There's noting but weather news out there right now but this tidbit evokes a bigger question and just a bit of foreshadowing:
WILL KANSAS CITY FREEBIE BUS SERVICE LOWER QUALITY?!?!?
People who are getting freebies don't have much of a right to complain and the removal of the fare pretty much eliminate accountability to the public even at the rate of a few coins per ride.
Here's the morning announcement:
Service Suspended: Jan. 17
Kansas City, Mo. – All RideKC buses operated by the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) will be suspended until 2 p.m. today due to deteriorating road conditions. All Unified Government Transit routes suspended service at 8:30 a.m. Many buses from Johnson County are 10 to 20 minutes delayed due to road conditions and traffic on area highways. Buses in Independence, Mo., are using snow reroutes.
RideKC Freedom paratransit is suspending service for the rest of the day and is in Phase D of the Inclement Weather Plan. RideKC Freedom will only make trips to dialysis, medical appointments and return trips for those who already traveled this morning.
The best way to find out about schedule changes and reroutes is via the website www.ridekc.org.
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