Midtown part of pilot national microtransit service to get people to work and jobs
Midtown, Hospital Hill, and the University of Kansas Medical Center will be among the first areas in the country to test a new way of getting around – microtransit.
These areas are included in a new pilot program called Ride KC: Bridj announced ...
KCATA announces new board member
David Bower, an advocate of regional transportation planning, has been appointed to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s Board of Commissioners to represent Jackson County.
Bower is a former mayor of Raytown and served on the board ...
Calling all would-be streetcar drivers
File photo:streetcar stop in city market area.
Ever dream of being a streetcar driver?
Here’s your chance. The Kansas City Streetcar Authority Operations team is hiring both drivers and mechanic/technicians, according to the streetcar authority’s ...
Bus service hosts meetings to discuss proposed route changes
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is considering several routes changes, including several in Midtown. The agency will host several meetings to explain the proposals and allow people to comment on them.
The changes affect ...
It’s Walk to School Day – what’s behind it
This map shows Kansas City area schools that are participating in Walk to School Day today. In Kansas City, participation is highest on the Kansas side of the state line. Courtesy BikeWalk KC.
Today is international Walk to School Day, ...
Prospect Max bus line to get formal city support
A city council committee today advanced a resolution of support for a Prospect MAX bus line and committed $12.4 million in city money.
The resolution, scheduled for a full council vote later today, supports an application for federal approval ...
Jackson County, KCATA deal opens vast transit and development possibilities
County Executive Mike Sanders are the announcement that Jackson County and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority are buying the Rock Island rail corridor.
If you bike, hike or ride rail or buses, officials say you win in a historic deal ...
Fewer people riding buses in KC
Courtesy KCATA.
For whatever reasons, bus ridership is down in Kansas City this year.
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority had 4.4 percent fewer riders through June, officials reported Monday to the mayor and city manager.
Joe Reardon, ...
Prospect MAX bus route takes a step forward
File photo.
MAX bus service on Prospect Avenue is one step closer following a key approval at the federal level.
According to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), the federal government recently cleared the proposed MAX route ...
Another step toward unified transit: bus and streetcar service agreement
File photo:streetcar stop in city market area.
In another step toward a unified regional transportation system, the city bus service has made an agreement with the new streetcar system to provide some support and services.
The cooperative agreement ...
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