KCATA Approves Service Improvement Plan For Metro Bus Service- KCATA Releases Plan To Improve Efficiency Of Bus Routes, Control Costs
- Detour In Effect On Trolley Trail
- Main St. MAX Offers More Frequent Service For Plaza Lighting
- KCATA Announces Distinguished Drivers
- Final Open House to Present State Avenue Corridor Transit Improvements
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KCATA Approves Service Improvement Plan For Metro Bus Service
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) Board of Commissioners has approved a plan to revamp Metro transit service in Kansas City, Mo.
The changes are the result of a Comprehensive Service Analysis (CSA), a study of transit service within Kansas City, Mo., with a focus on how to provide better service with existing resources. The resulting service improvements will not raise the cost of providing service. Metro and MAX service will be more convenient, easier to use, easier to understand, faster, and more direct. Transit service will better match the demand in areas throughout the city.
KCATA Releases Plan To Improve Efficiency Of Bus Routes, Control Costs
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) has released a draft plan to redesign transit service in Kansas City, Mo., in order to provide the most efficient service while holding the line on costs. Route changes for more than 50 routes serving Kansas City, Mo., are planned for phased implementation beginning in 2012.
Read more >>Detour In Effect On Trolley Trail
Until further notice, a detour on the Trolley Track Trail between Troost and Woodland will be in effect. Pedestrians and bicyclists should use 85th Street instead of the trail.
Read more >>Main St. MAX Offers More Frequent Service For Plaza Lighting
The Metro’s Main St. MAX bus rapid transit line will offer more frequent service for the Plaza Lights Ceremony on Thanksgiving, Nov. 24. From 4 - 11 p.m. MAX Orange Line buses will operate about every 15 minutes, instead of every 30 minutes.
Read more >>KCATA Announces Distinguished Drivers
Final Open House to Present State Avenue Corridor Transit Improvements
Detailed design plans for the new State Avenue | Kansas City, Ks. (KCK) Connex transit corridor will be on display from 3:30 to 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2011, at Saint Patrick Catholic Church in Parish Hall (1086 N. 94th St., Kansas City, KS 66112). Access to Parish Hall is available off State Avenue west of 94th St. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) and Unified Government Transit of Wyandotte County-Kansas City, Ks. (UGT), are holding this final open house to share the improvement plans with the community.
Read more >>MAX Offers More Frequent Service For WaterFire
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s Main St. MAX bus rapid transit line will offer more frequent service for WaterFire on Saturday, October 22, from 6 p.m. to midnight. MAX Orange Line buses will operate about every 15 minutes, instead of every 30 minutes.
Read more >>Ozone Alert Issued for Wednesday, August 30
Wednesday, August 30, is an Ozone Alert! The three area transit agencies – The Metro, The JO and Unified Government Transit – are offering 75¢ bus rides to promote healthy air quality.
Read more >>UMKC Students To Add The Metro To Their Education
University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC) students will be able to use their new student IDs to ride MAX and the Metro, thanks to a new partnership between the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) and the University.
Read more >>Bridge Opening Means Faster Troost MAX Service
The Metro’s Troost MAX and 25-Troost are returning to their regular routes using the Troost Bridge over Brush Creek today. Now that buses will have a direct route, the MAX can offer even faster service. Since September 2010, buses rerouted on to Rockhill while the Troost Bridge was replaced.
Read more >>Ozone Alert Issued for Tuesday, August 2
Tuesday, August 2, is an Ozone Alert! The Metro is offering 75¢ bus rides to promote healthy air quality.
Read more >>Ozone Alert Issued for Monday, August 1
Monday, August 1, is an Ozone Alert! The Metro is offering 75¢ bus rides to promote healthy air quality.
Read more >>Ozone Alert on Monday, July 18
Monday, July 18, is an Ozone Alert! The three area transit agencies – The Metro, The JO and Unified Government Transit – are offering 75¢ bus rides to promote healthy air quality.
Motor vehicle emissions are the greatest contributor to ozone pollution in greater Kansas City. By riding the bus instead of driving, people can help reduce the amount of ozone in the air. The Metro offers 75¢ bus rides on all routes during all Ozone Alerts! between June 1 and September 30.
Read more >>Metro Service To Cooling Centers
The National Weather Service has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for the region, including the City of Kansas City, Mo., beginning Friday, July 15 at 1 p.m. It will be in effect until Tuesday, July 19 at 7 p.m., with the possibility of an extension if high temperatures continue.
Residents seeking relief from the heat may go to the City of Kansas City, Mo.‘s community centers, many of which are served by Metro bus service.
Read more >>Earth Day Artwork Winners
Open House for State Avenue Corridor Transit Improvements
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County-Kansas City, Ks. (UG), are holding an open house to discuss preliminary design plans for the Minnesota/State Avenue transit corridor. The open house will be held from 4 to 6 p.m. on Tuesday, June 7, in the McCarthy Gallery Room of the Jack Reardon Convention Center (520 Minnesota Avenue) in Kansas City, Ks.
Read more >>KCATA Discontinues Its Online Trip Planner
KCATA Responds To Brookings Institution Report
The Brookings Institution’s recently released report “Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America” should be a clear call to regional leaders that transit needs to be an integral part of economic development and job access. In a ranking of the 100 largest metropolitan areas, Kansas City ranked 90th for transit coverage and job access.
Read more >>KCATA Adds All-Electric, Eco-Friendly Truck To Fleet
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) today dedicated its first all-electric maintenance vehicle and the 95th & Troost Park-and-Ride.
The Smith Electric Vehicle will be used to service and clean Troost MAX and Main St. MAX stations, along with other Metro stops. The 95th & Troost Park-and-Ride includes a charging station for the maintenance truck. KCATA expects to save more than $100,000 on fuel and maintenance over the life of the vehicle. Additionally, the vehicle is expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 49 tons a year.
KCATA To Raise Paratransit Fares
Earth Day Poster and Poetry Competition
The Difference is Me 2011 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 ATA hopes to feature as many posters and poems as possible.
Entries for The Difference is Me 2011 Earth Day Poster and Poetry Competition should arrive at the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, 1200 E. 18th Street, Kansas City, MO 64108, by 4 p.m. on April 11, 2011.
“Stop the Silence and the Violence” Bus Ads to Debut
An ad campaign urging the public to come forward to help prevent crime will soon debut on Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) buses.
Read more >>2010 Employee of the Year
KCATA is pleased to announce 30-year Bus Operator Dean Berkley as the 2010 Employee of the Year.
Read more >>KCATA Board Elects New Officers
The KCATA Board of Commissioners has elected new officers for 2011.
Read more >>KCATA Completes First TIGER-Funded Improvement
The area’s first TIGER-funded infrastructure projects will be completed today by the city of Independence and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) with the installation of heaters at the Independence MetroCenter.
Read more >>KCATA Hosts Info Sessions About Upcoming Troost MAX Changes
Major improvements in bus service on Troost will start Jan. 1, 2011. In the meantime, KCATA is preparing customers for the upcoming changes. Throughout November, KCATA will help customers learn more about Troost corridor improvements by providing them opportunities to Get Info. Now! at convenient locations along the Troost route.
Read more >>Troost MAX To Open 1-1-11
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) has announced the opening date of the Troost MAX bus rapid transit line: January 1, 2011.
Read more >>101 Operators ‘Distinguished’ As the Best in Safety and Customer Service
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) will honor 101 full- and part-time Metro bus operators during the 26th annual Distinguished Drivers Awards Ceremony on Thursday, Sept. 30.
Read more >>Ozone Alert! Issued for Thursday, August 12
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 >>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 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.
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.
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