Resources
Light Rail
- KCATA's light-rail Web site
- Learn about the various light-rail and streetcar-based transit plans that have been proposed recently in Kansas City
- Watch RTA video: "Kansas Citians Speak About Light Rail
- Statement regarding Kansas City City Council's recent light-rail decisions (November 9, 2007, KCATA)
- Citizen Task Force recommendation to city council (November 6, 2007, KCATA)
- KCATA takes next step in light rail planning: Board approves Alternatives Analysis contract (June 20, 2007, Kansas City Area Transportation Authority)
- Downtown Kansas City Council Light Rail Position Statement (May 2007, pdf, Downtown Kansas City Council)
- Kansas City Design Center announces winner of light rail urban design competition (May 2007, Kansas City Design Center)
Learn About Transit
Local Reports & Studies
- A Community Report: Transit and Employment Access for Low-Income Persons and Persons with Disabilities in Wyandotte County Kansas
(Coalition for Independence, January 2007, pdf, 1.13MB) - I-35 Fixed Guideway Corridor Study (Johnson County Transit)
- I-70 Corridor Alternatives Analysis (Mid-America Regional Council)
- Regional Commuter Rail Feasibility Study (MARC)
- Transit-Supportive Development Guidebook (Mid-America Regional Council, pdf, 1.87MB)
Local Plans
- Johnson Country Transit 5-Year Strategic Plan (Johnson County Transit)
- Coordinated Public Transportation Development Plan (Lawrence Transit)
- Smart Moves Regional Transit Plan (Mid-America Regional Council)
Links
National Publications
- Commercial Rents and Transportation Improvements: The Case of Santa Clara County's Light Rail (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)
- Do Plans Matter?
Effects of Light Rail Plans on Land Values in Station Areas (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)
- Effects of Urban Density on Rail Transit (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)
- Does Transportation Planning Matter? Exploration Into the Effects of Planned Transportation Infrastructure on Real… (Lincoln Institute of Land Policy)