MoDOT diverts St. Louis funding to KC

brickandmortar · PostFeb 25, 2006#12006-02-25T01:41+00:00

This makes me mad, because all of the federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) funds that were allocated to Missouri because St. Louis is not in compliance with federal air quality standards is not coming to the STL area. Now some 20% has been partially diverted to KC. The problem is KC is in compliance with air quality standards and technically shouldn't receive the money. Here is a quote from the lame brain director of MoDOT from the article.

God I sound like JMed

(I mean that in a good way)

"The purpose of providing funds to MARC is to help MARC keep its air quality designation as an attainment area, which is something that benefits all Missourians," Rahn said.

Taken with a grain of salt

Buck Collier

Of the Suburban Journals

South City Journal

02/22/2006

MoDOT was recommending to the Transportation Commission that at least 20 percent of Missouri's CMAQ money ? historically allocated to Metro St. Louis, the only part of the state deemed not in compliance with federal air-quality standards ? be shifted to Kansas City. The reasoning, as explained by Hassinger, is that the KC area is "on the edge" of becoming non-compliant and that giving that area CMAQ money could keep it from sliding into non-compliance.

Link to Article(story towards bottom)

xing · PostFeb 25, 2006#22006-02-25T02:10+00:00

1% of St Louis Public Transit, they fund 1% of St Louis Transit!!!!!! Word needs to go out about this fact. Tell your mothers, tell your fathers, tell your family and friends. Tell your teachers, tell your co-workers, tell your neighbors. Word needs to go out about this fact. You think word of mouth has no affect? Believe me, with the biased media, you have no choice. The internet is a powerful tool. Look at us here now, how much have we accomplished? Tell your enemies, your clients, your lovers... start the chain of information. The results will amaze you.

brickandmortar · PostFeb 26, 2006#32006-02-26T03:56+00:00

KC's transit also get's around 1% of their budget from MoDOT, that's not the point.

xing · PostFeb 26, 2006#42006-02-26T05:07+00:00

Oh, that's sad. ^

warwickland · PostMar 03, 2006#52006-03-03T18:07+00:00

brickandmortar wrote:This makes me mad, because all of the federal Congestion Mitigation Air Quality (CMAQ) funds that were allocated to Missouri because St. Louis is not in compliance with federal air quality standards is not coming to the STL area. Now some 20% has been partially diverted to KC. The problem is KC is in compliance with air quality standards and technically shouldn't receive the money. Here is a quote from the lame brain director of MoDOT from the article.

God I sound like JMed (I mean that in a good way)

"The purpose of providing funds to MARC is to help MARC keep its air quality designation as an attainment area, which is something that benefits all Missourians," Rahn said.

Taken with a grain of salt

Buck Collier

Of the Suburban Journals

South City Journal

02/22/2006

MoDOT was recommending to the Transportation Commission that at least 20 percent of Missouri's CMAQ money ? historically allocated to Metro St. Louis, the only part of the state deemed not in compliance with federal air-quality standards ? be shifted to Kansas City. The reasoning, as explained by Hassinger, is that the KC area is "on the edge" of becoming non-compliant and that giving that area CMAQ money could keep it from sliding into non-compliance.

Link to Article(story towards bottom)

KC is further than being on the edge...the EPA sensors were out in the 'burbs, and a study done last summer in the core by UMKC showed that air pollution was much worse than expected. so kc really is not in compliance. until now, the air quality problem in kc was sort of "swept under the rug" for whatever reason.