Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
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| Headquarters | 1200 E. 18th Street, Kansas City, Missouri |
| Service area | Kansas City Metro Area |
| Service type | bus service express bus service bus rapid transit Paratransit |
| Routes | 61 Bus routes 8 MetroFlex routes 2 Bus rapid transit routes |
| Stops | 6,022 bus stops 87 MAX stations |
| Stations | 35 park and ride 3 MetroCenters 1 Transit Center |
| Fleet | 250 buses 31 MAX buses |
| Daily ridership | 125,000 |
| Web site | kcata.org |
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is a public transit operator in Kansas City, Missouri. It is the operator of the Metro Area Express Bus Rapid Transit service and 69 Local Bus routes in Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte Counties in Missouri and Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte Counties in Kansas.
The KCATA started operations in 1969, taking over from the old Kansas City Public Service Company.
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[edit] Fares
Fares are valid as of March 2009.[1]
[edit] One way fares
$1.50 full fare ($0.75 reduced fare) routes in Kansas City, MO; Kanasas City, KS; Johnson County, KS; Raytown, Gladstone and Independence.
$3.00 full fare for 152 Lee's Summit/Raytown Express and 170 Blue Springs Express.
$3.00 (no reduced fare) for 69X Liberty Express.
[edit] Monthly passes
$50 full and $25 reduced for regular and express service.
$95 full (no reduced) fare for 69X, 152 and 170.
[edit] Day pass
$3, expires at midnight, cannot be used with transfer or on 152, 170 or 69X.
[edit] Visitor pass
$10, good for three days, available online at KCATA website only.
[edit] Reduced fares
Reduced fares are available for children 12 to 18, seniors and people with disabilities, with a reduced fare card. Children under 5 ride for free with an adult. Children ages 6 to 11 do not need a reduced fare card to qualify for reduced fare.
[edit] Routes
This is a list of current routes [2], but service cutbacks are due to be implemented at the end of June 2009.[3]
| No. | Name | Type | Notes |
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| Main Street MAX | Metro Area Express | BRT | Bus Rapid Transit |
| Troost Avenue MAX | Metro Area Express | BRT | Bus Rapid Transit |
| 12 | 12th Street | regular | |
| 24 | Independence | regular | |
| 24X | Independence Express | express | weekdays only |
| 25 | Troost | regular | |
| 27 | 27th Street | regular | |
| 28 | Blue Ridge | regular | |
| 28X | Blue Ridge Express | express | weekdays only |
| 30 | Northeast | regular | |
| 31 | 31st Street | regular | |
| 35 | 35th Street | regular | |
| 37 | Gladstone | regular | |
| 37XX | North Broadway Express | express | weekdays only |
| 38 | Meadowbrook | regular | no Sunday service |
| 38X | Meadowbrook Express | express | weekdays only |
| 39 | 39th Street | regular | |
| 47 | Roanoke | regular | no Sunday service |
| 51 | Ward Parkway | regular | |
| 51X | Ward Parkway Express | express | weekdays only |
| 53 | Armour-Swope Park | regular | |
| 54 | Armour-Paseo | regular | |
| 55 | Rockhill | regular | weekdays only |
| 56X | Red Bridge Express | express | weekdays only |
| 57 | South Oak | regular | |
| 69X | Liberty Express | express | weekdays only |
| 71 | Prospect | regular | |
| 101 | Minnesota/State Ave | regular | |
| 102 | Central | regular | weekdays only |
| 103 | 3rd Street/Fairfax | regular | weekdays only |
| 104 | Argentine | regular | no Sunday service |
| 106 | Quindaro | regular | no Sunday service |
| 107 | 7th Street | regular | no Sunday service |
| 108 | Indiana | regular | |
| 109 | 9th Street | regular | |
| 110 | Woodland/Brooklyn | regular | no Sunday service |
| 113 | Leavenworth | regular | weekdays only |
| 115 | Kansas Ave | regular | weekdays only |
| 116 | West Parallel | regular | weekdays only |
| 121 | Cleveland-Antioch | regular | no Sunday service |
| 123 | 23rd Street | regular | weekdays only |
| 126 | East 5th Street | regular | no Sunday service |
| 129 | I-29 Express | express | weekdays only |
| 132 | Gracemor | regular | weekdays only |
| 133 | Vivion/Antioch | regular | weekdays only |
| 133X | Vivion/Antioch Express | express | weekdays only |
| 135 | Winwood | regular | weekdays only |
| 136 | Boardwalk/Antioch Connector | regular | no Sunday service |
| 137 | Metro North/Antioch Connector | regular | no Sunday service |
| 142 | North Oak | regular | no Sunday service |
| 152 | Lee's Summit/Raytown Express | express | weekdays only |
| 155 | 55th Street | regular | weekdays only |
| 156 | Red Bridge | regular | |
| 163 | 63rd Street | regular | |
| 170 | Blue Springs Express | express | weekdays only |
| 173 | Casino Cruiser | regular | |
| 175 | 75th Street | regular | |
| 183 | Independence Green Route | Independence | no Sunday service |
| 229 | Tiffany Springs MetroFlex | MetroFlex | |
| 237 | Gladstone/Antioch MetroFlex | MetroFlex | no Sunday service |
| 243 | Antioch-Barry Road Connector | regular | no Sunday service |
| 244 | NKC MetroFlex | MetroFlex | |
| 247 | Westside MetroFlex | MetroFlex | weekdays only |
| 251 | TMC Lakewood Connector | regular | no Sunday service |
| 252 | Lee's Summit MetroFlex | MetroFlex | weekdays only |
| 253 | Raytown Circulator | MetroFlex | weekdays only |
| 257 | Santa Fe Hills Connector | regular | to be discontinued |
| 258 | Longview Connector | regular | to be discontinued |
| 260 | Johnson/Wyandotte Connector | regular | weekdays only |
| 284 | Independence Purple Route | Independence | no Sunday service |
| 285 | Independence Blue Route | Independence | no Sunday service |
| 291 | Independence Yellow Route | Independence | no Sunday service |
| 292 | Independence Orange Route | Independence | no Sunday service |
| 293 | Independence Red Route | Independence | no Sunday service |
| 296 | Bannister/Hillcrest MetroFlex | MetroFlex | no Sunday service |
| 298 | SKC/Wornall MetroFlex | MetroFlex | no Sunday service |
| 471 | 71 Highway Express | express | weekdays only |
[edit] Transit hubs
There are three MetroCenters and two transit centers located in the Kansas City Metro Area.
[edit] MetroCenters
[edit] Transit Centers
[edit] Bus rapid transit
Bus rapid transit premiered with the Metro Area Express in July 2005. It is about 12-mile (19 km) linking the River Market, Downtown, Crown Center and the Plaza Area. The first BRT Line is in service on Main Street. The next BRT Line is the 13-mile (21 km) Troost Avenue which started service on January 1, 2011. The next one planned is a 15-mile (24 km) BRT corridor is on State Avenue in the future. There are four more urban corridors up for analysis.
[edit] Urban BRT corridors
- Main Street MAX Line - 12-mile (19 km) - 28 BRT Stations
- Troost Avenue MAX Line - 13-mile (21 km) - 47 BRT Stations
- State Avenue Connex Line - 15-mile (24 km) - 30 BRT Stations
- North Oak MAX Line - 11-mile (18 km) - 17 BRT Stations
- Shawnee/Metcalf MAX Line - 14-mile (23 km) - 24 BRT Stations
- Truman Road MAX Line - 10-mile (16 km) - 28 BRT Stations
- US 40 MAX Line - 10-mile (16 km) - 28 BRT Stations
[edit] Light rail and gondola trams
In November 2006 voters in Kansas City, MO approved a ballot measure,[4] which extends a 3/8 cent sales tax for 25 years to construct and operate a 27-mile (43 km) light rail line that would run from Kansas City International Airport in the north to the Kansas City Zoo in Swope Park in the south, with at least 13 stations encompassing the Plaza, Midtown-Westport, Downtown, and North Kansas City. In addition, this measure calls for a fleet of 60 electric buses serving light rail stops and an aerial gondola tram system in Penn Valley Park.[5] Following voter approval there have been discussions about the plan and surrounding issues by the Kansas City Council,[6] Kansas City's Washington DC lobbying firm,[7] Kansas City's Assistant City Attorney,[8] Clay & Valerie Chastain,[9] Kansas City April 2007 mayoral candidates,[10] and the KCATA.[11][12] On November 9, 2007 KCATA announced it would repeal the light rail plan approved by the voters a year earlier on financial grounds, and in a statement said it would develop a less expensive alternate plan by 2008. [13]
In November 2008, a ballot measure approving a 3/8 cent sales tax was again put before the voters, and this time it was defeated.[14]
[edit] Commuter rail
Kansas City has envisioned a 150-mile (240 km) regional rail system. It will encompass the seven county service area. As of 2010, six rail corridors have been proposed and will all converge on Kansas City Union Station.
[edit] Regional rail corridors
[edit] References
- ^ KCTA Fares
- ^ Current Routes
- ^ Jun 28, 2009 Service Changes
- ^ KC Star, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/15956279.htm
- ^ Official Ballot Text, accessed 2/20/07: http://cityclerk.kcmo.org/liveweb/Documents/Document.aspx?q=5jJ3AC4%2bwH2n0TJlCRg0jFzMZN%2fO6zdhq3G4RLLIZIua9rnUXWbzn%2bR73cM%2bpr7O
- ^ KC Biz Journal, accessed 2/20/07: http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2007/01/15/daily33.html
- ^ Holland+Knight, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kcmo.org/cco/Lightrail/KCCCLR012007.PPT
- ^ William D. Geary, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kcmo.org/cco/Lightrail/LRLegalFlaws011107.pdf
- ^ Mass Transit, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/article.jsp?id=2527&siteSection=3
- ^ KC Star, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/elections/16508885.htm
- ^ KCATA, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kcata.org/media/LightRailResolution.htm
- ^ KCATA, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kcata.org/ltr_FAQ.htm
- ^ KCATA website, accessed 11/9/07: http://www.kcata.org/lrt_council.htm
- ^ kansascity.com
[edit] External links
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- Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
- Intermodal transportation authorities in Kansas
- Intermodal transportation authorities in Missouri
- United States interstate agencies
- Bus transportation in Missouri
- Bus transportation in Kansas
- Light rail in Missouri
- Light rail in Kansas
- Bus rapid transit in Missouri
- Bus rapid transit in Kansas
- Paratransit services in the United States
- Public transportation in Kansas City, Missouri
