Kansas City MAX BRT - Metro
Kansas City MAX BRT - Metro
Kansas City MAX BRT - Metro
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KANSAS CITY’S <strong>MAX</strong> BUS<br />
RAPID TRANSIT
<strong>Metro</strong>politan <strong>Kansas</strong> <strong>City</strong><br />
Bi-state (<strong>Kansas</strong>/Missouri)<br />
1.8M population<br />
KCATA all bus system<br />
63 routes<br />
10 municipalities<br />
55,000 average weekday ridership
<strong>MAX</strong> Objectives<br />
Attract new riders<br />
Operate more like<br />
rail<br />
Unique branding<br />
Reduce travel time<br />
Support economic<br />
development<br />
Implement quickly<br />
No new taxes
Arterial <strong>BRT</strong> Lines<br />
Main Street <strong>MAX</strong><br />
$21 million<br />
6,000+ daily riders<br />
Opened July 2005<br />
Troost <strong>MAX</strong><br />
$30 million<br />
8,500+ daily riders<br />
Opened January 2011
Main St. <strong>MAX</strong> Orange Line
River Market<br />
Downtown<br />
Crown Center<br />
Midtown<br />
The Plaza
Infrastructure Improvements<br />
Partnered with KCMO<br />
Repaved 6 lanes<br />
Concrete pads at all stations<br />
Repaired sidewalks, inlets &<br />
reset manhole covers<br />
Traffic signal upgrades
<strong>MAX</strong> Station Design Goals<br />
Distinctive “station” rather than stop<br />
Enhance image<br />
Reflect <strong>MAX</strong> brand<br />
Within existing ROW
Main Street <strong>MAX</strong> Stations
Stations as Landmarks<br />
Permanence<br />
Station naming<br />
Landmarks<br />
Real-time information<br />
Wayfinding
<strong>MAX</strong> Vehicles
Main Street <strong>MAX</strong> Operations<br />
4 a.m. to 1 a.m.<br />
Frequency<br />
Weekdays:10 minutes all<br />
day; 15 at night<br />
Saturdays: 15 minutes<br />
all day; 30 at night<br />
Sundays: 30 minutes all<br />
day
Main Street <strong>MAX</strong> Success<br />
High customer satisfaction<br />
Increased ridership<br />
Positive community response<br />
Attracting choice riders<br />
Visitor and event service<br />
Regional <strong>BRT</strong> system
Troost <strong>MAX</strong> Green Line
Troost Corridor<br />
Historic racial dividing<br />
line<br />
Lower income<br />
High transit dependency<br />
Economic need<br />
Neglected infrastructure
Troost Corridor<br />
7,500 daily boardings<br />
Connecting routes<br />
Major activity centers<br />
Downtown<br />
Hospital hill<br />
Green Impact Zone<br />
Universities<br />
Federal Complex
Very Small Starts<br />
Substantial branded stations<br />
44 stations/2 per intersection<br />
3 park-and-rides<br />
Signal priority at 30 intersections<br />
14 low-floor buses<br />
Artwork at 3 locations<br />
Planning started in 2006<br />
Operational Jan. 1, 2011
Green Line Operations<br />
Troost <strong>MAX</strong><br />
Every 10 minutes all day<br />
>20% travel time savings<br />
Troost Local<br />
30 minutes all day<br />
Serves <strong>MAX</strong> stations<br />
Corridor operating costs<br />
Pre-<strong>MAX</strong> $4.5 million<br />
<strong>MAX</strong> & local $4.9 million
Troost <strong>MAX</strong> Stations<br />
Every 4 blocks<br />
Park-and-Rides<br />
Multi-directional<br />
protection
Troost <strong>MAX</strong> Stations
75 th St. <strong>Metro</strong>Station
Green Initiatives<br />
Hybrid-electric buses
Green Initiatives<br />
43 Rain gardens
Green Initiatives<br />
All electric service truck
Green Initiatives<br />
Pervious concrete
Green Initiatives<br />
More efficient lighting
“Catalyst”
“Unite”
“Every Day I Have the Blues”
Transit Oriented Development<br />
27 th & Troost grocery store<br />
Addressing urban food desert
Transit Oriented Development<br />
39 th & Troost <strong>Metro</strong>Center<br />
Head Start Day Care
Transit Oriented Development<br />
Rockhurst University<br />
Mixed-use commercial/parking garage
Transit Oriented Development<br />
Rockhill Greens<br />
13.5 acre redevelopment<br />
Senior housing & commercial tied to Brookside Med<br />
Center
Sustained Success<br />
Customer satisfaction<br />
Ridership growth<br />
UPASS Program<br />
August 2011<br />
Development<br />
opportunities<br />
Demand for <strong>MAX</strong><br />
lines
Lessons Learned – Challenges<br />
Bus lane enforcement<br />
Signal priority<br />
Boarding delays<br />
Station placement in<br />
ROW<br />
Increased operating<br />
cost
Lessons Learned – Opportunities<br />
Branding<br />
Rider<br />
preference<br />
for <strong>BRT</strong><br />
Partnerships<br />
Pedestrian<br />
connections
Contact Info<br />
Mark Huffer<br />
General Manager & CEO<br />
<strong>Kansas</strong> <strong>City</strong> Area Transportation Authority<br />
816-346-0210<br />
mhuffer@kcata.org
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