<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>It might have been different. Fresh off the settlement of the Union Station lawsuit — his initial cause célèbre — Chastain’s focus on light rail might have prompted an important community discussion about the funding and design of mass transit in Kansas<wm> City, and potentially led to the creation of the city’s first-ever city manager and city engineer. These positions, in turn, have created a group called Project Rail, a collaboration of city officials, residents, and businesses in collaboration. They provide feedback on transportation plans and development. These partnerships will include meetings, public hearings and surveys, and community outreach — all the ways in which City Manager John W. Lakin is leading Project Rail. Project Rail will be the first, in Kansas City, a</wm> comprehensive plan by an elected official for a more collaborative, community approach to the creation and development of the