News & Events

RideKC routes will offer free fares all day on Tuesday, Nov. 8, to make it easier for citizens to vote in the General Election.

KCATA is expanding a transit route serving students at Metropolitan Community College’s Maple Woods campus in the Northland. The Meadowbrook route is being renumbered as part of a new classification system that gives riders a better idea of a route’s service area and fare.

The City of Kansas City, Mo., and the KCATA will hold a community meeting to discuss the planned Prospect MAX bus rapid transit (BRT) line. The meeting is Tuesday, Oct. 11, 4:30-6:30 p.m., at Alphapointe, 7501 Prospect.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) will let riders try out a different type of bus on Missouri commuter express routes. Over the next two weeks, RideKC will give some riders from Liberty, Lee’s Summit, Raytown and Blue Springs the option of riding in an over-the-road (OTR) coach bus.

The KCATA will receive $8,986,350 to purchase new buses from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA). This award is the biggest Bus and Bus Facilities Grant KCATA has earned since 1993.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority announces special schedules for RideKC transit service for the Labor Day holiday weekend.

Kansas City Area Transportation Authority has formed partnerships with University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC), Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) and Metropolitan Community College of Kansas City (MCCKC) to provide U-Pass, an all-access transit pass to university students.

(Kansas City, Mo. – August 1, 2016) The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) will offer free bus rides for qualified paratransit users in a new pilot program.

(Kansas City, MO. – July 19, 2016) On Tuesday, August 16, 2016, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) will present the 4th annual KCATA Rosa Parks SPIRIT Awards celebrating individuals and organizations that, in the spirit of Civil Rights Leader Rosa Parks, are making a difference in metro Kansas City and in public transit.

Pokemon Go contest encourages people to RideKC while exploring Kansas City.