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For years, transit agencies across Kansas City, including the Kansas City Area Transportation Authority (KCATA), have been urging lawmakers to acquire additional money to pay for operational costs to meet World Cup demands.

We dont know whats going to come out of the final funding package, but locally we had hoped for between 8 to 12 million, said Chuck Ferguson, chief operations officer at KCATA. With the end of the year approaching, its nearly impossible to add vehicles most are already leased and finding additional bus operators for the World Cup will be difficult.

Public transit operations, like KCATA and the KC Streetcar, are poised to complement KC2026s transportation plan, which has yet to be fully revealed. Over the summer, KSHB 41 learned of a

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