RideKC is the brand for

public transportation Public transport (also known as public transportation, public transit, mass transit, or simply transit) is a system of transport for passengers by group travel systems available for use by the general public unlike private transport, typical ...

systems in the Kansas City metropolitan area. The RideKC brand was adopted in August 2014 by the

Kansas City Streetcar Authority The KC Streetcar is a streetcar system in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Construction began in May 2014. The system opened for service on May 6, 2016. The KC Streetcar is Free public transport, free to ride, as it is funded by a transportation ...

, operators of the

KC Streetcar The KC Streetcar is a streetcar system in Downtown Kansas City, Missouri. Construction began in May 2014. The system opened for service on May 6, 2016. The KC Streetcar is free to ride, as it is funded by a transportation development district ...

line then under construction in Kansas City, Missouri. The

Kansas City Area Transportation Authority The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) is a public transit agency in metropolitan Kansas City. It operates the Metro Area Express (MAX) bus rapid transit service in Kansas City, Missouri, and 78 local bus routes in seven coun ...

adopted RideKC in November, followed by Johnson County Transit, IndeBus and Unified Government Transit. Buses using the RideKC livery rolled out in Kansas City and Johnson County in October 2015. UG Transit transitioned in 2016, with IndeBus co-branding for the time being. As part of the consolidation, a regionwide local fare for buses took effect in January 2016. The RideKC website launched in October 2015 consolidating schedules, maps and other information for all participating transit agencies.

Services

Transit providers

* IndeBus (Independence, MO) - fixed route 'RideKC Bus' and ADA complementary paratransit 'RideKC Freedom' * Johnson County Transit (Johnson County, KS) - fixed route 'RideKC Bus' and demand responsive 'RideKC Micro Transit' *

(Kansas City, MO) - fixed route 'RideKC Streetcar' *

- fixed route 'RideKC Bus', demand responsive 'RideKC Flex', ADA complementary paratransit 'RideKC Freedom', and non-ADA paratransit 'RideKC Freedom On-Demand' **

Metro Area Express The Metro Area Express (MAX) is an express bus service with bus rapid transit characteristics run by the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. The first line, on Main Street, was first operated on ...

(bus rapid transit) - fixed route 'RideKC MAX' * Unified Government Transit (Wyandotte County, KS) - fixed route 'RideKC Bus', demand responsive 'RideKC Micro Transit', and ADA complementary paratransit 'RideKC Freedom'

Partnering agencies

* B-cycle (bikeshare) - 'RideKC Bike' * Bridj (microtransit) - demand responsive 'RideKC Bridj' pilot ended in 2016 *

Mid-America Regional Council The Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) is a nonprofit association of city and county governments and the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the bistate Kansas City region. Governed by a Board of Directors made up of local elected offic ...

- 'RideshareKC' carpool program

References

External links

{{Public transportation in Kansas Public transportation in Kansas City, Missouri