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How To Ride

The KC Streetcar is here and you are ready to ride. Here are some helpful tips to make your journey safe, fun and enjoyable for all.

Driver Safety

Now that the Main Street Extension is open, there are new driving rules along the streetcar route in midtown. Learn what it means to Respect the Rail when parking and driving along the KC Streetcar route.  There are also Transit Only Lanes on Main Street between Pershing Road and 51st Street.

Transit Only Lanes

Bicycle and Electric Scooter Safety

The streetcar tracks are in the ground whether the streetcar is traveling on them or not.  As a cyclist, it is important to stay alert when riding around the streetcar tracks. To safely cross the streetcar tracks, cyclists should cross at a 90-degree angle. This also applies to wheelchairs, skateboards and strollers. Always stop, look and listen before crossing the tracks.

When riding an electric scooter near the streetcar route, it is important to stay alert when riding around the streetcar tracks. To safely cross the streetcar tracks, scooter operators should cross at a 90-degree angle.  Scooters are allowed on board the streetcar, just don’t leave them behind or on a streetcar stop platform.

Pedestrian Safety

Obey traffic signals. Use crosswalks. Look & listen before crossing the street (and the tracks). Unplug & don’t text while crossing the tracks. Learn more about the pedestrian safety rules when walking (and living, working and playing) around the KC Streetcar.

Respect the Rail

Be Smart. Be Safe. Be Ready.  

Here on the KC Streetcar team, safety is our number one priority.  Safety for our riders, employees, and traveling public.  The “Respect the Rail” campaign fervently and often reminds streetcar riders about the alertness that should be taken around the KC Streetcar. Our safety messages are not just for riders, but for motorists, cyclists, and pedestrians:    

Look Before You Cross

Streetcars are quiet vehicles, pedestrians are encouraged to LISTEN and LOOK before crossing the street using designated crosswalks.  

Use Crosswalks When Crossing the Street

When the streetcar travels at 20 mph, it takes 60 feet for it come to a complete stop. Never walk in front of a moving streetcar and only cross the streetcar tracks at the crosswalk when the WALK signal is on.  

Don’t Get Stuck! Cross Your Bike or Scooter at a 90 degree Angle

To safely cross the streetcar tracks, cyclists should cross at a 90-degree angle. This applies to bicycles, wheelchairs, scooters, skateboards, and strollers.  

Share the Road, Don’t Double Park

This applies to all vehicles, including delivery vehicles, to avoid parking on the streetcar track.

Don’t Get Stuck! Walk Over the Streetcar Tracks

To safely cross the streetcar tracks, pedestrians should step over the tracks to avoid getting stuck.

Stay Alert: Unplug Before You Cross

LOOK, LISTEN and UNPLUG from all electronic devices (smartphones, tablets, etc.) while crossing streetcar tracks.

Walk…Don’t Text When You Cross the Tracks

Don’t be a distracted walker. Stop to text or talk.

Stay Cool…Hot Wires Overhead

Don’t climb the poles or touch the wires around the streetcar tracks. The overhead cables that power the vehicles will be live and “hot”.