Kansas City 8th Street Tunnel Remembered

A nice change for Sunday . . . Here's a local transit note that's ACTUALLY really interesting and reminds us that fixed rail schemes are a remnant of the past and might not serve as a pathway to the future.

Check the premise . . .

"Did you know there was a tunnel from the West Bottoms to downtown Kansas City which until the automobile was the main way for people to get from our founding agriculture history to our banking and housing centers downtown?"

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

The 8th Street Tunnel

I've been wanting to do a post forever on the 8th Street Tunnel in Kansas City but just haven't gotten around to it. The problem with trying to juggle seven kids with a job with a half billion dollar budget and over 750 employees is that it takes away time...