Kansas City will provide more than $13.3 million in additional funding to cover buses and the city’s rideshare service, IRIS. This is the second installment of funding the city and the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority agreed to in a contract they signed in August.
But that money isn’t enough to keep bus service exactly the same, and riders will see some changes starting early next year. The KCATA plans to cut two bus lines and limit hours on 13 others to bring the service into budget.
The Kansas City Council approved the funding Thursday at its last meeting of the year. That was the same day that the KCATA board announced it would not renew the contract of CEO Frank White III…