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Johnson County considers $2 million CMAQ grant for pilot transit connection to KCI ahead of World Cup

2242926 · February 6, 2025
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Staff presented a possible acceptance of $2 million in FHWA CMAQ funding with a $600,000 local match to run a transit service connecting KCI to Lenexa City Center and Overland Park Convention Center; the service could run about 260 days at current cost estimates but pace depends on demand and partner participation.

Johnson County Transit staff asked the Board of County Commissioners on Feb. 6 to consider accepting $2,000,000 in Federal Highway Administration Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality (CMAQ) funds, administered through the Mid-America Regional Council (MARC), to pilot transit service connecting Kansas City International Airport (KCI) with Lenexa City Center and the Overland Park Convention Center.

Josh Powers, county transit director,…

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