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Beginning June 11, the ConnectKC26 shuttles will connect key World Cup destinations like the airport and stadium to a central bus mall at 27th Street and Grand Boulevard, near the Fan Festival.

A storm caused tech issues with fare validators on some KCATA buses, adding extra confusion for riders during the first week of fares. There is currently a three-week grace period for riders who cannot or do not know how to pay.

June 1 marked the end of Kansas City Area Transportation Authority’s free bus fare policy, the first in the country when it was implemented in 2020. Some riders are worried about how bus fare will affect their budget.

Kansas City metro bus riders now have to pay fares after six years of free rides. After decades of underfunded public transit, advocates worry that this will worsen a "death spiral" of fewer riders.

La Autoridad de Transporte del Área de Kansas City volverá a cobrar tarifas a partir del próximo mes. Cuando eso ocurra, United Way colaborará con organizaciones sin fines de lucro de la zona para ofrecer tarifas gratuitas y reducidas.

Riders across the Kansas City metro, on both sides of the state line, will have to pay to ride the bus for the first time since 2020. But some residents will qualify for free or reduced fare.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will begin charging fares again next month. When it does, United Way will connect with area nonprofits to provide free and reduced fares.

After the World Cup, Kansas Citians relying on public transportation will find it even harder to catch a ride to work. Inadequate regional funding is forcing the KCATA to slash routes in September.

Nearly 10% of Kansas City bus riders will lose access to key routes starting Sept. 6, as KCATA cuts seven weekday lines and two weekend routes. Officials say funding challenges have pushed the system into a “death spiral” of declining service.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will cut more than one-fourth of its weekday Kansas City routes and change hours on many others later this summer. Officials say they need more regional funding to bring routes back.

Only one bus route currently drops off at MCI's terminal, but the World Cup's pop-up transit route will change that — temporarily.

A University of Kansas Cancer Center bus retrofitted to serve as a clinic is headed out to cover rural communities in Kansas and western Missouri that don't have easy access to cancer screenings.