Kansas City Streetcar Expansion Stalling

This headline is important because it marks the beginning of federal pull back for these costly efforts that haven't yet found the revenue model they've promised. 

Reality check: Feds and rampant tax subsidy still sustain this mode of transit.

Here's a peek at that model losing momentum . . .

"The tax districts that are working in Midtown may not be enough to pay for extending the streetcar across the Missouri River."

Again "working" is a relative term . . . And also applies to massive subsidy. 

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Study says streetcar expansion to North Kansas City may be too costly

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - A plan to expand the streetcar into North Kansas City may cost too much. That's the preliminary finding of a new study. The tax districts that are working in Midtown may not be enough to pay for extending the streetcar across the Missouri River.