Transportation Articles

Fifth round of MARC Planning Sustainable Places grants will fund 14 area projects

In partnership with RideKC, the Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce and the Full Employment Council, MARC has launched the Safe Commute Guide to help employers and commuters get to work safely during COVID-19.

In June, the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC) Board of Directors adopted Connected KC 2050 as the new metropolitan transportation plan for the Kansas City region. It serves as a blueprint for managing the region’s transportation system and identifies improvements for the next 30 years.

In anticipation of its Climate Action Plan, Climate Action KC and MARC have been conducting a series of Climate Conversations on a variety of topics related to climate change and resilience.

The Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), several local jurisdictions and MARC are hosting an open house to publicly display final draft designs for a regional wayfinding signage system for the Kansas City metro.

Connected KC 2050, the regional transportation plan for Greater Kansas City, serves as a blueprint for managing our transportation system for the next 30 years.

There are many things to consider when deciding whether or not to use alternative commute options. RideshareKC’s Guaranteed Ride Home program aims to make that decision easier by offering two free rides home per year in case of emergency.

Ride hailing, bike sharing, electric scooters — with all of these new ways to get around, the transportation environment in the Kansas City region is rapidly changing.

These communities joined Operation Green Light.