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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	57 Bus routes; 6 MetroFlex routes; 2 Bus rapid transit routes
Stops	5,741 bus stops; 87 MAX stations
Stations	35 park and ride; 4 MetroCenters; 1 Transit Center
Fleet	250 buses; 31 MAX buses
Daily ridership	125,000
Website	kcata.org

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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.

Fares

Fares are valid as of March 2009.^[1]

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.

Monthly passes

$50 full and $25 reduced for regular and express service.

$95 full (no reduced) fare for 69X, 152 and 170.

Day pass

$3, expires at midnight, cannot be used with transfer or on 152, 170 or 69X.

Visitor pass

$10, good for three days, available online at KCATA website only.

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.

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
Main Street MAX	Metro Area Express	BRT	Bus Rapid Transit
Troost Avenue MAX	Metro Area Express	BRT	Bus Rapid Transit
12	12th Street	regular
15	Truman Road	regular	no Sunday service
15X	Truman Road Express	express	weekdays only
24	Independence	regular
25	Troost	regular
27	27th Street	regular
28	Blue Ridge	regular	no Sunday service
28X	Blue Ridge Express	express	weekdays only
30	Northeast	regular
31	31st Street	regular
32	Linwood Link	regular	weekdays only
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	Broadway	regular
51	Ward Parkway	regular	no Sunday service
51X	Ward Parkway Express	express	weekdays only
54	Armour-Paseo	regular
57	Wornall	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	weekdays only
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
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
152	Lee's Summit/Raytown Express	express	weekdays only
155	55th Street	regular	weekdays only
163	63rd Street	regular
170	Blue Springs Express	express	weekdays only
173	Casino Cruiser	regular
175	75th Street	regular
201	Downtown Airport	regular	weekdays only
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
251	TMC Lakewood Connector	regular	weekdays only
252	Lee's Summit MetroFlex	MetroFlex	weekdays only
253	Raytown Circulator	MetroFlex	weekdays only
296	Bannister/Hillcrest MetroFlex	MetroFlex	no Sunday service
298	SKC/Wornall MetroFlex	MetroFlex	no Sunday service
471	71 Highway Express	express	weekdays only

Transit hubs

There are three MetroCenters and two transit centers located in the Kansas City Metro Area.

MetroCenters

Transit Centers

10th & Main Transit Plaza
Trails Transit Center

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 under construction is a 15-mile (24 km) BRT corridor on State Avenue that is expected to start service sometime in 2013. There are four more urban corridors up for analysis.

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

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]

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.

Regional rail corridors

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

External links

[fares-1] KCTA Fares

[2] Current Routes

[3] Jun 28, 2009 Service Changes

[4] KC Star, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/15956279.htm

[5] Official Ballot Text, accessed 2/20/07: http://cityclerk.kcmo.org/liveweb/Documents/Document.aspx?q=5jJ3AC4%2bwH2n0TJlCRg0jFzMZN%2fO6zdhq3G4RLLIZIua9rnUXWbzn%2bR73cM%2bpr7O

[6] KC Biz Journal, accessed 2/20/07: http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2007/01/15/daily33.html

[7] Holland+Knight, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kcmo.org/cco/Lightrail/KCCCLR012007.PPT

[8] William D. Geary, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kcmo.org/cco/Lightrail/LRLegalFlaws011107.pdf

[9] Mass Transit, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/article.jsp?id=2527&siteSection=3

[10] KC Star, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/elections/16508885.htm

[11] KCATA, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kcata.org/media/LightRailResolution.htm

[12] KCATA, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kcata.org/ltr_FAQ.htm

[13] KCATA website, accessed 11/9/07: http://www.kcata.org/lrt_council.htm

[14] sascity.com

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