Kansas City Streetcar Authority announced<\/a> it broke the highest single-day ridership record in the system’s history, with 39,000 riders. In one week in June, the streetcar logged nearly 200,000 passenger trips \u2014 196,284 in total.<\/p>\nAllen said the infrastructure milestone reinforces confidence in the downtown stadium plan.<\/p>\n
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“I think we’re off to a good start,” Allen said.<\/p>\n
Fans also pointed to changes in bar hours of operation as a factor driving more foot traffic to the area.<\/p>\n
“Having different bars that are open now, the later hours, I don’t think that there’s been any more chaos, but it has driven more population down here, which is awesome,” Zimmerman added.<\/p>\n
Jackson said the World Cup has served as a model for what Kansas City can build on going forward.<\/p>\n
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“Understand that this was a specific opportunity to take advantage of, and if we have a new downtown stadium, that’s another opportunity to learn how to make that part of how people have fun, have a good time, and have pride in their time,” Jackson said.<\/p>\n
He added that the transition away from Kauffman Stadium does not have to mean a loss for longtime fans.<\/p>\n
“If you do it right, there’s gonna be something that replaces that thing that they grew up with that they had and take that space and treasure it as they did before,” Jackson said. “It’s not going anywhere. It’s just gonna look slightly different.”<\/p>\n
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Jackson said the momentum built around the World Cup is the kind that can carry into the next chapter for Kansas City sports.<\/p>\n
“It’s not a flip-a-switch and it happens kind of thing, but I could sort of be really an anchor, and people could realize that things like this are possible,” Jackson added.<\/p>\n
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