The BRB = Done

Alderman Mary Hoy just confirmed a rumor heard today, the Barry Road Bridge will be closed this Friday...for a projected two and a half years (no kidding). I just talked with Leon, the station manager for First Student, the company that provides buses for Park Hill School District. He said they were notified a "couple of days ago" and they are completing the rerouting of buses and stop times. There are some concerns regarding routes after school because the Congress buses have to circle back to make pickups at the elementary schools. School starts tomorrow (Wednesday) on regular schedule. UPDATE-Actually your results may vary...I talked with Transportation @ PH, the new schedule will start tomorrow...and times, possibly pick up points may be different...how you will find out is a mystery.

Look for a couple of weeks of confusion, hopefully mininmal, more gas costs to the district and an interesting commute for all of us. We ride bike in Wildwood and although I am told the official detour will be Barry to K to 152, most of us will take in the sights in Wildwood on our way east.

I left a message with Kathy Drake, the Transportation contact at Park Hill. I will update if she passes along anything meaningful.

This should be a reality check for those who have to deal with KCMO. They will do what they want, when they want to. I do not know if Mayor Bos (or Aldermen) have had any meaningful interaction with KCMO on Barry Road. I do know a meeting scheduled for last Wednesday was cancelled by KCMO. KCMO our Good Neighbors? Forgeddaboutit! What are we (the City) going to do? Hopefully just not shrug our shoulders and say, "Nothing we can do...it's Kansas City".