Kansas City Commuter Rail

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Currently Kansas City is pursuing commuter rail for the entire metro. What is the likeyhood of them recieving the federal money to make this happen & what are your views of the plan?

Here’s an interview with the Jackson County MO County Executive Mike Sanders.

http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/kcurstream.umkc.edu/UTD/UTD_5-25-2010.mp3

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It makes a lot more sense than Chastain’s light rail plans. I’d really like to see the old RI right-of-way reborn, and make more use of the KCS line running east. But the price tag is really off the charts.