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Phoenix aims for slower, more pedestrian-friendly downtown streets

Posted on March 24, 2014

A new study of transportation options in downtown Phoenix aims to improve walking, biking, and transit, as well as prioritize amenities for pedestrians, in order to revitalize the area and encourage people to spend time downtown instead of just getting in and out quickly.

Posted in NewsTagged pedestrians, Phoenix, speed limit, streetcar

Kansas City’s streetcar silver bullet?

Posted on October 15, 2012

Later this month, 730 residents of a special taxing district in downtown Kansas City will vote on a plan to tax themselves and area shoppers to pay the construction and operating costs for a 2-mile streetcar circulator. So far, the project has been largely free of opposition, a major accomplishment for the project’s promoters.

Posted in NewsTagged financing, property taxes, sales tax, streetcar

Kansas City’s streetcar silver bullet?

Posted on October 15, 2012

Later this month, 730 residents of a special taxing district in downtown Kansas City will vote on a plan to tax themselves and area shoppers to pay the construction and operating costs for a 2-mile streetcar circulator. So far, the project has been largely free of opposition, a major accomplishment for the project’s promoters.

Posted in NewsTagged financing, property taxes, sales tax, streetcar

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