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Another community in the Kansas City metro is ending its contract with IRIS microtransit.

Liberty's agreement with IRIS ends on Tuesday, September 30. The decision comes after Gladstone ended its contract for the microtransit program.

IRIS has operated in the Northland for two years. It was originally implemented to fill the public transportation gaps from the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA) bus service.

Liberty's decision follows months of uncertainty with transit funding in Kansas City, Missouri.

The KCATA has been at risk of losing funding and potentially cutting route service. The regional transit service currently offers a limited number of routes taking riders from downtown Kansas City to the northern part of the city's jurisdict

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