Kansas City Public Radio Pleads With Listeners To Ride The Bus

A worthwhile bit of irony . . .

Most people listen to local NPR whispering in their car.

Accordingly, here's a hint that bus ridership continues to decline and the pandemic persists in this cowtown and across the nation . . .

"Despite sometimes confusing route changes, long wait times and other minor inconveniences, some Kansas Citians use public transit because they want to. But even more of the city might fall under the category of "aspirational transit users."

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

What will it take for Kansas City to get more bus riders?

Last week, we followed Real Humans host Gina Kaufmann as she traveled with a Kansas City man who rode the bus everyday as a necessary means of transportation. In the second of this two-part series, Gina meets riders who use public transit by choice or preference - and asks what it will take to get more Kansas Citians choosing public transit.