Quick public safety warning for Kansas City rail transit enthusiasts right now . . .
WAIT TIMES FOR THE DOWNTOWN KANSAS CITY STREETCAR ARE RUNNING AT LEAST 30 MINUTE LATE!!!
The KC Streetcar Authority terminology for this tardiness is "headways" (nullus) and they recently admitted about a 20 minute delay.
Luckily for our blog community . . . We have an entertaining bit of complaint from a downtown denizen.
"Hey TKC, where the HELL is your streetcar. I was standing outside for 30 minutes in this stupid weather waiting for the damn thing because I just needed to go a few blocks. I was freezing my TUCHUSoff while the F*cking thing wa NOWHERE in sight. Finally my ride arrives and the driver keeps the door open for TWO MINUTES after everyone was on board. There needs to be better information at the stops on wait times because their info is not accurate on the app or anywhere else. Meanwhile, my coworker just took an uber down the street and had already purchased a coffee by the time I arrived . . . The streetcar is a disgrace and it doesn't work in the Winter."
TKC cultural note to counter streetcar newspeak and because the NYT at one time didn't print the word . . . Tuchus - (Tookus) Yiddish for butt. Usage: "Another gerrymandered streetcar expansion effort is a real pain in the tuchus."
Sadly, streetcar cheerleaders are running their hype in overtime and have FAILED to warn riders about the very real frostbite danger waiting for the damn thing in 10 degree weather.
You decide . . .
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