Metro Service To Kansas City Zoo Main Entrance Starts May 16

(Kansas City, Mo.—May 14, 2010) On your next visit to the Kansas City Zoo, consider taking The Metro. Bus service to the Zoo starts Sunday, May 16 on the #53-Armour-Swope Park route.
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.
Customers can catch the bus downtown, Crown Center, midtown and on the southeast portion of the route for direct service to the Zoo. Customers can also transfer to the #53-Armour-Swope Park from many other Metro buses at major intersections along the route. 
“Whether you are a tourist or a KC resident, The Metro’s Armour-Swope Park route offers a convenient, affordable way to get to the Zoo,” said Anita Cobbins, KCATA Marketing Manager.
The schedule for #53-Armour-Swope Park is available online and in schedule racks. For more information about the route, fares, and transfers, customers can call the Regional Call Center at 816-221-0660 from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. on weekdays.