Council candidates contemplate transportation decisions
Fourth district at large candidate John Fierro at the transportation forum. Behind him (from left to right): candidates Jim Glover (4th district), Jermaine Reed (3rd district), Lee Barnes (5th district), Kathryn Shields (4th district) and Dennis ...
Proposed hotel would be magnet for conventions, officials say
In the last decade, Kansas City spent $6.5 billion upgrading downtown infrastructure, officials said today, but the lack of a big convention center hotel remained an open pothole.
But today Mayor Sly James announced plans to build an 800-room, ...
First streetcar stop sparks a party
The city celebrated its first streetcar station stop on Friday, with 15 more stops left to go.
People went to an outdoor party at the stop at 16th and Main streets, complete with food and drink from Anton’s Taproom.
The two-mile streetcar ...
Uber and KC make peace
Mayor Pro Tem Cindy Circo led the efforts to work out a deal that will keep Uber in Kansas City.
When the new and old collided, Councilwoman Cindy Circo said, it took a little work.
To keep Uber in Kansas City, the city council today passed ...
Prospect MAX, other projects rely on federal funding, rally speakers say
Transportation advocates posed for a selfie, intending it as a message to Washington that they want Congress to pass reauthorize a transportation bill that will help Kansas City.
“Stand up and demand that elected officials support a highway ...
Bus service to baseball stadium extended
Courtesy Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.
Just in time for baseball season, the Metro is extending service to Kauffman Stadium along Blue Ridge Cutoff seven days a week.
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) first extended ...
Do you appreciate your bus driver?
Today is the annual bus driver appreciation day, a celebration started by transit riders in Seattle in 2009.
Hans Gerwitz and Shannon Thomas wrote a blog post that inspired the International Bus Driver Appreciation Day movement. They chose March ...
Former KCK Mayor Reardon takes over as CEO of ATA
Robbie Makinen, Chairman of the KCATA Board of Commissioners, welcomed new President and CEO Joe Reardon, as Mayor Sly James looked on. Courtesy KCATA.
The Kansas City bus system has a new head – and his appointment signals the agency’s ...
Streetcar money to be used, without earmark for more streetcars
File photo. Construction in preparation for the downtown streetcar route.
What to do with about $8.8 million borrowed toward a streetcar expansion that voters later rejected?
After more than an hour of debate largely over appearances, the city ...
ATA makes changes to Ward Parkway 51 bus route
The ATA has announced changes to a Midtown bus route that will go into effect on Jan. 5. One Midtown transit advocate has expressed concern about the change, saying it could make it harder for retirees, students and other Midtown residents to ...
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