Kansas City, Missouri

===Public transportation===
Like most American cities, Kansas City's mass transit system was originally rail-based. From 1870 to 1957, Kansas City's streetcar system was among the top in the country, with over {{convert|300|mi|km}} of track at its peak. The rapid sprawl in the following years led this private system to be shut down.

Amtrak currently operates two routes via Kansas City, the Southwest Chief to Chicago or Los Angeles, and the Missouri River Runner to St. Louis.

====KCATA RideKC====
On December 28, 1965, the [[Kansas City Area Transportation Authority]] (KCATA) was formed via a bi-state compact created by the Missouri and Kansas legislatures. The compact gave the KCATA responsibility for planning, construction, owning and operating passenger transportation systems and facilities within the seven-county area.

====RideKC Bus and MAX====
[[File:RideKC Bus.jpg|thumb|A newly branded RideKC Bus]]
In July 2005, the KCATA launched Kansas City's first [[bus rapid transit]] line, the [[Metro Area Express]] (MAX). MAX links River Market, Downtown, [[Kansas City Union Station|Union Station]], Crown Center, and Country Club Plaza.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kcata.org/maps_schedules/max/ |title=Maps and Schedules |publisher=KCATA |access-date=March 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100420042341/http://www.kcata.org/maps_schedules/max |archive-date=April 20, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref> MAX operates and is marketed more like a rail system than a local bus line. A unique identity was created for MAX, including 13 modern diesel buses and easily identifiable "stations". MAX features (real-time [[global positioning system|GPS]] tracking of buses, available at every station), and stoplights automatically change in their favor if buses are behind schedule. In 2010, a second MAX line was added on Troost Avenue.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kcata.org/light_rail_max/max_and_bus_rapid_transit/ |title=Light Rail and MAX |publisher=KCATA |access-date=March 16, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115112506/http://www.kcata.org/light_rail_max/max_and_bus_rapid_transit/ |archive-date=January 15, 2010 |url-status=live}}</ref> The city is planning another MAX line down Prospect Avenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcata.org/light_rail_max/prospect_ave_study|title=Prospect Ave. MAX {{!}} Light Rail and MAX|publisher=KCATA|access-date=May 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602120949/http://www.kcata.org/light_rail_max/prospect_ave_study|archive-date=June 2, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Prospect MAX line launched in 2019 and Mayor [[Quinton Lucas]] announced the service would be fare-free indefinitely.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.masstransitmag.com/technology/fare-collection/news/21127532/mo-prospect-max-bus-service-will-be-farefree-indefinitely-for-riders|title=MO: Prospect MAX bus service will be fare-free indefinitely for riders|last=Rice|first=Glenn|date=February 28, 2020|website=Mass Transit Magazine|access-date=March 1, 2020|archive-date=May 5, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505043353/https://www.masstransitmag.com/technology/fare-collection/news/21127532/mo-prospect-max-bus-service-will-be-farefree-indefinitely-for-riders|url-status=live}}</ref>

====RideKC Streetcar====
[[File:Streetcar 10main.jpg|thumb|KC Streetcar departing the Library stop, heading north to the River Market]]
On December 12, 2012, a ballot initiative to construct a $102 million, {{convert|2|mi|adj=on}}, modern [[KC Streetcar]] line in downtown Kansas City was approved by local voters.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2012/12/12/kansas-city-voters-approve-streetcar.html|title=Kansas City voters approve streetcar plan|newspaper=Kansas City Business Journal|access-date=January 26, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730051350/http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2012/12/12/kansas-city-voters-approve-streetcar.html|archive-date=July 30, 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> The streetcar route runs along Main Street from [[River Market]] to [[Union Station (Kansas City, Missouri)|Union Station]]; it debuted on May 6, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article76034492.html|title=Crowds jam streetcars in Kansas City return|website=kansascity|access-date=May 7, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507115829/http://www.kansascity.com/news/local/article76034492.html|archive-date=May 7, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> A new non-profit corporation made up of private sector stakeholders and city appointees – the [[Kansas City Streetcar Authority]] – operates and maintains the system. Unlike many similar systems around the U.S., no fare is to be charged initially.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2012/09/26/kansas-city-streetcar-rides-will-be-free.html |title=Kansas City streetcar rides will be free |newspaper=Kansas City Business Journal |access-date=January 26, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121112043708/http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/news/2012/09/26/kansas-city-streetcar-rides-will-be-free.html |archive-date=November 12, 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> Residents within the proposed Transportation Development District are determining the fate of the KC Streetcar's southern extension through Midtown and the Plaza to [[University of Missouri–Kansas City|UMKC]]. The Port Authority of Kansas City is also studying running an extension to [[Berkley Riverfront Park]].

====RideKC Bridj====
In 2015, the KCATA, Unified Government Transit, Johnson County Transit, and IndeBus began merging from individual metro services into one coordinated transit service for the metropolitan area, called RideKC. The buses and other transit options are branded as RideKC Bus, RideKC MAX, RideKC Streetcar, and RideKC Bridj. RideKC Bridj is a micro transit service partnership between Ford Bridj and KCATA that began on March 7, 2016, much like a [[taxicab]] service and with a [[mobile app]]. The merger and full coordination is expected to be complete by 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kcata.org/news/ride_kc_bridj_begins_service_march_7|title=Ride KC: Bridj Begins Service March 7|publisher=Kansas City Area Transportation Authority|access-date=May 9, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160510082640/http://www.kcata.org/news/ride_kc_bridj_begins_service_march_7|archive-date=May 10, 2016|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Intercity transit====
Intercity bus services to Kansas City are provided by [[Greyhound Lines]] and [[Jefferson Lines]] at the [[Kansas City Bus Station]]. [[Amtrak]] also serves the city at [[Kansas City Union Station|Union Station]] via the [[Southwest Chief]] and [[Missouri River Runner]].