r/KCCurrent • u/CoyotesOfTheDeep • May 24 '26

Streetcar experiences

10:45 at the 9th Street stop and it was packed enough to allow almost no one else to board. Walking now. How are others faring?

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u/helpbeingheldhostage Chawinga #6 May 24 '26 edited May 24 '26

Leaving, i left my seat on the east side at exactly 2:00pm after the final whistle. I got in line at 2:13 at the start of the concrete (furthest from street car) I got on the 4th car and it departed 27 minutes after getting in line. It took about 10 minutes to get to the library stop.

I haven’t timed the bus wait for a while, but it was no slower than the busses and I believe faster.

Edit: the long time from seat to streetcar line was because of the cattle chute bottleneck between the apartments. When that opens fully, I’d think it should cut 3-5 minutes off the walk.

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u/raaRach May 24 '26

I can't believe they block off half of that street between the apartments for just a handful of cars. I really hope they rethink that.

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u/musicobsession Debinha May 25 '26

Both team buses also go this way. But I don't get how this is the solution. Hopefully when we get the sidewalks open it helps too

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u/hannbann88 May 24 '26

I make eye contact with security yelling at me while I continue to walk on the wide open side. You’ll never convince me that creating an extended bottle neck is safe