Kansas City Light Rail KC RideKC Streetcar
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- RideKC Streetcar is the Streetcar system service Kansas City, MO. It is a modern streetcar making a pinched loop line from Union Station to the River Market neighborhood. Unfortunately the streetcar trains get stuck in traffic and red lights and are susceptible to automobile accidents.
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Kansas City, Missouri is one of the world's great cities now. Love to all.
Thanks to increased government spending.
I am in love with this beautiful dream city good urban planning
It needs to expand more over town, to like Arrowhead Stadium and more. If it did that the streetcar would be packed on Sundays.
@THE ORIGINAL PROFESSOR CHAOS you have to count the Royals games too :) Still, though...terrible idea. Take it to World's of fun too!!
I hear they are stretching it down to the plaza.
I amold enough to remember street cars back in the 1950's. You could get justabout any where you needed to go on one. Of course the city was much smaller in square miles then. You could get to KCK, as south as 85th street. I think you could get to Independence, and Swope park and Fairland at 74th and Prospect.
My aunt lived in the 900 block of E 94th St. My cousin and I could catch the streetcar on 95th just west of Troost and ride to Waldo where we could catch the Saturday matinee. A dime each way for the streetcar, $.25 for the movie, that left $.55 for food. One of the best uses of a dollar a ten-year-old could experience. It made my visits to KC memorable for a kid from the middle of an Iowa cornfield Thanks for the memories.
That's interesting.
I ❤ trains, trams, take a ride, I have a folder on ''transportation''
(folder 2, in playlists) you will love them too :)
I'm so pissed. When I grew up in KC they never had this . KC has grown up a lil
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Great video as usual, Luke! I had a chance to ride this system earlier this summer. I really liked the CAF Urbos3 trams.
Awesome video! That looks similar to the new ones in Cincinnati and Detroit that I filmed.
The exact same model.
Brookville Liberty light rail vehicle
I'm from the Kansas city area, and the cars are always full or almost full! the crowdedness reminds me of a Japanese subway! There's hardly ever a need to use the request stop buttons since someone is always at every stop!
I usually get on and off the streetcar at the crossroads station! There's lots of parking there, so you don't have to find a closer spot near the Sprint Center or Union Station!
3:12 a PCC streetcar is now on display at this corner! It used to be on display in front of union Station! I have yet to photgraph the PCC streetcar next to the CAF streetcar!
An interesting service. From the looks of it it operates similarly to the Oyster card system in London with cashless travel.
bushyconn if you go to 0:35, there is a sign saying it's free. I don't know what the plans are for the future, but for the time being it is a free ride!
Kansas City is actually planning to move to 100% free transit!
Lovely city! It reminds me of Melbourne Australia, my home town. Melbourne has a much bigger tram network with about 150 miles of tracks. It is very popular and a city and suburban mainstay.
Did the sign say this entire ride is FREE ??
officeaddict33 yes, currently the entire system is free. The entire system is under 2 miles long so it really is a downtown circulator.
@@Luke_Starkenburg Free? Who's paying for the streetcar's operation?
Link Skywalker the taxpayers, the people who live there! Transit is almost always subsidized by taxpayers, and most transit agencies only bring in 1/3 or so of operating revenue by ticket sales. In Kansas City, the streetcar is all paid for my taxpayers.
@@Luke_Starkenburg But, aren't there those who oppose that?
@@linkskywalker5417 Often a BID or TIF is established to fund transit lines. In those cases, the broader tax base doesn't pay for the system, just those properties that directly benefit from it.
How is this city guys?? Please give me real details.
I’m from the east coast and need a change in my life. Heading somewhere in the Midwest but have not decided where yet for the first year
em1ownerify it’s growing and really cheap. And the traffic is great. You’ll love living here. The winters are cold tho.
em1ownerify It’s in Kansas and Missouri. 1.1 million residents on each side of the state line. The safest and best suburbs are in Kansas. The culture and night life is in Missouri.
I know de Wey brudda thanks for the reply. How does that work out living on the Kansas side and working on the Missouri side? Any differences?
I’m also considering Oklahoma City, Indianapolis, and maybe somewhere is Colorado.
For the winters how is the road clearing and what about job pay and availability? I’m a 6 year vw technician so I’d probably relocate to that, but not sure if the pay will be similar so cost of living is really need to determine.
What about crime rates?
em1ownerify , jobs are growing steadily and the job pay is the second highest in the nation compared to cost of living(which is very cheap). Especially if you’re working on cars because almost everyone drives.
People are starting to leave Colorado because of the traffic and the high home prices. There’s also a homeless people problem in Denver because of the marijuana. Only upside there is mountains.
Oklahoma City is half the size. Not much to do in comparison and it feels like the south not the Midwest.
As far as Indianapolis, it’s similar to Kansas City but Kansas City has light rail(streetcar) downtown which they are now extending. Indianapolis only has busses. The other thing is Indianapolis is really flat and Kansas City is hilly and has more green. Compared to what most people think it is actually on the hillier side of cities I’ve been too.
em1ownerify as far as crime goes it’s pretty much safe everywhere except for part the east side, it’s just a north south strip on prospect ave. I’m white and have ridden my bike and drive around there and nothing happens. It’s just not somewhere I would stand or go outside at night. It’s nothing like St. Louis or anything. Relatively the entire KC area is safe. Let me know if you’re looking more for suburban living or urban living. This city is the most under rated major city in the country. People on the east coast probably think you’re just moving to a farm, but it’s a pretty big city about the size Pittsburg. It’s about where Denver was 7 years ago.
And it's free to ride. It was only supposed to be free for the first year but here we are five years later and still free, although that may change when they extend it to UMKC.
We need this in every city in America
Sochea Johnson I actually think cities should have grade separated transit, like subway, maglev, monorail. Something that doesn’t get stuck in traffic and something that doesn’t add to traffic.
@@Luke_Starkenburg we won't have many cars like Singapore
@@Luke_Starkenburg there is a thing called transit priority that gives them the green light.
Plus, grade separation adds to the cost of construction.
@@blue9multimediagroup I don't think this system has signaling priority. I wonder why it doesn't...
@@Luke_Starkenburg may not have the funding for it. Or the talks between RIDEKC and whoever controls the street patterns there, didn't happen.
Similar situation here in Philly where transit priority was supposed to be on all 6 trolley lines in the city, talks broke down between SEPTA and Streets Dept sometime after only 2 lines (10 & 15) had sensors and transponders installed.
It is funny how the route ends so fast! In Russia our streetcars simply go in circles, there is no need to stop for the streetcar.
L D It happened to most of the rail systems in USA as far as I know
@@glebsokolov8016 You can thank ("FUCKING") *GM* for that! They pretty much killed the beautiful Streetcar (especially the PCC-era ones); but it wasn't until more recently that many discover that streetcars -- actually seem a lot more green and environmentally-friendly compared to the automobile. Plus also in a severe snowstorm, it could actually be a lot safer to ride than in a car or any other automobiles!
Nathan Andrew Davis And look at GM now, it can’t even compete with Toyota when it comes to sedans!
I was there this past August (2016) for the World Science Fiction Convention, and made a pretty good use of the street car while I was there. Including nearly getting knocked off of my feet when some idiot pedestrian wandered in front of the train.
when ever I see videos of KC , it always looks like a ghost town . The sidewalks are always empty of people . Does downtown have no life outside office workers between 8 am and 6 pm ? Are there no department stores , restaurants , clubs Etc ? In the old days it was bustling . What is the daily ridership of the light rail system ? How many cars run the route ? In my youth , I lived in KC and remember it being really nice
Mark Boston 1:52 that does not look like a ghost town
Itz Pro There is more stuff to do now in downtown KC. Its not new york or Denver but yes there are people walking downtown KC.
Looked at 1:52. It's a ghost town!!!
Mark Peters everyone works in Johnson County
That time stamp is opposite an overpass so of course it's empty but there are ppl a few blocks further.
Great video!!!!!!!!!!
Thank you!
@@Luke_Starkenburg I try to look and see if and of the modern Streetcar will be expaning in the future since they have opened. It seems like they will not be expianing.
@@MrSquareart According to Wikipedia, funding is secured for a small expansion. I'm not sure if construction has started yet or not. "In August 2020, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Transit Administration announced it had awarded the KC Streetcar $50.8 million for a 3.5-mile expansion to the University of Missouri - Kansas City."
Lots of cool shots Luke!
Enjoyed the limited amount of cab driver's view. Super camera speed left me dizzy. Why not use regular speed but cut out waiting at stops and at traffic lights?
I like time-lapse train videos, I'm sorry you didn't enjoy it. I should re-release the footage at real time.
@@Luke_Starkenburg Or at least just a little faster than real time, instead of many times faster.
This is so awesome!
Never knew that Light Rial has exploded in popularity over the year, even my former home of Minneapolis. Smaller sized cities like Houston, Kansas City, Charlotte are jumping on this mode of transport. Not wild about these mixing with auto traffic, especially in the CBDs.
I like the expanded use of trains in smaller cities, but I agree with you that mixing trains with auto and pedestrians is a bad idea. It really should be subway or elevated.
cameraman655 Houston is a much larger city than Minneapolis.
If people can't handle sharing the road with these, then I hate to see how they are around buses and 18 wheelers.
people should do just fine. its just an over grown bus.
Buses and trucks can swerve to avoid a car or pedestrian that may be too close to them. Streetcars and light rail can't swerve or slow down quickly and are involved in many many crashes around the USA and world. I agree that these streetcars can be dangerous and probably are not faster than bus service.
Great video Luke
Thank you
Does a single passenger Amtrak train come through Union Station these days?
Urban VIII Yes, every day.
I'm the Don of All Buses and I approve of this video!
The Don of All Buses As a Kc resident, I'm humbled by your approval of our streetcar system. I felt compelled to pay tribute to your comment.
Thank you. :D
Green light could be better. And where are the solar panels?
On top of buildings where they belong.
Those one lane streets gonna suck the more the city grows
Why is it called streetcar and not simply Tram or street train?
Because 'Murica! Why don't YOU call them streetcars?
Because it runs in the STREET.
@@blue9multimediagroup but why CAR!??
@@fjellyo3261 corruption of the word cart. Sure you know how English is an amalgamated language to say the least lol
Que bonito
Omg dam took long enough lol 👍👍👍 welcome to the future
I like kansas city¡¡
They should install the thing that ambulances use, so the Streetcar never has a red light
Daniel Munch I absolutely agree! I find it frustrating that light rail and streetcar get stopped often at red lights. Transit should be given signal priority over cars on the road!
Agreed, it would make public transit faster and more efficient, drawing more riders. Thank you for the video it was a nice insight and well produced
@@Luke_Starkenburg Same here with the Qline as well.
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I've misread the title and thought "what? the state of Kansas has trams? NO WAY!" then I realised this is KC, MO Nice tram, I hope Americans get convert to public transportation, we love it here in Europe.
I don't doubt you, but a quick google search didn't bring forth any evidence of it, annoyingly.
Alex Alex that tram wouldn’t exist without Kansas. Half the people that work and play in the city live in Kansas.
We've been rebuilding our destroyed urban rail networks since 1980. We're making slow but steady progress.
Tram like Medellin-Colombia.
Great. :D
Tried adding restaurant streetcars th-cam.com/video/PQSh98p5_KU/w-d-xo.html , ice cream,cafe convience stores to line of standard transport trams ? Like has been done with things like the fast-food, van
good one.
nice burning cables são Paulo dont have more
Window plastering is mightily no-no. Queer there be all that tracking plied by a single tram.
Window ads pay the bills
And there's more than one car
WHY?
I will be expanding
Fantasy infrastructure.
It looks very European. Not like heavy American "light" rail.
Actually, believe it or not; I think this is actually American made. I think these "new-gen" (as I like to call them) streetcars are actually made in a city in my home-state of Pennsylvania (I think it's near either DuBois, or Clarion).
And yes... I do have to agree... It does look VERY European looking, and I love it!
@@NathanDavisVideos Brookville. This is their Liberty light rail vehicle
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What a waste of money. It looks nice, but it's just an expensive bus route that shares the road with the traffic. Would have been cheaper to put a bus line, or better yet a brt
They are expanding it, more miles of track.
almost always empty
MUFFA 912 I’ve ridden only a few times and it has always been standing room only for the whole route.
Yeah, but a bus route could be more frequent and cheaper, leading to more overall capacity.
@@umairsiddiqui9900 a bus will never have more capacity than a light rail vehicle. You're tripping. You'd need at least 3 buses to hold the ppl carried by one streetcar.
Boring system, no underground...
underground?? d'hell are you talking about. KC is no metropolis mega populated area with 5+ heavily populated buroughs like NYC dude. There would be no need for an underground network
Mingo Tubman What are you on?underground is more boring.Theres absolutely nothing to see
A bus could do the same, but cheaper.
Eu Mesmo cheaper isnt necessarily better. Busses are too damn slow with too many arbitrarily placed stops.
Robert Preskop the problem with light rail is that it gets stuck in traffic just like buses do. I would much prefer an elevated monorail or maglev system for efficient, fast, transportation that doesn’t add to traffic.
Luke Starkenburg it’s actually cut down traffic on weekend nights and work hours significantly. It’s hop on hop off free to ride.
Ivan Santana buses don’t bring development. It’s a fixed rail with a permanent route. Buss routes can change
@@Luke_Starkenburg It is possible to build a light rail system that is completely separated from traffic, either at grade with crossing gates, or above or below grade.
WHy not just have a bus do that? Thats what Orlando does.
Jon The Great I tend to agree with you. Buses are more flexible and may be faster. Light rail is sexier but also more dangerous for pedestrians and vehicles.
I agree Light rail is way sexier. But for how short that streetcar line is interacting with traffic, they could have saved money with a flex bus. If not it should be elevated or grade separated. But I'm hoping this works out for everyone in KC
Busses are too slow and inconvenient. Most Americans despise busses.
IAmFloridaBorn because busses don’t spur development like fixed rail transit does. Bus routes can change
Trams are way more sustainable, cool and good than buses. And trust me, I am from Europe, we know a lot about this.
A couple of comments are in order. First- why must we have a "Cute" name - "KC Streetcar"? Second- the constant narration is unnerving! Third- I don't think I saw more than 100 people on the whole route- not exactly a bustling commerce center. So millions upon millions spent on a system that looks nice, sounds nice, basically goes nowhere- AND a couple of buses would probably do the same job!
Reg mason232 because it’s permanent fixed rail transit with a rail which raises property value and Spurs development . Bus routes can change. Also no one likes riding busses. Cleanliness and image is important in a city. Why not just sh1t on the streets and allow people to spray paint everything?
Well San Francisco has a lot of streetcars and shit is everywhere as well as tens of thousands of drug heads! Bus routes can change to adapt to changing economics AND blockages of streets- trolleys can't. I'm not against public transit- but this system is a waste of money. Finally, there is a reason trolleys went away some 60 years ago. High costs, inflexibility, and PEOPLE stopped riding them.
@@regmason2329 People stopped riding them because a consortium of auto, tire, and oil companies were actively destroying our street rail networks, causing them to be paved over and replaced with filthy buses (properly maintained streetcars can last more than 50 years while buses need to be replaced every 7 to 10 years). This was proven in the National City Lines case and the offenders were fined (chump change). In New York, the subway system was bankrupted by the machinations of Robert Moses during his reign as shadow emperor. All of these events are well-documented and VERY well-known within the industry. Market forces had FAR less to do with it than you think.
@@regmason2329 actually no. Streetcars were very profitable back then. They were mismanaged by the powers that be. That's why they're making a comeback now because they carry more people, are quieter, and the infrastructure lasts longer than a bus (how many buses are replaced every 12-15 years vs 30 or more for a streetcar).
That streetcar sucks get a real light rail then you can start comparing KC to those other cities.
You got the money to pay for that?