PHOTOS from Kansas City

[WMATAGMOAGH]

I was in Kansas City back in May for two days to visit family.  Kansas City has more highway lane miles per capita than any other metro area in the US, and the investment in transit is reflective in that fact.  Many bus routes run about once an hour, but there are some new improvements for the better, namely, two BRT routes.  The older and more prominent of the two is the "Main Street MAX", which runs from downtown Kansas City to Country Club Plaza and beyond.  Another BRT route runs on Throost Avenue.  Neither route has exclusive lanes, but they each have large stop markers, limited stops, and real time arrival info at each stop served by the BRT routes.

There are also some suburban bus services that I was able to photograph.

Gilligs rule here, I saw no other bus models.

Here are some photos:



















I was in town while the APTA conference was ongoing but missed the bus lineup at the Kansas City Convention Center, it took place the afternoon I arrived in town.