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Title
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Streetcar Plan Passes
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Description
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Downtown voters approved a special taxing district to help fund a $100 million streetcar project. The two-mile line will run from the River Market to Union Station and is scheduled to be in operation by 2015. The article includes a map of the proposed streetcar district.
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Date
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2012-08-02
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Rethinking Mass Transit
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Description
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Article describes alternative plan to light rail developed by the Urban Society of Kansas City. The plan uses "fast streetcar" technology that resembles light rail but runs at lower speeds and could be accomplished with local funding alone. The plan follows a different initial route as well, ending at Volker Boulevard and Troost Avenue.
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Date
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2007-05-06
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article