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Transit update: ridership rises, KCATA audit could reduce federal match rate
Summary
City traffic engineer Susan Berry told the Public Works Committee ridership on Lee's Summit's commuter express service has nearly doubled in 2025 and an on‑demand service operated by OATS continues to serve many seniors and riders with disabilities; she also reported an audit by KCATA may lower the city's federal 5307 match rate unless a remedy is found.
At the Dec. 8 Public Works Committee meeting, Susan Berry, Lee's Summit city traffic engineer, gave the city's annual transit update and flagged an audit finding with regional implications.
Berry said the city's express commuter service to downtown Kansas City and Crown Center — two morning trips (with a reverse commute between them) and two afternoon trips — has seen ridership nearly double in 2025 as more people return to office-based commuting. "Ridership has almost doubled in 2025," Berry said, pointing to recent data showing a substantial uptick compared with the prior four years.
She also…
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