Kansas City has been working full throttle to prepare for the FIFA World Cup, which is less than two months away. KC2026, the group behind preparations for the games, has organized a transit plan with more bus routes, shuttle services and extended streetcar access for easier movement within the city.
Greg Bolon is the Kansas City district engineer for the Missouri Department of Transportation. Bolon said there is no precedent for hosting such a large global event in the area, making the transit preparation even more difficult.
“This is more like, I always like to say the Olympics on steroids, because you’ve got such a long time span you don’t know what’s going to happen throughout the whole deal,” Bolon said…