Streetcar rides skyrocketed during World Cup. Agency points to another cause

The FIFA World Cup and an extended route have pushed the KC Streetcar to break another record.

The KC Streetcar Authority said that ridership in June jumped to nearly 700,000 passengers, shattering the transportation service’s previous monthly record.

The increased ridership is also nearly double the monthly average for the first five months of 2026, according to the organization’s June report. In May, ridership reached 474,000…

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