[oldmanshirt]

I've only been here 4 months, but I do know rail was approved around '05 or '06 after years of getting rejected by voters. The plan that was approved was repealed by the city council once the true costs were disclosed (sounds like it was a lot like SA's 2000 proposal - too ambitious). KC is very nice and urban in it's good areas, but is also a model of sprawl and urban decay in other areas. Rail has a chance to work here if done properly, and the mayor is really pushing it, but I'm not sure the population density is there to make it succeed region-wide, unless gas goes up $2-$3 in the next couple of years.

It'll be interesting to see how the situation here and in SA progresses over the months, and who will get rail first.