Kansas City Fears Transit Scarcity After World Cup

This report is both local advocacy and a realization that tourism hype takes priority over moving residents who rely on the bus. 

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Kansas City, Missouri, also bumped up its transit options, but not all of the those will be sticking around once the final whistle blows.

Tens of thousands of people have been using the airport link, streetcar and the buses to get around Kansas City. The city poured millions of dollars into building up its public transit infrastructure. The KCATA added more frequency to bus transit lines and the streetcar, pushing more fans to use public transportation during the tournament . . .

But the add-on's stop on Sunday, July 12. If the transit authority can't find more money, more than a dozen routes will be cut, potentially impacting more than 8,000 riders.

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Saturday marks the final FIFA World Cup 26 match in Kansas City with Argentina set to meet Switzerland on the pitch at Kansas City Stadium.