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History of Public Transportation in Johnson County KCATA: 1969 - 1981 • Commuteride: 1982 - 1985 • • The JO: 1986 – 2014 2015: A New Regional Approach: • Bus #323 travels along Johnson Drive in Mission, KS - 1971 3

Five Partner organizations serving the greater Metro area Johnson County Government Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS The City of Independence, MO (“ IndeBus ”) Kansas City Streetcar Authority 4

Greater purchasing power Staffing efficiencies Expertise from both agencies Administrative & operational efficiencies Customer service Planning Purchasing Finance 5

Three types of service: Transit Special Edition SWIFT 6

2016 Resource Allocations by Service General Fund Allocation: $6.5 million TRANSIT 50% of GF allocation # of Trips 510,000 Cost per ride $13.15 SPECIAL EDITION 38% of GF allocation # of Trips 76,000 Cost per ride $42.00 SWIFT 12% of GF allocation # of Trips 46,500 Cost per ride $19.75 7

Ridership – Transit, Special Edition and SWIFT Johnson County transit services provide approximately 632,500 rides on an annual basis 8

Expanded Service: 175 75 th Street (KCATA) Add trips, adjust alignment to improve travel time and serve Rosana Square 556 Metcalf-Plaza Extend alternate trips to JCCC and Prairiefire 575 75 th Street-Quivira Improve frequency (30 minutes in peak hours, 60 minutes midday) NEW 95 th Street Lenexa City Center to Ward Parkway and Waldo MAX 9

Our Fleet • 44 Transit Coaches : A mix of 30’, 35’ and 40’ “traditional” buses used on local and Express routes 10

Our Fleet • 4 Over-the-Road (“OTR”) Coaches: Heavy duty coaches capable of carrying 50 passengers; used exclusively on the K-10 Connector route 11

Our Fleet • 32 “Cutaways”: Body-on-chassis ‘cutaway’ vehicles; utilized in Special Edition (paratransit) and SWIFT (a dedicated system for the severely disabled) 12

Our Fleet • 10/10 Taxi Johnson County also has a contract with 10/10 taxi for Special Edition augmentation services where only one or two riders per vehicle are transported 13

The Murray L. Nolte Transit Center 14

New Technology, New Services 15

www.ridekc.org 16

Questions: • How do residents of Johnson County view transit? • Why is transit an important service to offer? • What are the challenges to transit service in Johnson County? 17

Still Have Questions? Contact: Josh Powers Business Liaison (913) 715-8921 Joshua.Powers@jocogov.org 18