Week of February 22, 2016 | KC Streetcar Update

KC STREETCAR TRAINING & TESTING

The KC Streetcar team will be out testing and training this week, Monday - Saturday, 9:00am-5:00pm. Work will take place on the main route as well as at the Singleton Maintenance Facility.

To date, 11 operators and 5 maintenance staff members have been hired and are diligently working towards a spring opening of the KC Streetcar. In addition to classroom training, streetcar operators must conduct numerous hours of On The Job training, including driving 20 round trips on the main route.

Please help keep our operators and streetcars safe when they are out training. Remember to never cross in front of a moving streetcar as a pedestrian or motorist, and never park on the streetcar tracks, even if for a brief moment.

When parking along the streetcar route, make sure the vehicle is entirely within the white painted line. If motorists are found in violation, they will be ticketed and towed by the Kansas City Police Department's Parking Enforcement Control.

Learn more streetcar safety tips on our website: http://kcstreetcar.org/how-to-ride/safety/

KC STREETCAR ADVERTISING

The KC Streetcar Authority offers a variety of options and programs for local businesses and corporate partners to take advantage of KC Streetcar’s integration into the city. If you’re interested in advertising on the ‪KC Smart City‬ digital kiosks along the ‪KC Streetcar route, visit our website and sign up to receive more information http://bit.ly/20bYsRH

KC STREETCAR CONSTRUCTION

All work is weather dependent:

3rd & Grand: Southeast corner ADA ramp and corner work this week. Work includes digging and concrete pour.
Streetlight tie-in's along Main St from 7th- Petticoat.
10th St sidewalk work.
Job wide sidewalk pour backs, OCS poor backs, touch-up work continue.
Between Truman Rd and the River Market area, brick restoration work.
Job wide on Main: streetlight tie-in work, Wi-Fi work, and Rhythm installation.

About the Downtown Kansas City Streetcar Starter Line
The two-mile, north-south Downtown KC Streetcar will travel along Main Street and connect the River Market to Crown Center and Union Station, serving the Central Business District, the Crossroads Art District, and the Power and Light District, as well as numerous businesses, restaurants, art galleries, educational facilities and residents.

For more information visit us on the Web, Facebook and Twitter or contact info@kcstreetcar.org.

About this Update
This weekly KC Streetcar update provides at-a-glance information related to the KC Streetcar. For more information, check out the website and follow the KC Streetcar on Twitter @kcstreetcar and Facebook. All testing activities and time frames are subject to change due to inclement weather or other unforeseen circumstances.