News & Events

Twenty-five years ago this Sunday, President George H.W. Bush signed a sweeping law prohibiting discrimination against people with disabilities. It’s a historical moment that the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will recognize as part of a national celebration.

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Monday signed a bill into law that renews a half-cent sales tax critical for funding public transportation in Kansas City.

The Prospect Avenue community is coming together to celebrate some very good news about efforts to re-energize this part of the city with millions of dollars in new public and private investments.

As the region embarks on a new initiative to build a seamless transit network, the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority wants to keep everyone up to speed about the latest transit developments with a new blog.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s Board of Commissioners approved a new agreement to manage transit services for the city of Independence.

(Kansas City, Mo. – April 24, 2015) Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) has partnered with Google to provide real time transit information to its riders.

The Day Pass costs $3 and is available on board Metro, MAX and IndeBus vehicles. Customers buy the pass directly from the bus’ farebox for $3 cash, and the pass is good until midnight on the date purchased.

Under a multi-agency agreement, transit riders can use a Day Pass to travel on any of the four local transit services in the region. Kansas City Area Transportation Authority, Johnson County Transit, Unified Government Transit and the City of Independence all will accept the Day Pass from Metro and MAX buses on local transit routes. In addition, Unified Government Transit and the IndeBus will honor the three-day Visitor Pass.

RideKC is ready to take fans to Kauffman Stadium, with transit service on 47-Broadway along Blue Ridge Cutoff seven days a week.