Council delays decision on tax dollars for buses

A complex political clash that pits buses against street repairs flared Wednesday before the council finance committee. Bus advocates say the city broke promises because the city manager’s recommended budget does not give the Kansas City Area ...

Happy (belated) bus driver appreciation day

Our apologies to bus drivers across Midtown, because we forgot to mention that yesterday was bus driver appreciation day. That doesn’t mean we don’t, or that you shouldn’t, appreciate bus drivers. And we’re sure your driver would appreciate ...

Metro ridership up in Midtown

If you’ve been riding the bus more than before, you aren’t alone. According to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), Metro ridership rose almost ten percent in the past two years, with 2012 ridership exceeding 16 million ...

Heads up bus riders: Midtown routes have changed

The new route map for the 47-Broadway route. It increases capacity on Broadway and links Midtown to downtown, Crown Center, the Truman Sports Complex and Blue Ridge Crossing. For Midtown Kansas City residents, recent changes in bus routes will ...

Police now using gunfire spotting technology to analyze crime in real time

KC police now have new technology that shows them where gunshots came from. When a shot is fired, notice goes out almost immediately to computers in police cars. This screenshot supplied by the company that makes the devices shows the information ...