Media Releases

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Media Releases

June 5, 2025: Call Someone You Love Phone Booth Pop Up
May 30, 2025: Art in the Loop Kick-Off Announcement 2025
April 16, 2025: Riverfront Extension Completes Track Work
March 7, 2025: KC Streetcar Adds Service Ahead of Busy Spring Season
January 27, 2025: Temporary Service Suspension due to Riverfront Extension Construction
January 24, 2025: 2025 Call for Artists
January 22, 2025: Streetcar Testing on the Main Street Extension Begins!
January 3, 2025: Winter Weather Readiness
December 12, 2024: KC Streetcar 814 is here, Completing the Fleet
November 27, 2024: Tracks on the Tracks: A Silent Concert on the Kemper Museum Streetcar
November 25, 2024: KC Streetcar #807 is Passenger Ready
November 22, 2024: The KC Streetcar 2024 Holiday Jam Line Up
November 21, 2024: KC Streetcar 813 is Here…only one more to go!
November 19, 2024: Ride the KC Streetcar this Thanksgiving Weekend
November 5, 2024: KC Streetcar 812 is Here!
November 1, 2024: CPKC Partners with KC Streetcar on Festive Holiday Streetcar
October 30, 2024: Art Walk + Ride This Saturday!
October 22, 2024: Downtown KC Streetcar Service is Back!
October 17, 2024: KC Streetcar 811 is Here!
October 5, 2024: Calling All Musicians for the KC Streetcar Holiday Jam
September 25, 2024: Traffic Around Crossroads to Look Differently During Milestone Construction
September 17, 2024: KC Streetcar #810 is here!
September 16, 2024: KC Streetcar Prepares for Main Street Extension Tie-in
August 27, 2024: Labor Day Hours and Service
August 19, 2024: KC Streetcar Heading South and Making History
August 8, 2024: NorthRail Streetcar Study Prepares for Next Phase
August 2, 2024: 816 Day B-I-N-G-O!
August 1, 2024: KC Streetcar 809 Has Arrived!
July 17, 2024: 2nd Round of Streetcar Shelters to be Installed This Week
July 12, 2024: Art in the Loop KC Streetcar Celebration and Ride
July 5, 2024: Welding Connections on Both Streetcar Extension Projects
June 28, 2024: First Ever Kemper Art Museum Streetcar
June 25, 2024: KC Streetcar Shelters are Sprouting up on the Main Street Extension
June 17, 2024: Pride Ride & City Market Jam
June 7, 2024: 2024 Art in the Loop Artists Announced!
May 29, 2024: Wild New Streetcar Wrap Coming Friday!
April 24, 2024: KC Streetcar Temporary Art Installation is the First of its Kind
April 16, 2024: KC Streetcar Reports Surging Ridership Ahead of Busy Season
March 27, 2024: KC Streetcar Authority Releases 2023 Rider Satisfaction Survey Results
March 7, 2024: KC Current Unveils New Streetcar on International Women’s Day
February 27, 2024: Sporting KC to Unveil a Striking New KC Streetcar Wrap
February 22, 2024: Next Stop: The Kansas City Riverfront
February 20, 2024: Calling KC Visual and Performance Artists – Apply for 2024 Art in the Loop
February 15, 2024: RideKC Official Statement Regarding Parade Day Tragedy
February 8, 2024: KC’s Newest Streetcar, #807, Started Test Runs This Week
February 1, 2024: Kansas City to Welcome KC Streetcar #807 Into Town February 2
January 11, 2024: Downtown State of Mind Streetcar: A Partnership with the Power & Light District
January 8, 2024: KC Streetcar Preps for Winter Weather
November 21, 2023: KC Streetcar Holiday Jam Brings Live Music Series on Board
November 14, 2023: The Discover the Library Streetcar Makes Its Debut
November 3, 2023: Virtual Public Meeting Slated for East-West Transit Study
October 23, 2023: The KC Streetcar is Going Trick-or-Treating
October 10, 2023: Worlds of Fun Halloween HAUNT Streetcar Takeover
October 3, 2023: Calling All KC Musicians: It’s Time to Holiday Jam
September 15, 2023: Black Boy Joy Yoga Series
September 8, 2023: Art in the Loop Art Walk & Ride
August 31, 2023: KC Streetcar Unveils the Dream Streetcar
August 24, 2023: KC Streetcar Labor Day Weekend Hours
August 11, 2023: 816 Day in Downtown KC
August 3, 2023: 816 Day B-I-N-G-O!
July 20, 2023: KC Streetcar Service is Back!
July 18, 2023: Flower Power at the River Market West Streetcar Stop
July 7, 2023: Media Alert: Track Statement #3
July 5, 2023: Media Alert: Track Statement #2
July 4, 2023: Media Alert: Track Statement #1
June 27, 2023: KC Streetcar July 4th Holiday Hours
June 20, 2023: Art in the Loop Kick Off Events
June 15, 2023: Art in the Loop Announces 2023 Visual Artists
May 30, 2023: When Old Track Meets New Rail
May 25, 2023: Memorial Day KC Streetcar Hours and Service
May 9, 2023: Calling All Kansas City Performance Artists!
May 5, 2023: Happy 7th Birthday, KC Streetcar!
April 6, 2023: Kansas City Rolls Out KC Streetcar Wraps in Advance of the NFL Draft
March 29, 2023: Kansas City to Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of Worlds of Fun in a Big Way
March 2, 2023: Special Delivery: Rail Arrives at the KC Riverfront
February 28, 2023: KC Streetcar Performs Full Scale Emergency Exercise
February 25, 2023: Downtown KC Streetcar Night Work To Start On Sunday
February 17, 2023: Calling All Kansas City Visual Artists
February 8, 2023: Chiefs KC Streetcar Red Friday Rally
January 31, 2023: RideKC East-West Transit Study Progresses Forward
January 18, 2023: Weeknights Just Got Later
December 1, 2022: The KC Streetcar Riverfront Extension is on the Move!
November 21, 2022: The KC Streetcar Holiday Jam is Back!
November 17, 2022: KC Streetcar Adjusts Hours for the Thanksgiving Holiday
October 25, 2022: The KC Streetcar Goes Trick-or-Treating
October 19, 2022: Calling All Musicians! The KC Streetcar Holiday Jam is Back!
September 26, 2022: Public Meetings Slated for RideKC East-West Transit Study
September 7, 2022: KC Streetcar Temporary Change in Hours
September 1, 2022: KC Streetcar Labor Day Hours
August 26, 2022: Creating Sacred Spaces at the City Market Streetcar Stop
August 3, 2022: 816 Day Downtown B-I-N-G-O!
July 19, 2022: KC Streetcar to Host First Ever Ride & Read Along This Friday
June 24, 2022: KC Streetcar to Extend Service for the July Fourth Weekend
June 20, 2022: NorthRail Streetcar Study Public Open House
June 15, 2022: KC Streetcar Kicks Off Another Summer of Art
May 3, 2022: The KC Streetcar Turns 6!
April 18, 2022: The Boulevardia Streetcar Experience
April 6, 2022: $351M KC Streetcar Expansion Officially Breaks Ground
March 28, 2022: Kansas City Schedules KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Groundbreaking & Rail Signing Ceremony
March 23, 2022: KC Streetcar Sets Gold Standard In Security

March 14, 2022; KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Open House Meeting
March 3, 2022: KC Cauldron Streetcar Reveal
February 25, 2022: New Late Night Hours for the KC Streetcar
February 8, 2022: Trolley Track Trail Work Begins
February 1, 2022: Winter Weather
January 24, 2022: KC Streetcar Call For Art for Black History & Women’s History Months
January 23, 2022: Rail Welding Begins for KC Streetcar Main Street Extension
January 4, 2022: Rail On Track For Delivery for KC Streetcar Main Street Extension
December 28, 2021: Study Begins To Take The KC Streetcar Over the River (NorthRail)
December 23, 2021: 2021 Ridership hits 1,000,000
November 19, 2021: Kansas City: Get Ready To Ride The Current
November 10, 2021: RideKC & KC Streetcar Issue Request for Proposals for East-West Transit Study
October 12, 2021: KC Streetcar On Board with KC 2026 World Cup Bid
October 1, 2021: RideKC To Embark On East-West High Capacity Transit/Streetcar Study
August 9, 2021:816 Day B-I-N-G-O
August 6, 2021: Night time Track Work Continues Downtown
July 30, 2021:Night time Track Work
July 7, 2021: KC Streetcar Authority Hires Planning & Operations Manager
July 3, 2021: KC Streetcar Kicks Off Another Summer of Art
June 29, 2021:KC Streetcar To Extend Service For July Fourth Weekend
June 24, 2021: KC Jazz Streetcar Rolls Out For Debut
May 28, 2021:Sporting Blue Friday
May 4, 2021: KC Streetcar Implements Phase 2 of Covid-19 Reactivation Plan
April 28, 2021: Wrapped To Win: Meet the Latest Sporting KC Streetcar
April 26, 2021: Call For Kansas City Artists
April 1, 2021: Learn More About the KC Streetcar Main St. Extension
March 17, 2021: KC Streetcar Extends Weekend Hours
February 28, 2021: Storytelling on the Streetcar: Celebrating Black Culture
January 8, 2021: It’s Official: The FTA Signs the Full Funding Grant Agreement for the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension
January 6, 2020: Media Alert: FTA Funding Announcement
December 28, 2021: Study Begins to Take the KC Streetcar Over the River (NorthRail)
December 9, 2020: The KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Receives FTA Support for Full Federal Funding
November 6, 2020: Wrapped With Heart: A KC Streetcar Salute to the Negro Leagues
September 10, 2020: The KC Streetcar Is Rolling to the River
August 26, 2020: KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Receives Federal Funding
May 26, 2020: KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Gets Green Light From Feds
May 12, 2020:The KC Streetcar Adjusts Hours & Service in Support of Kansas City’s Reopening
May 7, 2020: KC Streetcar COVID-19 Reactivation Plan
May 7, 2020: 2020 Art in the Loop Artists Announced
April 17, 2020: KC Streetcar Team Selects Construction Manager at Risk
March 24, 2020: The KC Streetcar Adjusts Service in Response to the Coronavirus
March 24, 2020: KC Streetcar Response to Coronavirus: March 24, 2020
March 19, 2020:KC Streetcar Reduces Hours in Response to Coronavirus
March 16, 2020: KC Streetcar Response to Coronavirus – Update
March 12, 2020:KC Streetcar Response to Coronavirus
February 27, 2020: KC Streetcar Kicks Off Sporting KC Season
February 8, 2020: Art in the Loop Call For Artists
February 5, 2020: KC Chiefs Superbowl Parade
January 28, 2020: Super Bowl Red Friday Ride
January 24, 2020: KC Streetcar ridership and Customer Satisfaction On the Rise
January 6, 2020:Red Friday Ride
November 25, 2019: KC Streetcar Holiday Jam Lineup
November 4, 2019: Thundergong! Takes Over 90.9 The Bridge Live from the KC Streetcar
October 30, 2019: Trick or Treat, The KC Streetcar Fleet is Complete!
October 25, 2019:KC Streetcar is Expanding Saturday Service Starting Nov. 2
October 14, 2019: Russell Stover and KC Streetcar Team Up for Some Halloween Fun
September 12, 2019: Main Street Extension Marks Major Milestone
September 6, 2019: KC Streetcar #806 Route Testing Begins Sunday Night
September 3, 2019: KC Streetcar Celebrates Red Friday
August 15, 2019: KC Streetcar #806 Lands in Kansas City on August 19
July 19, 2019: KC Streetcar Team to Conduct Emergency Exercise
June 11, 2019:North Loop Southbound Stop to Close Temporarily
May 29, 2019:KC Streetcar 805 Begins Route Testing
May 21, 2019: Pride + RideKC = PrideKC
May 9, 2019: Kansas City Welcomes #805 to the KC Streetcar Family
May 6, 2019: Happy 3rd Birthday, KC Streetcar!
April 29, 2019: Construction to begin on 7th & Main North Loop Streetcar Stops
April 11, 2019: Progress Continues on the KC Streetcar Main Street Extension
April 1, 2019: KC Poetry on the Move – Winners Announced
March 25, 2019: Main Street Extension Receives Positive FTA Rating
March 6, 2019: KC Poetry on the Move
February 20, 2019: Storytelling on the Streetcar Line
February 18, 2019:Main St Extension Public Meeting
January 15, 2019: KC Streetcar to the Riverfront – Public Meeting
January 10, 2019: Rolling with the Chiefs
January 4, 2019: KC Streetcar Ridership Soars in 2018
November 9, 2018: KC Streetcar Gets Ready to Jam for the Holidays
September 24, 2018: Calling KC Musicians: It’s Time To Jam on the KC Streetcar
September 18, 2018: The KC Streetcar Marks Its 5 Millionth Ride
September 11, 2018: KC Streetcar Main Street Extension Project Advances Federal Funding Request
August 20, 2018: Project Team Advances Track Alignment for KC Streetcar Main Street Extension to UMKC
August 15, 2018: Kansas City’s Newest Holiday: 816 Day
July 13, 2018: KC Streetcar Summer Ridership Hits An All Time High
June 20, 2018: Voters Say Yes to a KC Streetcar Extension on Main Street
June 1, 2018: KC Streetcar & Art in the Loop Kick Off A Summer of Art
May 31, 2018: KC Streetcar Headed South: Second Public Meeting to be held June 5
May 17, 2018: Project Team Refines Proposed Stop Locations for KC Streetcar Main St Extension
May 15, 2018: 2018 KC Streetcar Summer Music Series Musicians Announced
May 7, 2018: The KC Streetcar Marks Its Second Anniversary
April 20, 2018:KC Streetcar Kicks Off Another Summer of Art
April 3, 2018: KC Streetcar Headed South
March 3, 2018: Calling All Musicians! Summer Jams on the KC Streetcar
February 14, 2018: KC Streetcar Increases Frequency, Shortens Wait Times
January 19, 2018: Ride KC Looks at Possible Public-Private Partnership Methods for KC Streetcar Extension
January 5, 2018: Ride KC Receives FTA Green Light to Enter Project Development for the Main Street Extension
November 29, 2017: The KC Streetcar is Ready to Jam for the Holidays
October 24, 2017: KC Streetcar Project Receives Global Light Rail Award
September 28, 2017: Rolling To The River
August 7, 2017: KC Streetcar Partnership Launches Planning for Streetcar Extension to UMKC
June 29, 2017: KC Streetcar Authority To Purchase More Streetcars
May 15, 2017: Team Selected to Study Southern Streetcar Extension
May 2, 2017: The KC Streetcar Turns One!
April 20, 2017: 2017 Art In the Loop Artists & Music Series Announced
April 6, 2017: KC Streetcar Authority Launches Southern Streetcar Extension
April 4, 2017: KC Streetcar Extends Sunday Service Hours
January 26, 2017: KC Streetcar a Win for Downtown Business
January 12, 2017: KC Streetcar Authority Encourages Riders to Stay Connected with Text Alerts
December 16, 2016: Team Selected to Study Streetcar Expansion and Multi-Modal Connections to Berkley Riverfront
December 12, 2016: KC Streetcar Project Receives Regional and Local Honors
October 7, 2016: Thanks a Million, Kansas City!
September 27, 2016: Singleton Yard Designated as LEED Gold Building
September 14, 2016: Significant Sales Tax Growth Reported in Downtown KC Streetcar TDD
September 7, 2016: KC Streetcar Project Receives Envision Platinum Sustainable Award
August 10, 2016: KC Streetcar Art On The Line Installations Complete
May 1, 2016: Sprint Sponsors Streetcars
April 22, 2016: Streetcar Grand Opening logistics announcement
February 25, 2016: KC Announces Opening Date
February 9, 2016: Kansas City Performs Full Scale Emergency Exercise
January 29, 2016: Last Friday Kansas City Streetcar Art Exhibition
December 7, 2015: Kansas City Welcomes KC Streetcar Vehicle #2
December 3, 2015: KC Streetcar Wins $20,000 Safety Grant
November 11, 2015: The KC Streetcar Undergoes First Powered Test on Main Street
November 5, 2015: The KC Streetcar Heads Out On Main Street
October 29, 2015: The KC Streetcar Is Coming Home
October 19, 2015: KC Streetcar Fires Up the Overhead Wires
October 15, 2015: KC Streetcar Authority Moves to its new home
October 2, 2015: KC Streetcar Authority Executes Operations & Maintenance Agreement with Herzog Transit Services
August 27, 2015: KC Streetcar partners with KCATA for regional transit support and services
August 3, 2015: Respect the Rail: KC Streetcar Safety Campaign
July 28, 2015: River Market Rail Rally
July 8, 2015: KC Streetcar Authority Hires Communications Coordinator
May 8, 2015: Streetcar Construction on Track
April 22, 2015: Party at the Platform
April 1, 2015: Track Work in the Crossroads Arts District Complete. Charts of Progress.
March 9, 2015: Delaware Street Reopens on Schedule with Back-in Angle Parking Diagram Here. “How to Video” here.
March 3, 2015: KC Streetcar Authority Launches Community Licensing Program
February 6, 2015: Delaware Street Closure During Track Work.
January 23, 2015: Singleton Yard to Take New Form
October 10, 2014 Streetcar Authority Approves 10-Minute Schedule
August 14, 2014: KC Streetcar Launches Brand
August 5, 2014: Track Construction Begins
July 24, 2014: Construction Begins on Singleton Yard Vehicle Maintenance Facility
June 20, 2014: River Market Sewer Work Begins
June 5, 2014: 10th Street Traffic Flow Changes
May 28, 2014: Rail Welding Begins
May 16, 2014: Groundbreaking Advisory
April 10, 2014: Kansas City Streetcar Rail on Track for Delivery
January 9, 2014: Three Open Houses to Discuss Construction Impacts of KC Downtown Streetcar