March 20, 1 p.m.: Share-A-Fare In Phase ANews
March 20, 1 p.m.: Share-A-Fare In Phase A
$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 >>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 >>March Hoops Action
Take The Metro to the tournaments in March: MIAA, Big 12, NAIA and NCAA Women’s Division I.
Read more >>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 >>Monthly Pass Price Increases On Liberty Express Route
The monthly pass price for customers on the #69X-Liberty Express will increase to $95, effective March 1.
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 >>Stay Informed During Inclement Weather
When winter weather hits metropolitan Kansas City, Metro customers now has more ways to easily find bus delays and reroute information.
The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (ATA) strives to keep buses on route and on schedule, but sometimes road conditions cause changes in normal service.
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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