A controversial policy proposal is now a reality on local streets.
RideKC announced Thursday that it has suspended fares on all of its buses until further notice.
Read more:
Fox4: RideKC suspends transit fares, announces free bike rides and other coronavirus-related changes
Deets:
"By eliminating bus fares, coupled with several other health and safety measures KCATA has already implemented, we are better protecting our bus drivers and riders alike," Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said in the statement. "This is a positive example of our regional collaboration to fight for equity in the wake of this public health pandemic."
RideKC fleets are also equipped with hand sanitizer and are cleaned nightly with several methods, according to the statement. Passengers are encouraged to keep their distance from one another while using transit.
Developing . . .
At last, some real progress in KC.
ReplyDeleteLast gasp before no one rides it
ReplyDeleteglad you picked up on this.
ReplyDeleteStreetcar ridership has been down as low as 60% since last year. But people don't understand the bus is doing just a poorly.
Running empty buses is a waste of KC money.
If we had better management at the ATA they would have already addressed this issue. But this is KC so we let EVERYTHING get to a crisis point.
In this economy, we don't have any money for the streetcar plans. Better cancel that junk now before we're left play millions for it.
Delete