Kansas City Area Transportation Authority
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| Headquarters | 1200 E. 18th Street Kansas City, MO 64108 |
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| Founded | 1969 |
| Operating Area | Kansas City Metro Area |
| Operating Name | The Metro |
| Services (current) |
Bus Bus Rapid Transit |
| Services (future) |
Light Rail Gondola Trams |
| Routes | 70 |
| Daily Ridership | 50,000 |
| Park & Rides | 35 |
Kansas City Area Transportation Authority 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 ATA as it is generally called started operations in 1969, taking over from the old Kansas City Public Service Company.
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[edit] Fares
(as of December 2006)
[edit] One way fares
$1.25 full fare ($0.60 reduced fare) routes in Kansas City, MO; Kanasas City, KS; Johnson County, KS; Raytown, Gladstone and Independence.
$2.50 full fare ($1.25 reduced 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
$40 full and $20 reduced for regular and express service
$78 full (no reduced) fare for 152 and 170
$85 full (no reduced) fare for 69X
[edit] Day pass
$3, expires at midnight, cannot be used with transfer
[edit] Visitor pass
$8, good for three days, available online at KCATA website only (http://www.kcata.org)
[edit] Reduced fares
Available for children between 6 and 11; children between 12 and 18 need a reduced fare card. Children under 5 ride for free with an adult.
[edit] Routes
(as of January 7, 2007)
[edit] Local Routes
MAX (Metro Area Express- A local Bus Rapid Transit route)
12 12th Street
24 Independence
25 Troost
27 27th Street
28 Blue Ridge
30 Northeast
31 31st Street
35 35th Street
37 Gladstone
38 Meadowbrook
39 39th Street
47 Roanoke
51 Ward Parkway
53 Armour-Swope Park
54 Armour-Paseo
55 Rockhill
57 South Oak
71 Prospect
109 9th Street
110 Woodland/Brooklyn
121 Cleveland-Antioch
123 23rd Street
126 East 5th Street
132 Gracemor
133 Vivion/Antioch
135 Winwood
136 Boardwalk/Antioch Connector
137 Metro North/Antioch Connector
142 North Oak
155 55th Street
156 Red Bridge
163 63rd Street
173 Casino Cruiser
175 75th Street
243 Antioch-Barry Road Connector
251 TMC Lakewood Connector
257 Santa Fe Hills Connector
258 Longview Connector
[edit] Express Routes
24X Independence Express
28X Blue Ridge Express
28XX I-435 South Express
37XX North Broadway Express
38X Meadowbrook Express
51X Ward Parkway Express
56X Red Bridge Express
69X Liberty Express
129X I-29 Express
133X Vivion/Antioch Express
152X Lee's Summit/Raytown Express
152XX Crestwood Express
170X Blue Springs Express
[edit] MetroFlex Routes
229 Tiffany Springs MetroFlex
237 Gladstone/Antioch MetroFlex
244 North Kansas City MetroFlex
247 Westside MetroFlex
252 Lee's Summit MetroFlex
253 Raytown MetroFlex
296 Bannister/Hillcrest MetroFlex
298 South Kansas City/Wornall MetroFlex
[edit] Independence Intra-City Routes
183 Independence Green Route
284 Independence Purple Route
285 Independence Blue Route
291 Independence Yellow Route
292 Independence Orange Route
293 Independence Red Route
[edit] Wyandotte & Johnson County Routes
101 Minnesota
102 Central
103 3rd Street/Fairfax
104 Argentine
106 Quindaro
107 7th Street
108 Indiana
113 Leavenworth
114 State Avenue
115 Kansas Avenue
116 West Parallel
175 75th Street (Rush hour weekday service only)
260 Johnson/Wyandotte Connector
[edit] Light Rail & Gondola Trams
In November of 2006 voters in Kansas City, MO approved a ballot measure,[1] which extends a 3/8 cent sales tax for 25 years to construct and operate a 27 mile 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 stops 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.[2] Following voter approval there have been discussions about the plan and surrounding issues by the Kansas City Council,[3] Kansas City's Washington DC lobbying firm,[4] Kansas City's Assistant City Attorney,[5] Clay & Valerie Chastain,[6] Kansas City April 2007 mayoral candidates,[7] and the KCATA.[8][9] 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. [10]
[edit] References
- ^ 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
