tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post2185059153340539679..comments2024-03-06T04:16:12.541-06:00Comments on Tony's Kansas City: Survey Seyz: Economists Skeptical About Funding For Kansas City 'Free' Bus RidesTonyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17923450492847284487noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-48044925489437116592020-02-07T10:48:09.297-06:002020-02-07T10:48:09.297-06:00Hey, be like Bernie. Don't worry, be happy!Hey, be like Bernie. Don't worry, be happy!Reality Speakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09536222412085621290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-21121286316046245922020-02-07T09:27:47.297-06:002020-02-07T09:27:47.297-06:00In KC the leadership is more likely to embrace pro...In KC the leadership is more likely to embrace projects that make no economic sense. Hyperblogalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05617626477611807412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-63302842280257237582020-02-07T06:19:43.520-06:002020-02-07T06:19:43.520-06:00No indication "free" transportation prov...No indication "free" transportation provides benefits one way or another. Vehicle ownership is a $500 a month expense (ownership is more than just the cost of gas...); but a bus pass is $50 a month. The metro area should focus on more diverse sources of funding for transportation, including the fares from the passengers. The cost of the bus isn't the most common complaint about the bus. But then again, the advocates for the "free" bus haven't done research into the pros and cons of the current transportation system. The endless "surveys" are poor copies of surveys done elsewhere. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-6430887688865953272020-02-06T23:40:11.403-06:002020-02-06T23:40:11.403-06:00maybe they should start slow by making it free to ...maybe they should start slow by making it free to and from specific destinations. Say 80th and 71 hwy or 75th and prospect to downtown. no planned stops along the way. riders can pull the cord if they want off someplace. You know, for economic development.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-22680989363079841622020-02-06T22:58:31.547-06:002020-02-06T22:58:31.547-06:00And don't forget, they have a shitload of TIF ...And don't forget, they have a shitload of TIF $ to give to their wealthy developer cronies...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-88783378256658418432020-02-06T20:29:55.482-06:002020-02-06T20:29:55.482-06:00Unfortunately the advocates for transportation did...Unfortunately the advocates for transportation didn't take the high road of reality. No such thing as a free lunch. Other cities have done the free thing before without success. I'm not a fan of the show me institute, but the effort required to pursue the feedback from experts was minimal; and the advocates for transportation didn't do in kind. At notation on a resume for the Mayor at the expense of the long term viability of both transportation in Kansas City and the city as a whole. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-82793938371250245822020-02-06T20:23:32.975-06:002020-02-06T20:23:32.975-06:00Hell they don't have the funding for the stree...Hell they don't have the funding for the streetcar let alone free buses. That overpriced airport will be coming due soon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-70559475440011625462020-02-06T19:53:15.906-06:002020-02-06T19:53:15.906-06:00Actually, there is NO funding plan for free bus se...Actually, there is NO funding plan for free bus service.<br />Just like there's very little actual funding budgeted for a whole host of "projects and programs" that show up out of left field.<br />Instead, the KCMO "budget" is mostly just one big slush fund, and as the cash gets spent without regard for what and how, the borrowing continues.<br />Elementary school kids have more financial savvy and more responsibility than smiley selfies Lucas and the clowns at 12th and Oak.<br />Momentum!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-57427938306948038872020-02-06T19:32:35.187-06:002020-02-06T19:32:35.187-06:00You mean there are laws of economics? I thought s...You mean there are laws of economics? I thought socialism fixed all thatSilvestor orgalthorphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13473429352690520058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10849017.post-49475356488720474002020-02-06T19:30:21.958-06:002020-02-06T19:30:21.958-06:00
Gee no kidding.<br />Gee no kidding.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com