Bus riders, have you seen this guy?

There’s a reward for information about a bus passenger who got mad when the vehicle stopped, got thrown off the bus, and then kicked a KCATA supervisor’s car. The Crime Stoppers TIPS Hotline and the Metro Patrol Division Property Crimes ...

Main, Troost, Broadway bus services expanded to compliment streetcar

As streetcar service starts downtown, bus service from Midtown is scheduled to expand on the Main Street MAX, Troost MAX and the 47-Broadway routes. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority says it has gotten additional requests for service ...

 Another step forward for Prospect MAX

The Prospect MAX – a much-requested transit improvement in the urban core – has taken another step forward. President Barack Obama’s administration is recommending $29.9 million for a new bus rapid transit line on Prospect Avenue, the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...