13-03-2025
Kansas City transit meetings held amid potential route cuts
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority will discuss possible service changes during a meeting Thursday.
Service reductions may be necessary due to growing expenses and a lack of funding. KCUR first reported about the possible cuts and financial challenges on Wednesday, citing documents it obtained.
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According to the president of KCATA, despite financial difficulties, the organization's mission is still to support and organize transportation for regular bus passengers.
The KCATA operates as many as 78 bus routes in seven counties on both sides of the state line. However, 150 union workers and up to 15 of those routes might be included in some upcoming budget cuts.
The KCATA president claims that the organization is experiencing financial difficulties during this transitional period. The proposed service cuts that will be discussed at their public meetings are the consequence of rising public transportation costs in the years following the COVID-19 pandemic and the exhaustion of federal pandemic insurance.
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The Cares Act provided funding for the few years that bus service was free for passengers, but that funding is beginning to run out.
The in-person meeting is Thursday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the East Village Transit Center. If you can't make the in-person meeting, there is a virtual meeting on Friday from noon to 1 p.m.
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