On Thursday, August 8 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM at the Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Board Room in Union Station, the City of Kansas City, Missouri hosted its Kick-Off meeting for Next Rail KC, the plan to expand the Downtown Streetcar starter line. The meeting included an introduction to the project by Mayor Sly James and City Councilmembers, an overview of the goals and the process by the Project Team and an interactive community engagement exercise for stakeholders of all seven corridors being studied.

1. Streetcar
Expansion
KICK-OFF EVENT
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI | 8 AUGUST 2013

2. 01
The Potential

6. 02
The Project

7. This project is as much about what these corridors
can be, as where the streetcar should go.
A STREETCAR ADVOCATE
Our whole role in life is to give you something you
didn't know you wanted. And then once you get it,
you can't imagine your life without it.
APPLE ENGINEER

9. The goal of the planning process is to
develop a city-wide streetcar system.
The Project is therefore working to
identify the corridors with both the
greatest potential impact and the clearest
path to implementation.

11. 03
The Process

12. SCHEDULE

13. SYSTEM OVERVIEW – EVALUATING POTENTIAL IMPACTS
• Alignment with citywide goals
• Land use, density conditions, and
demographic shifts
• Development potential and
projected economic impact
• Compatibility with existing transit
plans
• Ridership potential from effective, fixed transit service
• Traffic/roadway impacts
• Pedestrian and bicycle connections

14. • Engineering and Site
Constraints
o Steep Grades
o Bridges
o Narrow Right-of-Way
• Community Support
• Costs & Benefits
SYSTEM OVERVIEW - FEASIBILITY

15. • Screening Methodology
Based upon Priorities
and
• Specific Alignment Analysis
of Defined Routes including
Terminii
Resulting in the identification
of up to three (3) corridor
alignments for more in-depth
analysis
ROUTE SCREENING

16. • Comprehensive Design
and Engineering
• Transit Operations and
Coordination
• Financing Options
DETAILED ANALYSIS OF SELECTED CORRIDORS

17. • Compiled analysis and
community input
• Develop framework for a
comprehensive streetcar
system
• Roadmap to implement
recommendations
• Reports and materials
prepared for federal
grants and other funding
opportunities
FINAL PLAN DELIVERABLES

18. 04
Engagement

19. BEYOND EDUCATION AND OUTREACH
It’s about Community Values

20. ENGAGEMENT AT ALL THE TIMES
THAT WORKS FOR KANSAS CITIANS
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21. Coming together is a beginning;
Keeping together is progress; working
together is success.
HENRY FORD

22. 05
Model Exercise

23. THE CITY TODAY

24. AND THE CITY
AFTER YOUR ACTIVE INPUT

25. GO FORTH AND HELP
PLAN AND IMPROVE YOUR CITY!