERS.
HIRE MORE COPS TO STOP THE VIOLENCE ON THE EAST SIDE.
HEY SLY, YOU DUMB, SO SO DUMB FUCK.
Lemme ask ya something--if the Plaza dies, who the fuck are you mayor of?????
KC will be St. Louis, or Baltimore, or Detroit.
Black people kill, rape and murder, now, with more impunity than every, thanks to the Media, who lie and the new demographic, who is now killing the old America.
That's cool.
See the Zulus in South Africa.
See Detroit.
See Baltimore.
Mandela's bullshit dream is a lie.
Blacks are genetically inferior and there is NO place in the known universe, where Black hegemony has made the city, state, nation, a better place.
Wow Road Rage Johnson showed up. Is he going to continue to be on the Streetcar Authority after he leaves City Hall?
ReplyDeleteYou mean the so called "not for profit" KC Streetcar Authority?
ReplyDeleteThere is another audit long overdue.
There you go some good pics of the most selfish bastards in this part of the Universe.
ReplyDeleteWhat a freaking waste of time and money. I thought we were going to improve KC, not just build pointless touristy frou-frou.
ReplyDeleteTotally
ReplyDeleteAre they going to have one of those pedal yourself combination bar and streetcars?
ReplyDeleteThey are popular in some more progressive cities! Probably real busy on Friday night after work bar rush!
I can't find a link for the streetcar version but like this but SOOOO much better! Really need one with a tow behind food truck to make it complete.
http://www.hammacher.com/Product/Default.aspx?sku=12225
I just wonder what these geniuses are going to blame when this thing inevitably becomes the money-pit disaster than anyone can see coming.
ReplyDeleteEconomic downturn? Bad timing? Rest assured that it will be ANYTHING that points attention away from the absolute abortion of an idea that should have died in the womb.
I just hope that the fuckers are still in town so they can at least be publicly shamed and mocked.
The infamous $169 million dollar ride to nowhere. While we are riding in the streetcar over leaking sewers, and have declining enrollment in schools and probably will be targets of crime while riding the streetcar. Fiscal management 101.
ReplyDeleteDid they mention anything about Climate Change
ReplyDeleteThe streetcar would be better if it ran on renewable energy!
ReplyDeleteNever fear. The overhead wires are next. Come take the overhead wires walking tour!
ReplyDeleteIn a town of about 470,000 people, the handful in comparison that support this most likely don't even live in Kansas City. Kansans and other out-of-towners use Kansas City as its personal whore and then go back home to their suburban lifestyle believing they've made a difference... and took a lot of taxpayer cash with them. I hope somebody was in the parking lot counting the Johnson County license plates. A city that works... just not for you.
ReplyDeleteSomewhere around $11,000 a foot to nowhere. People need to walk that and quit being fat.
ReplyDeleteDang Tony, I approach light rail with a high degree to skepticism. That said, there is not a current elected that agrees with your 1950's vision of what a City should be. You might consider Columbus, Ohio, but they are going broke.
ReplyDeleteWe will find a way to get past the loss of your economic contribution to Kansas City.
Seriously, find happiness.
Sort of a diluted uhaul guy.
DeleteI'm watching Fitz Caraldo
ReplyDeleteLet there be no doubt that this blog has championed the term TOY TRANNY for years . . .
ReplyDeleteLots of new , original thoughts here...really elucidating.
ReplyDeleteYou must mean 'illuminating'.
Delete12:53: Columbus, Ohio going broke? Where do you come up with these things? Just because the adults in Columbus decided a toy choo choo was a waste of money does not mean they're going broke.
ReplyDeleteMaybe you were thinking of Columbus, Kansas--or Mississippi?
Hmm. Lot's of people there, though. Definitely more than the 5 people who litter every thread on this blog with streetcar hate-boners and ad nauseum cut/paste posts or anti-transit propaganda regurgitations.
ReplyDeleteHow do you think it compares to the crowd who showed up last August?
DeleteThe New name for that TOY Train in just about 3 years or less will be : "Ghetto' Train" from Hell, watch and see !!!
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