Advocates See Opportunity in Kansas City's $800 Million Transportation Bond

Kansas City, Missouri is in the process of considering an $800 million general obligation bond to fund transportation projects. The advocacy group BikeWalkKC, seeing the opportunity, is already advocating for how to put that money to use.

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November 25, 2016, 9:00 AM PST

By James Brasuell @CasualBrasuell


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BikeWalkKC has been diligently tracking the evolution of a proposed $800 million general obligation bond that will fund transportation projects in Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO) for 20 years.

A BikeWalkKC post earlier in the month of November marshaled resources when KCMO City Manager Troy Schulte introduced the bond to the City Council.

A more recent post by Eric Bunch begins to set an agenda for advocacy as the bond takes shape. The first recommendation of BikeWalkKC is to craft a "Comprehensive Transportation Policy." Bunch writes:

As anticipated, the proposed $800m in infrastructure bond would provide funding for projects in six broad categories. The proposal is still devoid of a detailed project list or even funding levels for each of the category.

Bunch adds:

To ensure that infrastructure investments are strategic and responsive to changing priorities, the city must adopt comprehensive policy that clearly outlines long range mobility goals. Such policy would establish a framework for strategic decision making that is in the best interest of the public good.

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