public transit

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.

Prairie Villagers will have until the end of this month to enjoy puttering around the city on Bird electric scooters.

Kansas City attorney Stacy Lake has a plan to do better than the incumbent. That plan focuses on putting county residents first.

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.

Before becoming dependent on the automobile, Kansas City was once known for its expansive public transit system. At one point, it had one of the largest cable car networks in the country.

Parking at Kansas City's River Market used to be free on the weekends, but city officials are now raising prices with the hopes of cutting down on congestion. Plus, how one Kansas City broadcast pioneer started the nation’s longest-running Black-owned radio station.

Free parking in Kansas City used to be the norm, not the exception. City officials are hoping to change that — starting with the City Market.

Despite sometimes confusing route changes, long wait times and other minor inconveniences, some Kansas Citians use public transit because they want to. But even more of the city might fall under the category of "aspirational transit users."

Kansas City's need for more robust, user-friendly transit has been a major talking point for years. But the city was built for cars, and getting around using anything other than a personal automobile requires a special kind of effort.

Despite long wait times between buses, confusing route changes and other inconveniences, these Kansas Citians use public transit not because they have to, but because they want to. Here's why that matters.

County commissioners voted unanimously Thursday to break away from a 2014 agreement with the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority.

Despite being designed for cars, Kansas City is home to people who rely on the bus every day. We spent a day riding along with Richard Heimer to learn what's working and what's not in our public transit system.