Special Board Meeting Invitation
Questions
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Where & When
Date: Friday, April 16, 2010
Time: 8:00 am
Location: HNTB - Room 485
 
Dear Mr. Troy Schulte 

We are confirming your acceptance to present at the
Kansas City Regional Transit Alliance board meeting on Friday, April 16, 2010 at 8AM. 
 
Our meeting is being held at:
HNTB
715 Kird Drive - Room 485
Kansas City, MO 64105
 
RTA Office: 816-471-6808
HNTB Main Office: 816-472-1201
 
 
Sincerely,
 
Kitty McCoy, Chair
Questions
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Where & When
Date: Friday, April 16, 2010
Time: 8:00 am
Location: HNTB - Room 485
Our Top 10 Questions
 
1. What role does transit play in KCMO's economy and in the redevelopment of Downtown and the Central City?
 
2. What can/should KCMO do to raise transit's profile in the community?
 
3. What's your sense of the Mid America Regional Council's two transit studies and what do you believe should be included in any regional transit proposal for the Central Business Corridor?
 
4. What is the status of a regional sales tax for transit and why should KCMO support it even though it already has a 7/8 cent transit sales tax?
 
5. Is the City in a position to guarantee a set percentage of the 1/2 cent sales tax to the KCATA in order to provide some predictability in transti funding?
 
6. What percent of the 1/2 cent transportation sales tax has been retained by KCMO over the past 5 years and not sent to KCATA?
 
7. Why have these funds been diverted?
 
8. How much longer will this diversion continue?
 
9. What is KCMO's position regarding the regional commuter rail proposal?
 
10. What is KCMO's position regarding plans for expanded BRT in the region?