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Kansas City Buses Will Say Goodbye To Diesel

Dan Verbeck — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 22:05:08 +0000

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority , or ATA, is phasing itself out of the diesel bus business.

Including Power Utilities In Command Center Boosted Snowstorm Fight-ability

Dan Verbeck — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:26:32 +0000

Some of the first aftermath data from two major and back-to-back winter snow storms is filtering out of Kansas City city hall. Adding two agencies to the Emergency Operations Center was counted as a positive to the Public Safety and Emergency Services Committee of the Council.

Those private or quasi-private operations served public transit and distribution of electrical power.

The Ops nerve center stayed open 24 hours in the storm of February 21, another 30 hours during last week’s heavy, wet snow.

Power Outages Reduced From Kansas City Region Snow Storm

Dan Verbeck — Wed, 27 Feb 2013 11:44:25 +0000

Kansas City area residents have fought their way out of a second major snowstorm in less than a week. Some areas got upwards of a foot of new snow.

Gas Prices, Weather Help Fill KCATA Seats

Dan Verbeck — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:48:10 +0000

The price of gasoline is a major factor in future popularity of riding a bus in the Kansas City area. It may take months to measure the effect.