Public Transit

Kansas City Ponders Impact of Free Bus Service

Federally Funded Study Believed to be Nation’s First

Kansas City Votes ‘Yes’ on Public Bus Funding by Renewing Sales Tax for Another Decade

The three-eighths cent sales tax is one of the largest sources of local funding for the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.

East-West Streetcar Could Cost $600M, Need New Funding Source

State Line to Van Brunt Route

North Kansas City Streetcar Extension Sidetracked by Financial Concerns

Local Matching Funds Can't Keep Pace With $222 Million Cost

Hitching a Ride Through History: The Evolution of Kansas City Public Transportation

Streetcars, Trolleys and Buses by the Numbers

If More Kansas Citians Rode the Bus by Choice, it Could Shift the Whole City’s Mindset

Despite long wait times between buses, confusing route changes and other inconveniences, these Kansas Citians use public transit not because they have to, but because they want to. Here's why that matters.

Not Everyone in Kansas City Drives a Car. This Man has Been Riding the Bus for 45 Years

Despite being designed for cars, Kansas City is home to people who rely on the bus every day. We spent a day riding along with Richard Heimer to learn what's working and what's not in our public transit system.

It’s the Journey: A Slice of Bus Life

The Cost of Our Public Transit | Episode 5