News & Events

KCATA welcomed Joe Peterson to the Board of Commissioners. Peterson was appointed to the Board by Mayor and CEO of Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Ks., David Alvey.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) welcomed Anne Post to the Board of Commissioners. Post was appointed to the Board by Kansas City, Mo. Mayor Sly James and started in April.

KCATA, 3 Trails West, Inc. and the National Park Service will dedicate a major transit hub which is both high-tech and historic at 12:30 p.m., May 31. The 3-Trails Transit Center is at 9449 Blue Ridge Blvd.

KCATA will observe the Memorial Day holiday on Monday, May 28.

RideKC is partnering with local businesses in southern Johnson County to provide transportation solutions for employers and employees and improve job access to meet workforce needs.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority invites you to join the Senior Leadership team as we donate a bus to the Kansas City Kansas Community College’s Entrepreneurship & Workforce Center.

KCATA has been awarded a Small Starts grant from the Federal Transit Administration in the amount of $29.9 million. The grant will be used to begin construction on the new Prospect MAX that will bring improved transit service and economic development to the Prospect corridor.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), in cooperation with the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kansas, is proud to announce the expansion of RideKC Freedom On-Demand paratransit services into Wyandotte County.

The first public meeting for the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension is set for Tuesday, April 3, from 4:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at Community Christian Church, Centennial Hall, 4601 Main Street.

On Friday, March 23, at 10:00 a.m. inside the cafeteria of Alphapointe, Alphapointe President and CEO Reinhard Mabry will be joined by KCATA President and CEO Robbie Makinen for a ceremonial signing. The signing is for the acquisition of land that will be used to complete the Prospect MAX bus rapid transit line. The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will be completing the purchase of a 1.8-acre parcel of land on the northwest side of Alphapointe’s property located at 75th Street and Prospect.