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 of the Mid-America Regional Council.
He currently serves as a member of the Regional Transit Coordinating Council, which maps out transit strategy for the Kansas City area. In 2008, Bower was a co-leader in a regional effort to organize local elected officials to develop feasible transit plans.
Bower has a bachelor’s degrees in architecture and construction science from Kansas State University.
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