Customer Satisfaction ImprovesNews
Customer Satisfaction Improves
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s (KCATA) recently completed Customer Satisfaction Survey shows bus riders rate Metro and MAX service higher in 2010 than in 2007. A summary of results is available in PDF format.
Read more >>Take The Metro To Area Festivals
Kansas City has no shortage of festivals. Whether you are interested in culture, heritage, or food, we’ve got a festival for you. And with The Metro, you can leave the parking hassles behind.
Read more >>Ozone Alert! Issued for Thursday, August 12
Ozone Alert! Issued For Wednesday, July 28
Ozone Alert! Issued For Saturday, July 17
Tomorrow is an Ozone Alert! The Metro is offering 75¢ bus rides to promote healthy air quality. The 75¢ Ozone Alert! fare is an increase from 50¢ on Ozone Alert! days in 2009.
Read more >>Poster Contest Winners Announced
During Earth Week, the ATA sponsored the Every Day is Earth Day Poster and Poetry Competition for students in the Kansas City area. The contest called for posters and poetry around the theme, Every Day is Earth Day, to raise awareness of transit’s environmental benefits through creative, exciting and attention-getting interior bus signs.
Read more >>Governor Releases Budget, Transit Funding Reduced
The budget for the State of Missouri has been finalized by the Governor. The one-time appropriation of $3 million that was requested by the Missouri House and Senate has been restricted indefinitely, making the release of the funds dependant on the state’s economic condition. Additionally, the Governor is restricting over $600,000 that is currently received from the state of Missouri on an annual basis.
Read more >>KCATA Constructs Kansas City’s First Pervious Concrete Parking Lot
KCATA is building the first pervious concrete parking lot in Kansas City, Mo., as part of the new MAX on Troost bus rapid transit line. The park-and-ride lot at 31st & Troost will also include landscaping, lighting, passenger seating, and public art.
Read more >>Metro Offers New 75¢ Ozone Alert! Fare
Beginning June 1, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) will again offer reduced fares on The Metro when an Ozone Alert! is issued. That low fare of 50¢ will also be available on Johnson County Transit’s The JO and on Unified Government Transit. By taking the bus instead of driving, customers can help the Kansas City region improve its air quality.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) tightened its limits on ground-level ozone last year in order to protect public health. This means that areas such as Kansas City may see an increase in the number of Ozone Alerts! issued over the course of summer.
Metro Service To Kansas City Zoo Main Entrance Starts May 16
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority recently revised Armour-Swope Park service so that Metro buses will serve the Zoo’s main entrance every hour, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays and from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. on weekends.
Read more >>Missouri House and Senate Approve Funding For KCATA Operations
Both the Missouri House and Senate have approved an appropriation for KCATA in their budget bills. The Missouri House approved a $5 million appropriation, while the Missouri Senate approved a $2 million appropriation.
A conference committee of House and Senate members will meet to negotiate the amount that will be put in the Missouri state budget.
Earth Day Poster and Poetry Competition
The “Every Day is Earth Day” Poster and Poetry Competition invites students of greater Kansas City to raise awareness of transit’s environmental benefits through creative, exciting and attention-getting interior bus signs. The competition takes place during Earth Week!
Entry Form [PDF] - Rules [PDF]
Share-A-Fare To Increase Fares; SwingShift Program To Be Discontinued
Due to declining sales tax revenues, which is KCATA’s primary funding source, KCATA is facing serious budget challenges that affect Share-A-Fare and Metro bus customers. These changes follow a fare increase for Metro service in March 2009 and Metro bus service reductions in June 2009.
Read more >>New Federal Guidelines For Small Starts Projects
The U.S. Department of Transportation has announced a dramatic policy change that may affect the future of Kansas City transit.
Read more >>$50 Million for Transit, Green Impact Zone Improvements Announced
U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood announced today that Kansas City will receive $50 million as part of the Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery (TIGER) grant program. This money will create jobs while providing improvements in key transit corridors and the Green Impact Zone of Missouri.
Read more >>How-To-Ride Videos Pass 10,000 Views Milestone
In May 2009, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority launched its online “How-To-Ride” videos. It surpassed 10,000 views this month, and the series has now been upgraded to include subtitles.
Read more >>New Audio Ads Generate New Revenue For KCATA
KCATA has been testing the audio ads for a couple of months and are now airing the first paid advertisement. The ads are linked to the GPS system, and are broadcast inside buses based on the location of the bus and/or the time of day.
Read more >>KCATA Launches New Online Initiatives
Customers can now track their buses online with the help of WebWatch. Other new initiatives will allow customers to connect to The Metro through two popular social networking websites, Twitter and Facebook.
Read more >>Public Transportation Is Safe
A news release from the American Public Transportation Association
The millions of people who take public transportation should continue to do so, knowing that public transit systems already have procedures in place to deal with seasonal flu outbreaks and are closely monitoring the H1N1 virus (swine flu) outbreak.
Investment in Public Transportation Yields Jobs
Two out of three jobs created by public transit investment replace jobs hardest hit by economic downturn.
New study shows $1 billion investment in public transportation yields 30,000 jobs.
Board Elects New Officers
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority Board of Commissioners recently elected new officers. Serving a two-year term as chairman is Gary Mallory of Cass County, Mo.
Read more >>Fare Proposal F.A.Q.
Answers to your questions about the fare proposal.
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2008 Ridership Increase
2008 Metro ridership is projected to exceed 16.5 million trips, the highest annual ridership in nearly two decades.
Read more >>Fare Increases For Share-A-Fare Effective August 3
The new fare for Share-A-Fare rides is $2.25.
Read more >>Open House Meetings for MAX on Troost, April 28 & 29
Look what’s new! New stations. New buses. Faster services.
Read more >>The Metro Joins Google Transit™
In honor of Earth Day, April 22, the Kansas City Transportation Authority (KCATA) is launching a partnership with Google™ to offer trip planning at maps.google.com.
Read more >>Open House Meetings for New MAX on Troost Bus Rapid Transit Service
The KCATA announces three open houses for the community to learn and provide input about the new MAX on Troost.
Read more >>Light Rail Public Input Meetings Throughout City
From March 25 - May 13, KCATA will host a series of public meetings to gather input on implementing light rail.
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