Kansas City, Missouri

====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]].