Kansas City Star Op/Ed Screed Demands 'Zero Fare' FOREVER

Here's the biggest problem with this screed . . .

THERE'S AN ATTEMPT TO SPEAK FOR ALL BLACK & BROWN PEOPLE BUT MANY URBAN KANSAS CITY RESIDENTS HAVE ASKED FOR A RETURN TO BUS FARES FOR SAFETY REASONS!!!

 And then there's the issue of "the smell" that's unaddressed . . . Along with the plight of embattled bus drivers . . . 

In fairness, here's a screed that ignores the voice of many in the community in order to represent the mandates of activists . . .

"Recently, a multiracial, cross-class group of young people with Sunrise Movement KC — many of whom are bus riders — made their voices heard during public testimony before the City Council, calling for $42 million of additional investment in Kansas City’s bus system to address a $26 million shortfall left by the expiration of COVID-19 relief money and increase frequency along seven key lines.

"Kansas City Area Transportation Authority officials stated at City Hall this month that if the budget remains as proposed, service cuts will begin in early 2025, a scenario that would be catastrophic for the Black, brown, poor and working-class people who rely most on buses across Kansas City. It is my view that the full $42 million, if adopted by the city’s elected leaders, would represent a much-needed endorsement of the potential benefit a better bus system could bring to our people, and open the door to further crucial investments down the road."

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

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