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Revision as of 00:07, 22 July 2014

The Metro
File:Kcatabus.png
Headquarters1200 E. 18th Street,
Kansas City, Missouri
Service areaKansas City Metro Area
Service typebus service
express bus service
bus rapid transit
Paratransit
Routes57 Bus routes
6 MetroFlex routes
2 Bus rapid transit routes
Stops5,741 bus stops
87 MAX stations
Stations35 park and ride
4 MetroCenters
1 Transit Center
Fleet250 buses
31 MAX buses
Daily ridership50,007
Websitekcata.org
Bus wrapped to promote Bike Week 2008

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is a public transit agency in metropolitan Kansas City. It operates the Metro Area Express (MAX) bus rapid transit service in Kansas City, Missouri, and 69 local bus routes in seven counties of Missouri and Kansas.

The KCATA is a bi-state agency formed by an interstate compact between Kansas and Missouri in 1965–6. Authorized by both states' legislatures and an act of Congress,[1] the agency's jurisdiction includes Cass, Clay, Jackson and Platte counties in Missouri and Johnson, Leavenworth and Wyandotte counties in Kansas. The agency is governed by a board of ten commissioners, five from each state.[2] Operations began in 1969, when the KCATA took over bus routes previously run by the Kansas City Public Service Company.

Fares

Fares are valid as of March 2009.[3]

One way fares

$1.50 full fare ($0.75 reduced fare) routes in Kansas City, MO; Kansas City, KS; Johnson County, KS; Raytown, Gladstone and Independence.

$3 full fare for 152 Lee's Summit/Raytown Express and 170 Blue Springs Express.

$3 (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,[4] but service cutbacks are due to be implemented at the end of June 2009.[5]

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
34X Shoal Creek/Liberty Express express weekdays only
35 35th Street regular
36X Gladstone Express express weekdays only
37X North Broadway Express express weekdays only
38 Meadowbrook regular no Sunday service
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
71 Prospect regular
101 State Ave Connex regular
102 Central regular weekdays only
103 3rd Street/Fairfax regular weekdays only
104 Argentine regular no Sunday service
105 Rosedale 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 Boardwalk/KCI express weekdays only
132 Gracemor regular weekdays only
133 Vivion/Antioch regular weekdays only
135 Winwood/69 Highway regular weekdays only
136 Boardwalk/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
230 West Tiffany Springs regular weekdays only
231 East Tiffany Springs regular weekdays only
237 Gladstone/Antioch MetroFlex MetroFlex no Sunday service
243 Riverside/Antioch Connector regular no weekend 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

Key Corridor Routes

Bus Rapid Transit

  • 26 Troost MAX- Green Line
  • 58 Main Street MAX-Orange Line
  • State Ave Connex Line (Coming In 2013)

Local Routes

  • 12 12th Street
  • 15 Truman Road
  • 24 Independence
  • 25 Troost Local
  • 31 31st Street
  • 39 39th Street
  • 51 Ward Parkway
  • 71 Prospect
  • 101 Minnesota/State Ave Local
  • 129 I-29 Express (To Become 129 I-29/Tiffany Springs)
  • 142 North Oak


Eliminated As Of Metro 2012

  • 53 Armor/Swope Parkway
  • 55 Rockhill
  • 56X Red Bridge Express
  • 126 East 5th Street
  • 156 Red Bridge
  • 247 Westside Circulator

To Be Eliminated

  • 37 Gladstone
  • 38x Meadowbrook Express
  • 133x Vivion/Antioch Express

Eliminated As Of Budget Cuts

  • 28xx I-435 South Express
  • 114 State Avenue
  • 257 Santa Fe Hills Connector
  • 258 Longview Connector
  • 260 Johnson County/Wyandotte County Connector

Transit hubs

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

MetroCenters

Transit Centers

Bus rapid transit

Main article: Metro Area Express

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

Light rail and gondola trams

Main article: Heartland Light Rail System

In November 2006 voters in Kansas City, MO approved a ballot measure,[6] 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.[7] Following voter approval there have been discussions about the plan and surrounding issues by the Kansas City Council,[8] Kansas City's Washington DC lobbying firm,[9] Kansas City's Assistant City Attorney,[10] Clay & Valerie Chastain,[11] Kansas City April 2007 mayoral candidates,[12] and the KCATA.[13][14] 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.[15]

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.[16]

Commuter rail

Main article: Kansas City Regional Rapid 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

Bus Fleet

The KCATA Bus fleet as of July 21st, 2014. <ref> http://cptdb.ca/wiki/index.php?title=Kansas_City_Area_Transportation_Authority


Current Active Fleet

LARGE BUS FLEET

Fleet No. Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Seating EST. Retirement year Notes
2200-2233 2002 Gillig Advantage 40' Cummins ISC Allison B400R5 41 2014-2017 Some retired
2300-2325 2003 Gillig Advantage 40' Cummins ISC Allison B400R5 41 2014-2017 Some retired
2400-2418 2004 Gillig Advantage 40' Cummins ISL 280hp Allison B400R5 41 2016-2019
2600-2618 2006 Gillig Advantage 40' Cummins ISL 280hp Allison B400R5 41 2019-2022
2700-2711 2007 Gillig Advantage 40' Cummins ISL 280hp Allison B400R5 41 2020-2023
3500-3512 2005 Gillig BRT 40' Cummins ISL09 280hp Voith D864.5 37 2019-2021
3520-3523 2010 Gillig BRT 40' Hybrid Cummins ISB09 6.7 280hp Allison H40E 37 2025-2026 First hybrid Buses
3524-3533 2010 Gillig BRT 40' Cummins ISL09 280hp Voith D864.5 37 2025-2026
3534 2011 Gillig BRT 40' Hybrid Cummins ISB09 6.7 280hp Allison H40E 37 2026-2027
4000-4005 2010 Gillig Advantage 40' Cummins ISL09 Allison B400R5 41 2024-2026
4100-4105 2011 Gillig Advantage 40' Cummins ISL09 Allison B400R5 41 2025-2027 Last large diesel fleet
4400-4405 2014 Gillig Advantage 40' CNG Cummins ISL-G Allison B400R5 41 2028-2030 First large CNG fleet


Small Bus Fleet (Includes Cutaways)

Fleet No. Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Seating EST. Retirement year Notes
S121-S126 2006 Ford/Eldorado-National Aeroelite 2012-2016 1 Unit retired, 1 unit crashed, 1 unit burned up
S127-S136 2007 Gillig Advantage 29' Cummins ISL Allison B400R5 23 2020-2023
S137-S159 2008 Gillig Advantage 29' Cummins ISL Allison B400R5 25 2021-2024 No rear door
S160-S181 2011 Gillig Advantage 29' Cummins ISL09 Allison B400R5 27 2025-2027
S182-S193 2012 Gillig Advantage 29' Cummins ISL09 Allison B400R5 27 2026-2028 Last small diesel fleet
S194, S195 2013 Gillig Advantage 29' Cummins ISL-G Allison B400R5 27 2027-2030 First CNG buses
S196-S202 2014 Gillig Advantage 29' Cummins ISL-G Allison B400R5 27 2027-2030
1400-1420 2010 Ford/Eldorado-National 12 2015-2018

Retired Fleet (2002 and On)

Large Buses

Fleet No. Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Seating Retired Notes
8900-8974 1989 TMC RTS-06 (T80-206) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731RH 41 2001-2007 A few used as show buses
9000-9033 1990 TMC RTS-06 (T80-206) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731RH 41 2005-2008 A few used as show buses
9300-9319 1993 TMC RTS-06 (T80-206) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731RH 41 2007-2010 A few used as show buses
9320-9332 1994 TMC RTS-06 (T80-206) Detroit Diesel 6V92TA Allison V731RH 41 2007-2010 A few used as show buses
9600-9638 1996 Gillig Phantom 40' (40102) Cummins M11E Allison V731RH 43 2010-2013
9900 1999 Gillig Advantage 40' Cummins C8.3 Allison V731RH 41 2012

Small Buses (Includes Cutaways)

Fleet No. Year Manufacturer Model Engine Transmission Seating Retired Notes
S36 1996 Gillig Phantom 30' (30102) Cummins M11E Allison V731RH 20 2010 First small bus
S37-S68 1997 Eldorado-National Transmarl RE29 21 2007-2008
S69-S83 1998 Gillig Phantom 30' (30102) Cummins ISC Allison B400R5 20 2010-2012 S70, S72, S76 retired late 2013
S84-S120 1999 Gillig Phantom 30' (30102) Cummins ISC Allison B400R5 20 2012-Late 2014 S92, S98, S108-S120 Retiring Late 2014
1100-1134 1997 Ford/Eldorado-National E-350/Aerolite 12 2006
1234-1259 1300-1304 2005 Ford/Eldorado-National E-350/Aerolite 12 2010-2011
9901 1999 Gillig Advantage 29' Cummins C8.3 Allison V731RH 23 2012

References

  1. ^ http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:United_States_Statutes_at_Large_Volume_80_Part_1.djvu/862
  2. ^ http://www.kcata.org/about_kcata/entries/board_of_commissioners/
  3. ^ KCTA Fares
  4. ^ Current Routes
  5. ^ Jun 28, 2009 Service Changes
  6. ^ KC Star, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/15956279.htm
  7. ^ Official Ballot Text, accessed 2/20/07: http://cityclerk.kcmo.org/liveweb/Documents/Document.aspx?q=5jJ3AC4%2bwH2n0TJlCRg0jFzMZN%2fO6zdhq3G4RLLIZIua9rnUXWbzn%2bR73cM%2bpr7O
  8. ^ KC Biz Journal, accessed 2/20/07: http://kansascity.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2007/01/15/daily33.html
  9. ^ Holland+Knight, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kcmo.org/cco/Lightrail/KCCCLR012007.PPT
  10. ^ William D. Geary, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kcmo.org/cco/Lightrail/LRLegalFlaws011107.pdf
  11. ^ Mass Transit, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/article.jsp?id=2527&siteSection=3
  12. ^ KC Star, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/politics/elections/16508885.htm
  13. ^ KCATA, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kcata.org/media/LightRailResolution.htm
  14. ^ KCATA, accessed 2/20/07: http://www.kcata.org/ltr_FAQ.htm
  15. ^ KCATA website, accessed 11/9/07: http://www.kcata.org/lrt_council.htm
  16. ^ kansascity.com

External links

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