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Newsby StaffAugust 15, 2025

KCATA Board Approves Kansas City, Missouri Contract

Key terms include a reinstatement of fares in 2026.

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Newsby StaffJune 10, 2025

Kansas City’s Transportation Authority Greenlights First TOD Housing Project

Approved by KCATA’s Economic Development and Real Estate Committee, the project will be moved to the KCATA board for a two-stage review, beginning in June, with a final vote expected in July.

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Transit Dispatchesby Frank White IIIDecember 17, 2024

Public Transit: An Economic Powerhouse on Wheels

In cities across the U.S., when people see a bus go by, they can sometimes just blend into everyday life. What they miss seeing is that public transit is an incredibly powerful driver of economic prosperity and community transformation.

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Newsby StaffMay 19, 2023

KCATA Exploring InterCity Rail System for KC Metro

The proposed intercity rail corridor would impact 15 counties in the Metro Area.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseMay 15, 2023

KCATA Announces Transit-Oriented Community Development Projects

Promise Place at 45th Street between Olive and Wabash Streets and The Mabion at 27th Street and Forest will serve tenants with incomes ranging from 30% to 60% of the median family income.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseFebruary 23, 2023

KCATA Shuttles 70K to Chiefs Super Bowl Championship Parade

The total ridership got a boost of about 15,000 trips, compared to the last time the Chiefs won the Super Bowl in 2020.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJanuary 26, 2023

KCATA Announces Permanent CEO

With this new appointment, Frank White III is the first African-American to lead the organization as CEO.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseSeptember 7, 2022

KCATA Announces Executive Promotions

Among the hires, Terri Barr-Moore has been promoted to VP of government relations/interim chief of staff.

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Newsby Alex RomanJuly 29, 2022

KCATA's Makinen Tenders Resignation

During his tenure, he revamped the agency’s bus system and partnered to increase mobility and micromobility options throughout the region, with a special focus on providing more traveling freedom for KCATA’s ADA clientele.

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Newsby News/Media ReleaseJuly 18, 2022

APTA Honors Public Transportation Organizations, Leaders

The 2022 APTA Awards recognize organizations and leaders in the public transportation industry in North America who have demonstrated significant leadership, are outstanding role models of excellence, and whose accomplishments and innovations have advanced public transportation.

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