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Under a plan approved by RKCDC, the transportation authority's economic development arm, the Waldo74Broadway project will receive a 75% tax exemption for 20 years. Local residents say they're frustrated about why the plan includes no units set aside as affordable.

Many Kansas Citians have expressed frustration at the "public restroom deserts" across the metro. In Westport, the only public toilet to be found is in the library, while pedestrians at Country Club Plaza have to rely on nearby restaurants.

Interim KCATA President and CEO Frank White III shares his ideas for transportation improvements.

While it's free to ride the bus in Kansas City, only 13% of low-income households are near a transit system. KCATA says it's working to hire drivers and expand routes.

Robbie Makinen, who's led the agency since 2016, reportedly resisted a "money grab" by top Kansas City officials who sought millions in federal pandemic recovery funds awarded to the KCATA in order to pay for new streetlights.

With passengers riding buses along 57 routes with 3,500 stops in Kansas City, Missouri, "not a day goes by without some sort of incident." District road supervisors like Ken Lewis are in charge of everyone's safety.

Attendees will include national and international guests sharing strategies from around the world to address climate change.

More buses coming to bus stops more frequently makes public transit more appealing.

With warmer weather and COVID restrictions easing, KC Streetcar has added an extra hour to its evening schedules to accommodate the increased ridership.

President Joe Biden toured the Kansas City Area Transit Authority on Wednesday and spoke about the $1 trillion infrastructure plan that he signed last month.

When the president comes to Kansas City on Wednesday, Florence Hayden doesn't expect to see him near her home along U.S. Highway 71. But she hopes he'll learn from officials how the highway separated her kids from their playmates, and how funding from his infrastructure bill might help other families avoid similiar losses.

Transit officials say they'll return to full capacity starting June 1, after more than a year of taking half their normal riders. But you'll still have to mask-up.