Transportation

The first day drivers can use the new express toll lanes on U.S. Highway 69 through Overland Park is Saturday, Feb. 21. “We’re going to pull the cones up, flip the switch, so to speak,” said Steve Rockers, project director...

County officials on Thursday unveiled a first look at the “circulator” bus routes that will move people through the county during the World Cup soccer tournament this summer. The finer details of the routes are still being worked out, but...

Major changes in Johnson County’s bus system are beginning this spring, with cutbacks coming to two fixed routes and the microtransit service on March 1 as a result of a recently approved county transit strategic plan. The first changes involve...

Overland Park is set to launch an e-bike share program under the RideKC metrowide transportation network. The new pilot is geared toward visitors coming to town for the FIFA World Cup next year and people who live and work in...

Kansas City’s World Cup planning organization unveiled a transit plan Tuesday with hopes that it will not only connect visitors to tournament events next summer but also give local residents a positive look at what public transportation can offer...

After years of budget concerns, route changes and experimental pilot programs, the Johnson County commission has approved a new long-range plan for public transit that plots out how a sustainable bus system should look now and in the future. Commissioners...

Overland Park and Lenexa have agreed to use tourism tax dollars to help fund a new, temporary bus service that will connect the two cities to Kansas City International Airport during next summer's World Cup. Earlier this week, both city...

The Kansas Department of Transportation is asking K-7 drivers for their input as it launches an update to its corridor plan for the highway. According to KDOT, the current management strategy for the section of K-7/U.S. 169 between I-35 and...

Olathe is making strides on a project to overhaul the Santa Fe interchange over Interstate 35, most recently approving a new batch of land to acquire. The Olathe City Council last week unanimously approved an ordinance that authorizes the city...

Shawnee has passed new rules for children and younger teens who ride motorized devices like scooters and unicycles. On Tuesday, the Shawnee City Council unanimously approved amendments to the municipal code by adding rules for motorized scooters and unicycles to...

A presentation given by the Kansas Department of Transportation to the Olathe City Council last week had one member asking, “How much can we pay you to not do this?” KDOT officials were giving the city council a status update...

After two unsuccessful attempts to offer electronic scooters and bikes in the city, Overland Park could launch a new e-bike share program that officials hope will have more permanence. The prospective partnership with regional nonprofit BikeWalk KC, if approved, would...