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FIFA World Cup 2026 transportation routes aren't the only transit improvements happening in the Kansas City metro. Johnson County leaders are making plans to improve public transportation after the soccer matches end.

Johnson County, Kansas, is home to nearly half of the Kansas City area's population, yet only has a fraction of its public transit routes. That can leave riders reliant on public transit looking for other options.

"Without buses at all, I don't even know where I'd be," Jesse Hefley, a bus rider, said. "There's no bus service on the weekend. If I come out [to Johnson County] on a Friday night, I'm stuck out here till Monday morning."

Johnson County is among the fastest growing counties in the metro. County leaders plan to get transit lin

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