The hype for the toy train is unceasing and here's the latest litany that's performing nearly as well as a the bus line along Broadway at more than QUADRUPLE the cost.
KC Streetcar exceeds 250,000 riders in its first 5 weeks
Streetcar supporter rhetoric:
"The numbers continue to outpace expectations, and the rush began on the grand opening weekend – May 6-8 – which brought 32,326 riders. The first four weeks of operations accounted for 211,741 riders, before topping the quarter-million mark in the last several days."
You decide . . .
I saw it myself. The toy train passed me on Main like I was standing still. Looked like one of them bullet trains goin' by. Must a been 2 or 3 thousand people on board. All were smiling and using apps and smart stuff. About 4 or 5 thousand people were lined up at one of the stops. They were all talking about how great it would be if the toy train went all the way to waldo. Amazing!
ReplyDeleteDisappointing numbers! KCMO claims to have 24 million tourist visiting every year. If only the visitors rode it once, we should be seeing a 460,000+ riders per week figure.
ReplyDeleteRE: "KC Streetcar exceeds 250,000 riders in its first 5 weeks"
ReplyDeleteThe above message is brought to you by the same City Hall that claimed a MILLION PEOPLE were at the KC Royals World Series Celebration at Union Station.
And 941, the same folks who said by building a police station would spur economic development and make neighborhoods safe. Ten recent shootings can be attributed to the East Patrol building. Zero economic development or sense of safety has resulted from it though. I think we should celebrate!
DeleteIndependent audit of the numbers would be instructive. Great job for a responsible, independent news organization. If we had one.
ReplyDeleteMmmmmmm....crow. How's it taste, left behinders?
ReplyDeleteTastes like either careless counting or cynical promotional lying, both of which are completely in character. Since you ask :)
DeleteIt's incredible. I was on it and it was packed. Suddenly everyone started doing the Gangnam Style in unison! When we got to the stop the driver stood up and did it too!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of 1915
ReplyDeleteDamn. Maybe Staubio's property value might actually start going up instead of down. Don't hold your breath though.
ReplyDeleteTo think 250,000 people rode the streetcar for free and it only cost the taxpayers $25 each.
ReplyDeleteI drove behind the toot toot from the Station to the downtown arena, the one where the basketball team and the hockey team play. It left me in the dust. The lights all changed to green and the toot toot pushed so much power to the wheels that they were sparking. It pulled away from me like I was in reverse. At each stop if barely hestitated while more people jumped on and off. there were people everywhere on top and hanging from the sides. It was a wet dream for sure.
ReplyDelete250,000? More like only 20 people rose it ever, AMIRITE?
ReplyDeletePlus it really costed like 699 bajillion dollars!
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Hmm. I guess the technique is slightly better, but sarcasm is only useful to a point. Defending a position ultimately relies on engagement with the substance of the objection, which you plainly can't do. This is why you continually fail public battles and must rig elections. :)
DeleteDetroit streetcar fail.
ReplyDeleteLies, failure, regular peoples screwed.
Why QLine may be more of a headache than a transportation convenience
The $140 million project to add streetcars to Woodward was billed as “an unprecedented public-private partnership” that would vastly improve transportation in greater downtown Detroit.
But as crews get closer to finishing the QLine, it has become increasingly clear that the streetcars may cause more headaches than solutions and may benefit visitors at the cost of resident who rely on buses.
How does shit like this keep happening?
All of this should come as no surprise. The QLine Board of Directors is led by two billionaires – Dan Gilbert and Roger Penske. The president and CEO of the QLine is Matthew P. Cullen, who happens to be the CEO of Gilbert’s Rock Ventures.
Gilbert owns more than 80 buildings in downtown Detroit, has a stake in nearly 20,000 parking spaces and is embarking on a major housing project in Brush Park, which borders the QLine.
12:01: Still can't grasp the concept of adverse possession, trolley boy?
ReplyDelete2:15: Not sure where you went to law school, but you must have been absent the day they taught that one cannot acquire land by adverse possession against a public body
ReplyDeleteCount 'em, 250,000 riders. Count 'em 4 times though to get to that number.
ReplyDelete2:56: Amazing, then, that after all the fuss about the property in question, which has been fenced in for at least 30 years, no one seems to be able to reclaim it.
ReplyDelete30 years my ass, Sherry the Squatter just fenced in another 5 feet of public land. Her neighbors are pissed and loathe her. Save the Trolley Trail from Sherry.
ReplyDeleteNo amount of Sue Burke defending you on TKC is going to change that. Go back to Arkansas.