Whew, it's been a little while. Still reading lots of news and tweeting nightly. Wanted to cover these few news articles in greater th...

A very cool video from Kansas City . Explains it all well. Imagine KC from Jonathan Arnold on Vimeo .

Even in the downturn the Charlotte light rail line beat its projections. Currently ridership is down from its highs, but it makes me think...

of the ocean isn't fun . “The opponents of this light rail campaign are like the people of the 15th Century that were arguing that the E...

Wow. This is crazy . In a good way. The anti-light rail flowchart. Perhaps every campaign should have one of these . HT KCLR

So you all know ahead of time, we're going to have an election night liveblog here at The Overhead Wire. The reason? No it's not t...

Looks like we have another ballot measure to watch on Election Night. If you're just catching up on this whole KC light rail rollercoa...

After looking at the map, I'm very underwhelmed . It might be because I'm not from the region and don't quite have a handle on...

Ok, let's repeat a few phrases. Streetcars are a subset of light rail. Streetcars are a subset of light rail. Streetcars are a subset of...

In an attempt to jump start the discussion about where light rail should run after the Mayor declared Clay Chastain's voter approved lin...

In light of recent high costs related to light rail and advancements in construction, a new option for building rapid transit networks are a...

After Kansas City everyman Clay Chastain put a measure on the ballot in Kansas City to build the cities first light rail line, many of the c...