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A Free Streetcar Counted by Infrared

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5: of 5 claims mapped
4: source dossiers
1: publication dates recorded
0: archives linked
0: exact locators
0: content captures hashed

Claims, one by one

The text below is copied verbatim from the published record. Each claim names the source dossiers that carry it; caveats stay attached to the claim they qualify.

Claim 1 clm-60e19b3f6a468fc2 quantitative

The KC Streetcar has been free to ride since it began service on 6 May 2016

Published field: snippet · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says: The operator's ridership page dates the start of service to 6 May 2016 and counts ridership from that date; KCUR confirms the line is free to ride.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

KC Streetcar — Ridership
KCUR — KC Streetcar opens extension to UMKC, and you can ride for free

Claim 2 clm-589c9996db5b6fa2 descriptive

Automated Passenger Counters (APC) located over each door of each streetcar vehicle, registering passengers as they board and exit

Published field: snippet · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says: The operator describes exactly this: automated passenger counters located over each door of each streetcar vehicle, counting passengers as they board and exit.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

KC Streetcar — Ridership

Claim 3 clm-24ddd7ac59ea9204 descriptive

the ridership data is downloaded and reviewed daily by a third-party for accuracy, using the same methodology utilized for transit services regionally

Published field: snippet · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says: Quoted from the operator's ridership page; the same page describes manual verification taking place roughly twice a year.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

KC Streetcar — Ridership

Claim 4 clm-edc6332c621342ac descriptive

the city owns the line, a not-for-profit Kansas City Streetcar Authority manages and operates it, and a Transportation Development District levied on downtown property owners covers operations and maintenance

Published field: snippet · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says: The authority describes itself as a not-for-profit formed to manage, operate and maintain the streetcar for the city, which owns it; the TDD page states that the district covers the cost of ongoing operations and maintenance and is funded by property owners within the district.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

KC Streetcar — Kansas City Streetcar Authority
KC Streetcar — Transportation Development District

Claim 5 clm-62b645dc662c48b4 quantitative

the Main Street extension to the University of Missouri-Kansas City, which opened on 24 October 2025 at a cost of about $352 million in combined federal and local funding

Published field: snippet · verbatim
Mapping: mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this passport
What the mapping says: KCUR reports the extension to UMKC opening in October 2025 and a cost of $352 million paid for with a combination of federal and local funding.
Caveat: No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

KCUR — KC Streetcar opens extension to UMKC, and you can ride for free

Source dossiers and revision state

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4: source dossiers
1: publication dates recorded
0: archives linked
0: exact locators
0: content captures hashed

Governance facts carried by the record

Operator: Kansas City Streetcar Authority, a not-for-profit, for the City of Kansas City and the Downtown Transportation Development District; operations contractor Herzog Transit
Actor types: city-government, national-government, private
Funding model: mixed
Funding description: Capital from federal and local sources; operations and maintenance from a Transportation Development District levied on downtown property owners
Cost: Not recorded
Ownership: Not recorded
Decision rights: Not recorded
Exit conditions: Not recorded

4 source dossiers

KC Streetcar — Ridership kcstreetcar.org · 3 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID: src-90735f9b31e9436b
Publisher: Name not classified · kcstreetcar.org
Type / language: web-page · language not classified
Published: Not recorded
Updated: Not recorded
Source last checked: No source-level check date
Record last verified: 2026-08-19
Dossier created: 2026-08-20
Retrieved copy: No local capture recorded
Archive: No archived copy linked
Content hash: No captured content hash
Locator: No locator recordedDescriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked: clm-60e19b3f6a468fc2
clm-589c9996db5b6fa2
clm-24ddd7ac59ea9204

KC Streetcar — Kansas City Streetcar Authority kcstreetcar.org · 1 linked claim

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID: src-e26d38d1d4bb8801
Publisher: Name not classified · kcstreetcar.org
Type / language: web-page · language not classified
Published: Not recorded
Updated: Not recorded
Source last checked: No source-level check date
Record last verified: 2026-08-19
Dossier created: 2026-08-20
Retrieved copy: No local capture recorded
Archive: No archived copy linked
Content hash: No captured content hash
Locator: No locator recordedDescriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked: clm-edc6332c621342ac

KC Streetcar — Transportation Development District kcstreetcar.org · 1 linked claim

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID: src-d9c1fa6e788bbb76
Publisher: Name not classified · kcstreetcar.org
Type / language: web-page · language not classified
Published: Not recorded
Updated: Not recorded
Source last checked: No source-level check date
Record last verified: 2026-08-19
Dossier created: 2026-08-20
Retrieved copy: No local capture recorded
Archive: No archived copy linked
Content hash: No captured content hash
Locator: No locator recordedDescriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked: clm-edc6332c621342ac

KCUR — KC Streetcar opens extension to UMKC, and you can ride for free kcur.org · 2 linked claims

Open original source ↗

Stable source ID: src-6480e34f4adf0ad0
Publisher: Name not classified · kcur.org
Type / language: web-page · language not classified
Published: 2025-10-24
Updated: Not recorded
Source last checked: No source-level check date
Record last verified: 2026-08-19
Dossier created: 2026-08-20
Retrieved copy: No local capture recorded
Archive: No archived copy linked
Content hash: No captured content hash
Locator: No locator recordedDescriptive only — not page/paragraph exact
Claims linked: clm-60e19b3f6a468fc2
clm-62b645dc662c48b4

Known limits of this passport

Publisher names and source languages have not yet been classified; domains are recorded without guessing.
Existing source notes are descriptive locators, not page- or paragraph-exact citations.
A missing archive, publication date or content hash is shown as null rather than inferred.
The project-level evidence grade ranks the strongest source in the entry; it is not a truth score for every claim.