East-West Transit Study

How do you Want to Move?

After nearly a year of studying potential transit connections from The University of Kansas Health System and the Truman Sports Complex/Rock Island Corridor, the RideKC East-West Study team is prepared presented proposed transit scenarios including routes and transit mode at two recent public meetings.

At each public meeting, the study team presented multiple options for transit improvements between The University of Kansas Health System and the Truman Sports Complex, followed by Q&A.

For more information, visit the project website at www.ridekc.org/planning/eastwesttransit. 

What is the RideKC East-West Transit Study?

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), in cooperation with the Kansas City Streetcar Authority (KCSA), the City of Kansas City, Missouri (KCMO), Jackson County, Missouri, the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas (UG) and the University of Kansas Health System (KUHS) are evaluating transit connections between the KU Health System and the Rock Island Corridor / Truman Sports Complex.

This study will provide a roadmap to help fill existing east-west transit gaps, connecting into primary north-south transit corridors, as well as give communities in Wyandotte County and Eastern Jackson County the opportunity to leverage regional assets.

The general study area for this effort is bounded by Rainbow Boulevard on the west, 31st Street on the north, 43rd Street on the south, and the Truman Sports Complex (Kauffman Stadium and Arrowhead Stadium) on the east. The proposed west terminus for the corridor is the University of Kansas Health System campus. The proposed terminus on the east is the Truman Sports Complex with a direct connection to the Rock Island Corridor. Consideration will be given to areas outside of the study area with regards to opportunities for longer-term investments or phases of the identified high-capacity transit corridor.

The RideKC East-West study began in late April 2022 and will take approximately 12 months to complete. As U.S. Congress considers additional funding for national public infrastructure and transit, it is incredibly important that Kansas City position itself to compete for federal funding. Developing plans and local consensus on regional project priorities is essential to this process.

For more information, visit the project website at www.eastwesttransit.org.

Please click here for the RideKC East-West Transit Study Vision and Guiding Principles Report.

• Visit the interactive study area map
• October 2022 Public Meeting: Check out what was presented at the three meetings here.