Transportation

It keeps happening. A youngster is riding a bike or a scooter or maybe just walking on the sidewalk to school and something goes wrong. The child wobbles near traffic just a couple of feet away, or maybe gets...

The county transit fund is running dangerously low and commissioners are exploring a $600,000 infusion to keep operations going through the end of the year. Possible future elimination of the K-10 Connector route to Lawrence and the ride-hailing microtransit...

Olathe officials remain opposed to building an interchange at K-10 and Lone Elm Road. But with the project moving forward regardless, the city is accepting up to $18.7 million from the Kansas Department of Transportation to make it safer. The...

Six months out from the project’s completion date, officials from the Kansas Department of Transportation say the 69Express project is operating as intended and running “smoothly.” The project, which wrapped up earlier this year, took about three years to complete...

A planned highway and road improvement project in Johnson County is moving forward with millions of dollars in federal funding. Lone Elm Road breaks up at Kansas Highway 10, curving into numbered streets in Lenexa to the north and Olathe...

Ridership on several temporary World Cup bus routes around Johnson County ended up being a fraction of the service’s capacity, according to data released by county transit officials. Overall, the county says just over 4,000 riders total in June hopped...

As children's use of e-scooters, e-bikes and now, e-motorcycles, becomes increasingly concerning among city officials across Johnson County, Prairie Village Police plan to step up enforcement of its current restrictions — and explore tweaking those rules to match neighboring...

The new temporary bus line that takes soccer fans from Johnson County to World Cup matches at Arrowhead Stadium got mixed reviews after its debut on Tuesday. On one hand, lines moved smoothly at the departure point at Oak Park...

Kids caught riding electric motorcycles in Overland Park could face citations, and their parents could face criminal charges. That’s because the Overland Park Police Department has said it will be enforcing state and local laws as safety concerns and complaints...

Overland Park could become the latest Johnson County city to require kids on electronic bikes and scooters to wear helmets or else face a fine. It's the latest step in a long line of discussions among residents and local officials...

You might see World Cup visitors and locals alike riding around Overland Park on new electric bikes. That’s because the city, through a partnership with BikeWalkKC, rolled out 60 new e-bikes this week around major transportation hubs in the city. The...

You may have heard that Johnson County is now offering a free shuttle to Kansas City International Airport. Or you may have not. The Johnson County Airport Drop and Ride shuttle, part of an expanded public transit network for this summer's...