News & Events

The KC Streetcar Authority, in coordination with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, selected the team led by HDR to conduct a KC Streetcar Southern Extension study to assess multi-modal transportation needs. The KC Streetcar Southern Extension Technical Services will build upon the downtown streetcar service and will support work required to further develop and advance the southern extension towards the University of Missouri, Kansas City.

Changes are coming to the application process for RideKC Freedom (formerly Special Edition). Meetings are planned for those with questions or concerns.

On Thursday, April 6, buses will reroute near the Liberty Memorial, Crown Center and Union Station. This affects a significant portion of RideKC’s routes in downtown Kansas City.

RideKC routes will offer free fares all day on Tuesday, April 4, to make it easier for citizens to vote in Kansas City, Missouri’s, School and Special Election. This applies to KCATA service only.

KCATA in partnership with the Kansas City Veterans Administration and the Veterans Community Project, is honoring veterans through a free fare program.

The Big 12 Basketball Championship is in Kansas City this week, and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) offers the no-parking transit option to get fans to the games fast and conveniently.

Johnson County will reduce fares on four major RideKC express routes, moving the Kansas City area toward a single, seamless transit system serving the region starting Wednesday, March 1.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority reached a milestone this month: RideKC buses have used the equivalent of 1,000,000 diesel gallon equivalents (DGEs) of compressed natural gas (CNG) since starting to use the fuel in August 2014.

The Board of Commissioners of the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) elected new officers for 2017.

Transit service is operating normal weekday schedules on Monday, Jan. 16. Offices are closed to observe the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.