Overland Park Progressives Denounce Toll Roads As Racist!!!

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KANSAS CITY METRO AMATEUR URBAN PLANNERS REBRAND AS "WOKE" AND ALIGN WITH SOCIAL JUSTICE ALLIES AGAINST TOLL ROAD TRANSIT TRADITION!!!

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Locals shouldn't forget that toll roads are a practice that has been used by EVERY CULTURE IN HUMAN HISTORY and, actually, serve as a rare PROPORTIONAL FLAT TAX that applies to every user equally.

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Express Lanes Could Ease Traffic Jams On Highway 69, But Proposed Tolls Raise Concerns About Equity

The Kansas Department of Transportation is inching closer to adding express toll lanes to relieve major traffic jams on U.S. Highway 69. After two decades contending with traffic congestion and high collision rates on the Overland Park stretch of the highway, KDOT proposed the solution at a Overland Park City Council Monday night.

Overland Park residents give mixed signals on proposed U.S. 69 express toll lane

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - In an effort to reduce congestion along U.S. 69 Highway, the Kansas Department of Transportation - along with the city of Overland Park - is looking at ways to expand the highway from 103rd to 179th Street.

KDOT presents Overland Park officials with proposed plan for toll lanes on US 69

The Kansas Department of Transportation made a pitch to the city of Overland Park Monday that toll lanes should be added to U.S. 69 Highway.Phase One is a $300 million project. KDOT said traffic has already returned to pre-pandemic levels on U.S.

Overland Park council members speak out on express toll lane plan for crowded 69 Highway

OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Overland Park city leaders and residents packed into City Hall on Monday night to discuss the new express toll lanes proposal for U.S. 69 Highway. The meeting garnered a lot of debate and uncertainty and took several hours.

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