also from the press release:
State Avenue Corridor Community DiscussionThe consulting team of Olsson Associates, Parsons Brinckerhoff and Collins, Noteis and Associates have been contracted to conduct the study. The consultants’ efforts are being guided by a Study Management Team of Mayor Joe Reardon, Unified Government officials, representatives from the KCATA, the Kansas Department of Transportation and the Mid-America Regional Council.
5:30-7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9
Reardon Center
520 Minnesota, KCK
it should be interesting to see what is being proposed and how it compares to MAX (peak headways, ticketing, GPS, traffic controls, branding), as well as which stops are being considered (such as how many in downtown KCMO, west bottoms, how many in downtown KCK, 18th street, indian springs, KCK community college, providence medical ctr., how many in village west). for those familiar with smartmoves, the study area aligns with part of the "yellow line", which continues on troost through KCMO. while the troost BRT project is officially separate, it would make a lot sense to make it a single line and show the metro what a real bi-state transit line can do (it may not require separate bi-state approval since the UG already funds their own bus service that terminates in KCMO?).
for transit geeks, ATA buses #101 and #106 have evening service to the reardon center from 10th/main. headways on both routes are ~30 minutes for both routes, so it really just depends on your departure time and what scenery you prefer (woodsweather vs. 12th street).
other than a proposal for sunday service in next year's UG budget, this is the first major transit upgrade in KCK in quite awhile!