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The Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA) is working with the City of North Kansas City, Missouri (NKC), and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) to refresh the feasibility of a streetcar over the Missouri River. This study is estimated to be complete by the end of 2022. Click here for information about the project consultant team.
Read more about the study below and click here to provide feedback through an interactive map and survey tool. This tool will remain active through Friday, May 13, 2022.
The NorthRail Study is investigating river crossing options, preferred alignment, and stop locations to connect Downtown Kansas City with North Kansas City via an extension of the modern KC Streetcar. The study also includes a financial analysis of capital and operating costs, funding sources, and possible federal grant opportunities. The objective is to evaluate overall feasibility and reach consensus on a locally preferred alternative based on community input. This study is estimated to be complete by the end of 2022.
Simultaneous to this study, KCSA and partners are working to identify funding to advance the preferred plan towards environmental clearance, design, and related construction and operations funding.
The primary study area extends from the existing downtown streetcar line in the River Market, across the Missouri River, to approximately 32nd Avenue in North Kansas City, Missouri. The study area is bounded on the west by the Armour-Swift-Burlington (ASB) Railroad Bridge and the BNSF railroad right of way and on the east by Charlotte and Swift Streets.
The online self-guided survey will be active from April 20 – May 13, 2022, and accessible from this webpage. Click here to provide feedback through an interactive online map and survey tool.
In 2014, the City of North Kansas City and the City of Kansas City, Missouri, conducted a preliminary study of a streetcar route north of the Missouri River. Results from the 2014 will help to inform the current study. The initial study was conducted prior to the opening of the existing downtown Streetcar line. Since 2014, the land use and development patterns in NKC have continued to evolve. An extension of the Streetcar system into NKC would support major themes in the City’s 2016 Master Plan, be a strategic investment in the future of NKC, and provide enhanced multi-modal connectivity across the Missouri River.
A number of initial alternatives were evaluated focusing on three separate, but connected, geographic areas: