Kansas City working to adopt transit-oriented development policies; walkable, bikeable neighborhods; familiar pushback ensues | The Kansas City Star

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Guess what? The fact that Kansas Citians are discussing transit-oriented guidelines for development is very positive.

The policy includes worthwhile goals. The city needs to help spur redevelopment that brings more density near transit stations or in transit corridors, for example. That could mean replacing parking lots with tall buildings for offices or housing. How are the people who use those structures going to get to and from there? Transit needs to be an option, rather than plopping more huge parking structures inside the heart of the city.

The proposed city policy also is required to be in place if Kansas City wants to get future federal transit dollars, according to council member Jolie Justus. Good point. City Hall needs to show that it would capably use U.S. taxpayer funds to expand the streetcar line. Or to create new bus rapid transit lines on Prospect Avenue or elsewhere.

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Kansas City working to adopt transit-oriented development policies; walkable, bikeable neighborhods; familiar pushback ensues | The Kansas City Star