tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post8093688205348343422..comments2024-03-06T04:16:12.541-06:00Comments on Tony's Kansas City: ANOTHER RIGGED KANSAS CITY TOY TRAIN STREETCAR VOTE COMING SOON!!!Tonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487noreply@blogger.comBlogger50125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-20442524269087481912014-05-16T21:18:56.837-05:002014-05-16T21:18:56.837-05:00Of course you don't have to spend half a billi...Of course you don't have to spend half a billion for one MAX bus... That'll fuck up our ROI.Bryan M. Stalderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345524318948369789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-18164237201611214452014-05-16T06:42:01.273-05:002014-05-16T06:42:01.273-05:0011:41: You're going after a carrot to get a bi...11:41: You're going after a carrot to get a big stick up the ying yang.<br /><br />And 8:41: Just because a person passes the Mensa test does not mean he has common sense or emotional intelligence--witness the famous water bottle incident.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-83957465754913660202014-05-15T23:41:21.694-05:002014-05-15T23:41:21.694-05:00Good. Because we'd be getting MAX service to P...Good. Because we'd be getting MAX service to Prospect in this plan. You talked me into it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-29204330121760053322014-05-15T23:06:38.439-05:002014-05-15T23:06:38.439-05:00I hate to see all this money wasted but nothing pu...I hate to see all this money wasted but nothing puts people in their place like losing an election. I think we can defeat the TDD formation in August if we get a large enough turnout, and that will put the streetcar off longer than a judge ruling against them. That'll buy us 2-3 years until they're back attempting to build *just* the main street extension. We need a proactive solution to turn people off of streetcar before we become saddled with a generation of unmanageable debt. There are better transit solutions that cost much less.<br /><br />KC's MAX bus was actually ranked higher than the Seattle streetcar for return on investment.Bryan M. Stalderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18345524318948369789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-86748911296532918992014-05-15T22:55:49.048-05:002014-05-15T22:55:49.048-05:00Then, after they move to the suburbs for the "...Then, after they move to the suburbs for the "great schools" for 10 years and their children move to cities with good public transportaiton and walkable neighborhoods, they will realize, like so many others, that living in the suburbs is shitty for older people, too, and they will downsize and move right back into the city, where they can be around the things most elderly people say matter to them: transit stops, grocery stores, pharmacies.<br /><br />So KC will continue to lose a shrinking demographic (child-rearing couples), wil becoming more attractive to the growing demographics in America, young people who want transit, old people who need transit, and middle age middle income people who don't care think "where will I park" is the most important question ever asked.<br /><br />Sounds like a win.<br /><br />But you guys enjoy the echo chamber of suburban angst. Rage on, impotent internetters, rage the fuck on...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-82887446380635783232014-05-15T22:27:08.207-05:002014-05-15T22:27:08.207-05:00Lol no they won'tLol no they won't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-31206953146275059132014-05-15T22:09:31.173-05:002014-05-15T22:09:31.173-05:00And yet not a single comment about the MoDOT sales...And yet not a single comment about the MoDOT sales tax. LemmingsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-85557842806542990352014-05-15T20:41:45.244-05:002014-05-15T20:41:45.244-05:00Never realized Mensa people are actually dumb asse...Never realized Mensa people are actually dumb asses until now. It's no wonder they require an even dumber electorate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-505093393368391232014-05-15T20:27:10.036-05:002014-05-15T20:27:10.036-05:00The subsidies, not the streetcar, are spurring the...The subsidies, not the streetcar, are spurring the development downtown.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-21255017122797560152014-05-15T20:16:15.074-05:002014-05-15T20:16:15.074-05:00I suppose when opponents talk about how expensive ...I suppose when opponents talk about how expensive the boondoggle is, and how it will not accomplish any of its goals, they are lying and “flinging rocks”, but when the proponents fund special elections, pretend the streetcar will usher in world peace, and buy off the local politicians to ram the boondoggle thru, that is all A-OK. You know, cause we somehow need to start paying off that $50-100 trillion debt the evil automobile owes to the poor, oppressed rail transit groups.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-74183553118047852412014-05-15T19:56:11.118-05:002014-05-15T19:56:11.118-05:00Actually the silence I'm seeing on this right ...Actually the silence I'm seeing on this right now might not be a good omen for Sly, Russ, Dave, Staubio, and their 388 or so groupies. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-5077157289359792362014-05-15T19:48:45.076-05:002014-05-15T19:48:45.076-05:00Glad the starter line was completed so quickly, un...Glad the starter line was completed so quickly, under budget, and is now running, and the streetcars are packed with millennial business giants going to work every day, and it's such an incredible success exceeding everyone's expectations fifty times over!! <br /><br />And the development. Wow! Who would have ever thought developers would be so confident and eager to build they literally turned away tax breaks and incentives because downtown is such an incredible place to set up shop, make profit, and they are voluntarily paying more in taxes then required just to be good corporate citizens!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-62490089553155798172014-05-15T19:46:01.737-05:002014-05-15T19:46:01.737-05:00Ck better pray the poor blacks forget to vote.Ck better pray the poor blacks forget to vote.Anyone But $ly 2015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-41928017718110349502014-05-15T19:30:43.215-05:002014-05-15T19:30:43.215-05:00If anyone actually thinks that Sly and the council...If anyone actually thinks that Sly and the council have any expertise in municipal finance, or mcuh of anything else about managing a city for that matter, they really have never had conversations about public policy with these folks.<br />All the current electeds will be long gone to their post-public service jobs and the millenials will be living with their young families in safe neighborhoods with yards for the kids and really good schools in the suburbs and those unfortuante to still be residents of KCMO will be paying the bond payments of $10-15 million a year for decades.<br />A 2-year financial commitment for a 3- year fad.<br />The adults have left the building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-7187537975347746942014-05-15T19:25:45.668-05:002014-05-15T19:25:45.668-05:00Nice to know this is City Halls priority while cit...Nice to know this is City Halls priority while citizens get woken up almost every night from gun shots and police helicopters all over the place over in the "vibrant" Hyde Park and 39th and Troost area. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-7119247330591368612014-05-15T19:17:20.073-05:002014-05-15T19:17:20.073-05:00I think we should build big overpriced streetcar p...I think we should build big overpriced streetcar projects because I'm a white male jackass from Nebraska who doesn't really know what real efficiency means, but still feels like everyone should listen to and respect my uninformed opinions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-48157843530062159462014-05-15T19:09:35.976-05:002014-05-15T19:09:35.976-05:00I think we should build big infrastructure project...I think we should build big infrastructure projects with no environmental impact studies, because I'm a white suburban male over age 35 who doesn't really know what that means, but still feels like everyone should listen to and respect my uninformed opinions!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-12416058943476711662014-05-15T19:08:50.132-05:002014-05-15T19:08:50.132-05:00It don't matter if the toy starter route is ju...It don't matter if the toy starter route is just getting started. It's already a success!! Lot's of free money to play with! <br /><br />Think like a Mensa!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-53247208068138804502014-05-15T19:07:07.430-05:002014-05-15T19:07:07.430-05:00City Council just loves gambling with other people...City Council just loves gambling with other peoples money. <br /><br />Hey lets do some some studies! Mensa! See how smart we are with other peoples money!<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-42082786744606078652014-05-15T19:02:52.293-05:002014-05-15T19:02:52.293-05:00Shame on you Sly!Shame on you Sly!KC Voternoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-32469513698259115202014-05-15T18:58:53.280-05:002014-05-15T18:58:53.280-05:00I would surmise they understand what infrastructur...I would surmise they understand what infrastructure costs are in the real world and you simply do not...because you are a reactionary, low-information, knee jerk, internet howlerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-1857338082488375002014-05-15T18:50:30.046-05:002014-05-15T18:50:30.046-05:00Just the fact City Council is borrowing money to d...Just the fact City Council is borrowing money to do "studies" let alone $10 million should be setting everyone's alarm bells off. <br /><br />I can only surmise they are insane at this point and in need of medical intervention. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-50173303381169261412014-05-15T18:45:54.265-05:002014-05-15T18:45:54.265-05:00We'll the city can use the $10 million loan fr...We'll the city can use the $10 million loan from the bankers in Pittsburgh for the studies to shift around and make it look like the city is solvent.<br /><br />Kind of like play money. When the shit hit's they have the taxpayers as guarantors. The people who guarantees to pay for someone else's debt (screw ups) if he or she should default on a loan obligation. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-62538761696309172252014-05-15T18:38:11.880-05:002014-05-15T18:38:11.880-05:00But but but the tonys Johnson county anony interne...But but but the tonys Johnson county anony internet lawyers promised this was unjust undue boondoggle and illegal<br /><br />ITS NOT FAIR (to ignore my uninformed opinion)!!!!!!!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-87221014840667729592014-05-15T18:37:13.543-05:002014-05-15T18:37:13.543-05:00D Bonds were discontinued in 1946.
WTF are “Seri...D Bonds were discontinued in 1946. <br /><br />WTF are “Series 2014D Bonds” some kind of CK exotic financial instrument? Played by crooks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com