Light-rail an integral piece of expanded regional transit system
At a July 25 transit summit at the Gladstone Community Center, elected leaders in Clay, Jackson and Platte counties reported on progress to develop a regional public transit proposal, and released a consensus statement about how the regional public transit effort and the Kansas City, Mo., light-rail initiative are complementary — not competing — plans. Summit materials | Draft service concept
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.