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KCATA won top national honors this weekend for its efforts to bolster bus safety on the road and protect bus passengers and operators from assaults.

(Kansas City, Mo. – Updated May 5, 2016) The Kansas City region will join together offering free bus fares on Friday, May 6, in celebration of the historic opening of the new downtown Kansas City streetcar. In addition, commuters and streetcar revelers should be aware of special service, detours and shuttles available this weekend.

Last week the KCATA Board of Commissioners approved an agreement to provide KCAI students with a pass for all RideKC transit, including KCATA, transit in Johnson County, Unified Government Transit and Independence, Mo.

The Kansas City region will join together offering free bus fares on Friday, May 6, in celebration of the historic opening of the new downtown Kansas City streetcar.

KCATA will hold a series of forums giving the public a unique opportunity to speak out about bus service.

President Barack Obama’s administration is recommending $29.9 million for a new bus rapid transit line on Prospect Avenue, the region’s second busiest transit corridor on Kansas City’s east side. While the recommendation must still be approved by Congress, including the money in the president’s fiscal year 2017 budget is a major step toward bringing enhanced bus service to Prospect Avenue, where millions of dollars in new development are already being invested.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority is seeking public comment on a series of proposed bus service changes affecting five routes in different parts of the city.

David Bower, former two-term mayor of Raytown and a leader on regional transit initiatives, has been named to the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s Board of Commissioners.

A new agreement between the KCATA and the Kansas City Police Department for the first time will give the KCATA two full-time police officers to safeguard the thousands who count on public transportation to get around.