Smart Moves transit implementation plans move forward
The Mid-America Regional Council and the Kansas City area's three main transit agencies are developing a two-phase implementation plan based on Smart Moves, using federal economic recovery funds. The bistate regional plan will consist of two phases of activity, focusing first on urban corridor service and later on commuter corridors. Learn more
Transit service upgrades planned for several major Smart Moves corridors
The three area transit agencies are studying needs and planning new transit services along the State Avenue corridor in Kansas City, Kan., the Troost corridor in Kansas City, Mo., and the Shawnee Mission Parkway/Metcalf corridor in Mission, Kan., and Overland Park, Kan. Learn more
Leaders develop tri-county Smart Moves public transit proposal
Every day public transit service gives thousands of people in the metro area independence, choice and travel options. It can help ease growing commute costs and traffic congestion, and it provides greater access to jobs.
Local elected leaders are currently creating a public transit proposal for service that would better connect communities in Clay, Jackson and Platte counties. The proposal will build on Smart Moves, the region's transit vision. Learn more
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Facing Facts
- The Kansas City region's labor force loses $570 million in productivity each year while sitting in traffic.
- In the metro area, 12 percent of adults don't own a car.
- Rush-hour congestion more than tripled on the region's roadways between 1983 and 2003.
- People ages 65 and over will increase by 72 percent in the next decade and must maintain access to community services.
- Current transit service meets less than half the demand for transportation for people with disabilities.