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Kansas City transit agency KCATA plans to start charging fares again after years of offering free rides. At the same time, the agency will eliminate cash acceptance on board its vehicles. Can the agency meet its aggressive deadline of June 1, which includes launching open-loop payments in time for the city to co-host the World Cup?
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• KCATA (Kansas City)
• Genfare
• Rebel Group
• HNTB
• Greater Dayton RTA
• Core Transit
• Bank On KC
• Masabi
• NEORide
After more than five years of fare-free buses, the Kansas City Area Transit Authority, or KCATA, plans to resume charging fares starting June 1. Hitting that deadline, even with the agency’s phased approach, will be difficult.
The challenges do not stop there. KCATA decided that the date when it starts collecting fares again would be the best time to go cashless on board its buses. It would make KCATA one of the few transit agencies in the U.S. to eliminate cash acceptance on its vehicles.
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