Tagged: mass transit

Government
12:33 pm
Wed January 23, 2013

Sanders Pushes To Put Transit Plan On August Ballot

Credit Jackson County government
Jackson County Executive Mike Sanders

A lot more people in the Kansas City area could be voting on a mass transit plan as soon as this August. 

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Up to Date
6:00 pm
Tue January 22, 2013

The Return Of Commuter Rail To Jackson County?

Credit Jackson County government

There's a new twist in the Kansas City transit debate, and that's not the only thing going on in Jackson County.

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Government
11:53 pm
Wed January 2, 2013

Chastain Presents 'Ultimatum'

Credit Video frame courtesy of TV-9.
Activist Clay Chastain, shown two years ago when he announced he would again be collecting signatures for a transit ballot initiative.

Clay Chastain is threatening another Kansas City petition drive: this time one for a recall election.

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Up to Date
4:12 pm
Tue May 15, 2012

Streetcars In KC: On Track?

Credit KCTRANSIT.com
An Ameritram streetcar visited Kansas City's Union Station last year. A similar vehicle would be used on Kansas City's proposed streetcar system

Once declared "touristy frou-frou" by then-Kansas City Mayor Emanuel Cleaver, streetcars may be coming to Kansas City...more than 55 years after the last streetcar ran on the Country Club Line.

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Business & Tech
4:48 pm
Mon March 12, 2012

Gas Prices, Weather Help Fill KCATA Seats

Credit kcata.org

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.

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