Transportation
To Navigate Car-Dominated Kansas City, These Congolese Refugees Teach Each Other How to Drive
Refugees often struggle to get to jobs, school or the store without adequate transportation. But getting a driver’s license in Kansas City is hard enough without the added barriers of a new language and culture. That’s where Justin Bilombele comes in.
New Technology to Make KCI Zippier for Travelers
The new Kansas City International Airport terminal is bristling with cutting-edge technology designed to ease the movement of people, planes, cars and buses.
North Kansas City Streetcar Extension Sidetracked by Financial Concerns
A proposal to extend the streetcar to North Kansas City has hit a hard fiscal reality — it’s far too expensive to build utilizing the local funding methods that have developed the system so far.
KC Streetcar Looks West to KU Med in Proposed New Study
The Kansas City Streetcar Authority is considering a one-mile streetcar extension that would take passengers west on 39th Street from the new Main Street line and across the state line border to the KU Med Center.
‘Big and Bold’ Infrastructure Bill Falls Short on Helping States Fight Climate Change
Critics who wanted to see a greater focus on advancing climate action and equity for disadvantaged communities say the infrastructure spending bill comes up short, or even worsens, progress toward those goals.
North Loop Among ‘Freeways without Futures’ in New National Report
The north side of Kansas City’s downtown freeway loop should be removed and the area revitalized, according to a new report by a national nonprofit organization that champions “walkable urbanism.”
FTA Approves $174 Million for Streetcar Extension to UMKC
Kansas City is on the cusp of receiving full federal funding to extend the streetcar along Main Street from downtown to the University of Missouri-Kansas, a $174 million Christmas present from Washington.
Price of Potholes: Missouri Scrambles for Funding to Fix Its Transportation System
National nonprofit finds Missouri drivers lose $8 billion annually due to poor roads, despite MoDOT’s efficiency.
Commuter Culture Altered During Pandemic
Even in normal times, folks in Missouri and Kansas have shorter commutes than the national average. During the COVID-19 pandemic, we’re spending even less time behind the wheel.
curiousKC | Kansas City Streetcars and Ice Cream
What’s the story behind the KC streetcars that connected Kansas and Missouri?
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