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Number of Points 6 Number of Comments 0 Idea Title: Avoid the narrow portions of the Trolley Trail Idea Detail: Overall I am excited about having a streetcar in KC. However, I am opposed to much of the use of the Trolley Trail. This is essentially extended park area used for pedestrians, bikers, etc. Lots of children and dogs. If you put the streetcar in some of the areas where it is very narrow, you are creating both a safety hazard for trail users, and noise for those who live close on either side of the trail. The reason why people use the trail as opposed to, say, the sidewalk next to Brookside Blvd, is because it provides a more park-like and quiet setting for recreation. Putting the streetcar on the trail would effectively make it another street. Additionally, putting it on the trail through some of the neighborhoods south of 51st would require street crossing signals and/or arms at many of the streets. This again is an eyesore and inconvenient to those who live in these neighborhoods. Keep the streetcar on the street. Please. Idea Author: Jen B Number of Seconds 0 Number of Points 3 Number of Comments 0 Idea Title: My idea is that a Brookside street car be a blvd streetcar. Idea Detail: I cannot imagine any true interest within the Brookside neighborhood. Hypothetically, a savvy approach given any enthusiasm, might be one in which it is clearly stated that the street car will run on the street. I can speak for thousands who favor a kid-safe, joint-friendly cherty path within greenspace and mature trees. A hardscape access to a streetcar within the KCATA space is NOT going to take the place of a recreational trail. Brookside is not the urban core. Despite its original use as a streetcar space, our greenspace has a rather "grandfathered" image after 50+ years. Some of us moved to Brookisde for suburban access to this trail. Idea Author: Karen C
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