Kansas City bus riders are getting a temporary reprieve after city leaders approved new funding to prevent major service cuts.
The extra $8.3 million lets the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority keep its current bus network in place through April instead of dropping nine lines and trimming service on four more, maintaining trips many residents use every day.
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With September 6 approaching, the transit agency had warned that about a quarter of its bus routes were at risk.
Kansas City approved emergency dollars that, as KCUR reported, will keep those planned changes from taking effect…