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As the KC Streetcar gears up to extend service south of Union Station, Kansas City police say the new red transit-only lanes are an adjustment drivers will need to get used to.

So this is a big adjustment for our city, said Phil DiMartino with the Kansas City Police Department. You see a lot of major cities across the United States invest in public transit. Kansas City is right on par with those cities now. So this is certainly something new for our community.

The city began enforcing the new streetcar lanes earlier this year, but police say education not enforcement remains the priority.

I dont want people to think about enforcement. I want them to think about awareness, DiMartino said. One of our main efforts through any of this is to make sure our m

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