DISASTER!!! KANSAS CITY STREETCAR AUTHORITY 'NO BID' DESIGNATION COULD DOOM THE LONG DELAYED TOY TRAIN!!!
Bad news for streetcar cheerleaders and a wonderful realization that starting a project without voter support only puts a public project on track to destruction.
To wit . . .
NO-BID TOY TRAIN STREETCAR MANAGEMENT MIGHT DERAIL THE FUTURE OF THE DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY TOY TRAIN STREETCAR!!!
Choo-choo fanboys will dispute this BUT the reality here is that streetcar authority is a main component of the despicable TDD scheme used to skirt around voters in order to pass this monstrosity without a citywide vote.
Checkit:
KC Biz Journal: Streetcar Authority at 'risk of conflicting with federal regulations'
And here's the money line:
"On Thursday morning, the city auditor's office published a report which said the FTA considers the streetcar authority — a nonprofit body charged with managing the day-to-day operations of the 2.2-mile Kansas City downtown streetcar line — a "no-bid, third-party contractor" that could impact the city's ability to receive grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation agency."
In other words, the toy train is going nowhere and the rigged, despicable manner in which it was devised has now doomed the long delayed project.
Developing . . .
Hey, so it turns out Russ Johnson is not a genius!
ReplyDeleteIt's already at break even. Why risk going further?
ReplyDeleteKeep in mind that the entire project was devised based upon how to qualify for federal grants. Rather than expand the proven, successful, and cheaper MAX bus system, PIAC funds were pilfered to conduct studies and provide data to the federal government deeming this project worthy of Anthony Foxx's guidelines. Streetcar might not be what Kansas City wants, but it's what Washington DC wants, and "if we don't spend over $100M to get a $20M grant, DC will just spend that money in some other city!"
ReplyDeleteIt's just one fuck up after another with the Sly James administration. I sure hope he ends up in prison.
ReplyDeleteSometimes Mensans are not as bright as they think they are. It's probably the lead paint on those little yellow map pins.
ReplyDeleteFirst Streetcar to arrive in our big city on Monday!
ReplyDeleteSounds like Dave Johnson got caught with his hand in the cookie jar.
ReplyDelete"DOOM and the TOY TRAIN"
ReplyDeleteOh my God!
Bad news from Tony on the (he,he,he) TOY TRAIN!
Side note, isn't that the most cleaver thing you have ever heard?
I'm am just amazed, however, how Tony is working so hard on objective reporting.
Wait, Tony did not do any reporting.
He just liked to a Business Journal article with snarky commentary. I'm thinking, it took him 3 minutes to assemble that.
Come to think about it, that's all these blog posts consist of.
What a loser.
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ReplyDeleteIt's good to known that Mensa boy is still reading when he isn't crying about getting passed over for that ATA job. Thanks a lot Russ, you really screwed KC, so we're glad Sly screwed you over too.
No, Mr. Mensa would know the difference between "liked" and "linked".
DeleteWelcome to KC's $100 Million train to nowhere.
ReplyDeleteBend over and grab ankle 121.
ReplyDeleteKansas City, the town where boondoggles and fuckups never end.
ReplyDeleteThat would be trolley boy flaunting his GED from western Kansas.
ReplyDelete"Revenue generated by the streetcar (is) deposited into KCSA's accounts. The city's ability to account for its revenues is diminished and complicated if revenues generated by the KC Streetcar are not deposited directly into city accounts."
ReplyDeleteRevenue? How can something that is free generate revenue? Did Russy boy tell the feds it wouldn't generate revenue when he applied for the grant?
The street car is doomed because it may be ineligible for federal funding they currently have no intention of using?
ReplyDeleteActually if you read the audit you realize it's a stupid easy fix and the KCBJ left part of the sentence out that shows this.
ReplyDeleteAdvertising and sponsorship money can't be used for operations.
So the authority just makes a separate accounting entry for this money and makes sure it only goes to pay down the construction bonds.
There, everything is fixed with proper money accounting.
The sky isn't falling if you don't jump to conclusions.
http://webfusion.kcmo.org/coldfusionapps/auditor/reports/Streetcar.pdf?CFID=1132713&CFTOKEN=85287514
Page 3
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ReplyDeleteProblem is you already have two years of phony city accounting to deal with and YES thr streetcar absolutely needs federal funds.
Another Sly screwup.
Mensa boy did this to us. Never forgive. Just like him when he gets cut off in traffic.
ReplyDeleteFuck your facts gay trolley renter hipster boy who lives in KC by choice! The toy train is doomed, brilliant minds capable of writing words that sound like sounds, bored firemen trolling TKC, and native KC power brokers like Dan Coffey and Pat Touhey have decreed:
ReplyDeleteTHE TOY TRAIN IS PLAYING DEAD! DINGYDNAGYDIDDLEYDOO! ALL YOUR SREAMS AND WISHES WILL NOW BE REALIZED! WE ARE SO SMARTKC AND AO MODERN!!!! WE HAVE A TOTAL COMMAND OF FACTS AND PROCESSES, NOT HYPERBOLIC OBSESSIVE CHICKEN LITTLE BEHAVIOR BASED ON MISTRUTHS, LIES AND OUT OWN CHILD LIKE ERRONEOS CONCLUSIONS MADE FROM HALF FACTS AND BORSERLINE RETARDED MISREADINGS OF SELECT HEADLINES!!!!!!!
LONG LIVE EVERYONE WHO AGREES WITH US WHICH IS 100% OF EVERYONE EXCEPT THE THOUSANDS OF MAYORAL STAFFERS AND PAID CONSULTANTS!
HIP HIP, CLUNKCLINK!
TOOT TOOT, RELEVANT!
The "no bid" also violates state law.
ReplyDeleteI dread the time when downtown will be clogged and gridlocked by all the people from Iowa, rural Kansas and Nebraska who flock to KC so they can ride our shiny new streetcar.
ReplyDeleteDid you reaaly think that a "city employee" would run this thing? Stupid fuqx!. This toy train is a highly technical pice of equipment that will need a lot of care and expense. Something that the city definite CAN'T do. Just look at the sewers and waste systems.
ReplyDeleteOMG, it's a group jerk off. Everybody agrees we are doomed.
ReplyDeleteTrump will fix this because he pulls what he wants out of his ass and we bite down,
HARD!
More misery soon.
"In other words, the toy train is going nowhere and the rigged, despicable manner in which it was devised has now doomed the long delayed project."
ReplyDeleteumm...
in your dreams
Economic activity inside the #KCstreetcar TDD has now reached $1.5 billion!!!
ReplyDeleteThere needs to be a party with beer, chalkboard, and free pizza to celebrate the arrival of our first streetcar next week in our Big City!!!
ReplyDeleteMan that is one cool Super Sonic Toy Train. Can't wait to go from River Market to Union Station in 5.4 seconds. That's about how long it will take me to cum on those new vinyl seats.
ReplyDelete3:32: Have another drink, trolley boy, and smoke another joint. That way everything will be at break even.
ReplyDeleteYou tell him soft-charger! Let the internet feel your angst!
ReplyDeleteHoly Shit! Say it ain't so! Why in Kansas City a day without Federal hand outs is like a neighborhood without yard apes.
ReplyDeleteThis is KC's biggest boondoggle, this is KC's Waterloo.
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